• Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Mar 14, 2025
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mar 14, 2025
    90
    Throughout The Father of Make Believe, Coheed and Cambria crafts unique stories that meld reality and fiction while balancing ferocious attacks with dulcet melodies. Whether taken as the next part of the Amory Wars saga, a fourth-wall-breaking commentary on it, or as its own thing, it’s masterful art that lives up to its ambitions.
  2. Apr 17, 2025
    80
    The band touch on virtually every stylistic and production nuance they've explored over 30 years in a startlingly focused collection.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 14, 2025
    80
    It's a remarkable evolutionary step forward. [Apr 2025, p.77]
  4. Mar 14, 2025
    80
    Immersing themselves in the sea of literature and comic books available to flesh out the story, truly hardcore fans may find a deeper connection to these 14 songs, but it’s to the album’s immense credit that they won’t find a better listening experience than newcomers hitting ‘play’ for the first time.
  5. Mar 14, 2025
    70
    Sanchez is trying a few new things here and even if they don’t all work it’s good to hear him making the effort.

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