Coheed and Cambria

Achieving mainstream success as a sci-fi-inspired prog band, Coheed and Cambria have landed six consecutive albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. ∙ Frontman Claudio Sanchez created the The Amory Wars as a universe for the band’s music, and all of their early releases were concept albums tied to the series’ story arc. ∙ Coheed and Cambria was originally intended to be an acoustic/electronic side-project of the group Shabütie. ∙ The group’s musical influences include Jimi Hendrix, Poison, Black Sabbath, Alice In Chains, and Pink Floyd. ∙ They recorded the single “Deranged” exclusively for the video game Batman: Arkham City. ∙ During 2008’s Neverender tour, they played their entire catalog over four successive nights, with the performances documented in a limited-edition CD/DVD box set. ∙ Adding to the comic books and novels related to The Amory Wars, Sanchez launched a line of action figures in 2020.