Year of the Black Rainbow

Year of the Black Rainbow
Studio album by Coheed and Cambria
Released	April 13, 2010
Recorded	June – July & November – December 2009
Genre	Progressive metal[1] progressive rock[2][3]
Length	53:54
Label	Columbia Roadrunner
Producer	Atticus Ross Joe Barresi
Coheed and Cambria chronology
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow (2007) Year of the Black Rainbow (2010) The Afterman: Ascension (2012)
Singles from Year of the Black Rainbow
"The Broken" Released: February 9, 2010 "Here We Are Juggernaut" Released: March 9, 2010 "World of Lines" Released: August 10, 2010 "Far" Released: April 5, 2011

Year of the Black Rainbow is the fifth studio album by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, released on April 13, 2010 through Columbia. The album is a prequel to the band's previous four concept albums, which comprise The Amory Wars narrative. Year of the Black Rainbow marks drummer Chris Pennie's only studio appearance. It is the last album to feature Michael Todd on bass.

The band began recording the album in 2009. Prior to the release of the album, Coheed released two singles, "The Broken" and "Here We Are Juggernaut". The album received mainly positive reviews and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and number 35 on the UK Albums Chart. The deluxe version of the album was accompanied by a novel written by the band's vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez and writer Peter David.