Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness

The cover of the album.

***Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV – Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness*** is the third studio album by progressive rock quartet Coheed and Cambria. It was released on September 20, 2005, through Equal Vision Records and Columbia Records, and is the first release on a major label. It is the third installment of their concept, as well as the final studio album to feature drummer Josh Eppard before his original departure. He was replaced by Chris Pennie. On their previous album, *In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3*, the phrase "My dearest Apollo, I'll be burning Star IV" is written after the lyrics for the song "The Light & the Glass", setting up this album.

## Story

> Main article: The Amory Wars: Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV

This chapter begins to resolve the issues of Claudio Kilgannon's quest to protect the Keywork, and sheds more light on the demise of Coheed and his wife Cambria. Also, it expands on the issues of the Monstar Virus and Jesse's involvement in the saga. It also tells the story from the perspective of the author, known as The Writer, and the ways in which his life and personal demons affect his telling of *the Amory Wars* narrative.

## Editions

Special Edition

* Red box with black lettering of standard art
* The Regular CD (with Christopher Shy's art cover)
* Bonus DVD
	+ "Welcome Home" music video
	+ "The Suffering" music video
	+ *A Favor House Atlantic: The Movie*
	+ *A Favor House Atlantic: Bloopers*
	+ *In the Studio*
	+ *Animated Vignettes*

## Critical Reception

The album was ranked number 69 in the October 2006 issue of *Guitar World* magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.

The CD is Coheed and Cambria's greatest success to date selling over a million copies worldwide. It also received mostly positive reviews, getting a Metacritic score of 73 out of 100 Other high reviews come from site AllMusic who gave it a four out of five stars, *Blender* gave it four as well, *Q* gave it four and a half, and *Alternative Press* who gave it a solid five stars. On the lukewarm end, Melodic.net, *Rolling Stone*, and *Uncut* gave it three out of five stars.

### Chart

The album peaked at number 7 on the *Billboard* 200, selling over 500,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, 92 on UK Album Chart, and 85 on GfK Entertainment Chart.

## Trivia

* *Good Apollo, Volume One* may have the most features on other platforms, such as:
	+ An acoustic version of "Wake Up" was featured on the *Snakes on a Plane* soundtrack.
	+ "Welcome Home" was used for the trailer of the animated movie 9.
	+ Several songs were used in the video game *Rock Band.* From this album:
		- "Welcome Home" in the original release.
		- Cover of "Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)" as 2008 DLC.
			* Harmonix, the creator of the game, said it had to be a cover because the rhythm guitar and lead guitar bleed into each other too much to use the original.
		- Both songs were able to be ported into certain follow up games, such as *Rock Band 2*, *3*, & *4*.

## See Also

* *Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume I: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness* (2005 Graphic Novel)
* *GAIBSIV Demos*

## References

1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Coheed-And-Cambria-Good-Apollo-Im-Burning-Star-IV-Volume-One-From-Fear-Through-The-Eyes-Of-Madness/master/231975
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081009144152/http://www.totalassault.com/htmlemail/coheedandcambria/email1/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 http://www.metacritic.com/music/good-apollo-im-burning-star-iv-volume-one-from-fear-through-the-eyes-of-madness/coheed-and-cambria/critic-reviews
4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r792107
5. ↑ http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=3636
6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071021035439/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/coheedandcambria/albums/album/7665188/review/7674559/good\_apollo\_im\_burning\_star\_iv\_volume\_one\_from\_fear\_through\_t
7. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/Coheed-and-Cambria/chart-history/TLP
8. ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20051002/7502/
9. ↑ https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-23631
10. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/snakes-on-a-plane-the-album-mw0000575882
11. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/9-original-motion-picture/328548787
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://rbdb.online/songs/details/304
13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080713102401/http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/838/838218p1.html
14. ↑ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/949926-rock-band-2/48123430