Key of Z Issue #4 will be available Wednesday, January 25 at your local comic shop, online, or digitally from ComiXology. Check out this exclusive preview from Comic Book Resources!

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Forum member “Coheeder“, a.k.a Murka, has left us after a long battle with illness. We reach out as a community to her family and friends during this difficult time. Josh, Claudio, and Travis would also like us to pass along their sincere condolences.

Please feel free to share your thoughts and support here.

Key of Z Issue #3 will be available Wednesday, December 21 at your local comic shop, online, or digitally from ComiXology. Check out this exclusive preview from Comic Book Resources!

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Rest in peace, Joel

In Memory of Joel Fletcher: Coheed and Cambria fan, Long time community member & dear friend to so many.

I won’t ever forget our grand Coheed show adventures. We covered so much ground. Thank you for being there, for opening your home and sharing your friends and family with me and many others. I won’t ever forget how selfless you were, your smile and your contagious energy. Thanks for the memories and the laughter.

There will forever be an empty void in our lives. Somehow singing along with the lyrics just won’t be the same at future Coheed shows. Despite the heavy heart I have I can only smile when I think of all the good times. You will be forever in our hearts and minds as this heart is everlasting, pushing forward and never crashing. Rest in peace, brother.

-Matt

Our friend Lee Morton, made a touching Coheed tribute cover to Joel that you can listen to here:

Far (Cover) by leechristianmorton

If you would like, please share your memories of Joel on our forum with others here.

Today, the countdown timers ended and we learned that Josh Eppard would be returning back to Coheed and Cambria after five long years away. This is a moment long anticipated and desired for Coheed and Cambria fans everywhere.

In case you missed it earlier this year, Josh put out a new Weerd Science album entitled “Sick Kids”. Give it a spin, and download it here.

From CoheedandCambria.com

Hello everybody,

We didn’t originally plan to make a big splash about this, but when Chris made his announcement, we were ultimately compelled to. We didn’t want anyone to be concerned about the state of the band, and trying to keep things quiet was proving to be really tough. And besides, we’re just really excited and wanted to share that feeling with you.

Chris Pennie is a dear friend, a superb band-mate and one of the best drummers in the world. He brought a workmanship and sense of professionalism to Coheed that completely improved us as a band, and allowed us to reach new heights. He will always be a member of the Coheed family, and we ask you to support all his endeavors.

As the songs for the new record began twisting into shape, it slowly became apparent that these songs were very dynamic, and could truly flourish with the groove-oriented approach that Josh naturally brings to the table. We also missed Josh as a person -what he meant to us as friends and the energy and humor he exudes. But this isn’t about nostalgia; it’s about who we are now, and what we can achieve musically and as a family, together going forward.
We understand there are risks involved bringing Josh back into the fray. Even with his two-years of sobriety, this is a giant leap of faith on our part. But at the end of the day, we have all grown up, and we have all been through so much, that playing with Josh again is sort of like coming home. It’s comfortable, it’s familiar, it just feels right… it’s hand in glove.

Last week, we entered Applehead Studios with Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner to begin work on our sixth studio album. We’re three songs in, can’t wait to share it.

Thank you for your continued, unwavering support.
Coheed and Cambria

A note from Josh Eppard

Life is odd. I think its fair to say that Coheed and Cambria while often mysterious, has always had a meaningful and honest relationship with it’s supporters. I thought it’d be appropriate at this time to address the people that keep the COCA universe alive and well and that’s you guys…the fans. The last 5 years was both a humbling learning experience and a heart breaking journey into darkness and eventually the light. I honestly never thought I’d see the day I would be reunited with my bandmates and lifelong friends. I regretted not being a part of Coheed from the day they moved on. Although many things were said in the early part of my first years without the band, I think its clear to those who know me that it was the byproduct of anger and disappointment -with myself. Claudio and Travis’s (and Mic’s) music has always spoke to me in a way that no other music did. I love them both dearly and missed them with all of my heart. After my time in Coheed, I eventually got clean and got real with myself. With the help of my loved ones I got back on my feet and that meant playing music again. I’d like to extend an enormous debt of gratitude to Fred Masherino who I played with in Terrible Things for the last 2 years. It’s no secret that with the damage I had done to my reputation, no one was taking any chances on me. Fred did and I thank him for that. He taught me so much about humility and reminded me of why I play music in the first place. That being said, it was always clear to me playing with anyone that it would never be the magic that I felt with Coheed. I can’t believe I get a chance to play for the best fans in the world again. Not many people get a chance to put back together the things they broke long ago. It’s good to be back. Welcome home indeed.

Thank you – Josh

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