It is possible to have too much of a good thing. In Coheed And Cambria’s recent Kerrang! Cover Story, iconic frontman Claudio Sanchez expressed concern that his band’s vast conceptual vision had come to eclipse their musical creativity. Ten albums into their career-spanning Amory Wars saga (Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe is their 11th in total) it is easy to understand why. So dense and tangled is the extended mythos of the 78 planets of Heaven’s Fence that it can be intimidating even for ardent fans to accurately situate themselves in the sprawling narrative. Brilliantly, the band themselves have never gotten too caught up in the threads. Even held up against spiritual predecessors like Queensrÿche and Dream Theater – or, further back, The Who, Rush and Pink ...