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The Band. note Left-Right: Zach Cooper, Josh Eppard, Travis Stever, and Claudio Sanchez

I would do anything for you

Kill anyone for you

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Coheed and Cambria is a prog rock band from New York, not a kind of cigar. Their concept albums tell a science fiction story taken directly from lead singer/guitarist's comic book, The Amory Wars.

Each studio album (bar The Color Before The Sun) corresponds to a chapter in the comics and are released in more or less chronological order.

Here's a list, but, be warned, the titles are ridiculous:

The Second Stage Turbine Blade (2002, technically the second part of the story)

In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)

Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005)

Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow (2007)

Year of the Black Rainbow (2010, a prequel)

The Afterman: Ascension (2012)

The Afterman: Descension (2013)

The Color Before The Sun (2015)

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Like most music projects that involve telling a story, it's halfway between Plot, What Plot? and Mind Screw, though the comics help to tell a coherent narrative (though as you'll see below, it can get hard to follow anyway).

The current line-up consists of:

Claudio Sanchez - Vocals, Guitar

Travis Stever - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Zach Cooper - Bass, Backing Vocals

Josh Eppard - Drums, Backing Vocals, Samples

The tropes below cover both the band and comics for convenience's sake.

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This band and comic provide examples of the following tropes: