A New York band that built a cult following around a sprawling sci-fi story told through progressive rock.
For a quick sense of their sound, 'Welcome Home' has that big riff and Claudio Sanchez's high vocals. 'The Liars Club' from a later album shows they haven't lost their edge.
They turned concept albums into a whole universe with The Amory Wars, a narrative that runs through nearly all their work. Songs like 'Welcome Home' blend intricate guitar riffs with melodic hooks, making the story as catchy as it is elaborate. It's a rare case where the music and the myth feel inseparable.
They formed in Nyack in 1995 and broke through with 'In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3' in 2002, which set their sci-fi storytelling in motion. The lineup has shifted over the years, but they've kept releasing albums tied to the Amory Wars, like 2005's 'Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV', with only 2015's 'The Color Before the Sun' stepping outside that frame.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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