Coheed and Cambria
Stats
Genre: New Prog
Formed: 1995
Albums: 5
Breakout Single: "A Favor House Atlantic," 2004
Seen live? No, but someday...
These guys have something really interesting going on. They've taken the concept album to a completely different level. Their albums are based around The Amory Wars, a post-apocalyptic graphic novel (and with the latest installment, an actual novel) series. The songs are sung from the points of view of the various characters in the story (two of which inspired the band's name, Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon). I haven't yet caught up on the entire story yet, as not of all the installments have been completed.
The concept is interesting enough, but I love the music, too. Claudio's voice is incredibly unique (and I'll admit, it's not for everyone). As is traditional with progressive rock, CoCa strays from typical Verse-Chorus song structure, yet the "new" part of their genre shines through with their almost poppy treatment of their songs. It's a nice hybrid that results with the sound of something both new and familiar.
"Welcome Home" is one of my favorites. Anyone who's played Rock Band will surely be familiar with it. This music video is the only one to follow the storyline of The Amory Wars. In case you're interested, "Welcome Home" is told from the point of the view of a character known only as The Writer. He has discovered his girlfriend Erica Court has been unfaithful, and this song is his fantasy of killing her for her crimes. As he holds her above an empty grave, he tells her, "Welcome home," before tossing her lying ass in there.
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