Coldplay is a band.
A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by British alternative rock band Coldplay . Coldplay . The band renamed themselves `` Coldplay '' in 1998 , before recording and releasing three EPs : Safety in 1998 and Brothers & Sisters and The Blue Room in 1999 . Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends , often referred to as simply Viva la Vida , is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay , released on 12 June 2008 on Parlophone .