“Sentry The Defiant” (Acoustic)

For years, I thought Coheed And Cambria were an unknown band that had a strong but small fanbase. Then it seemed like one day that all changed as I kept seeing people with the band’s decals on their cars, or they talked about going to a concert, or something else that made me realize the prog metal group was way bigger than I knew. Thanks, Internet!

With the release of The Afterman: Ascension in 2012, the band’s frontman (and main force behind everything) Claudio Sanchez put out an acoustic version of a song from that album. “Sentry The Defiant” is a rollicking tune in the studio version, but this alternate take is incredible with just Sanchez and a guitar and a tsunami of emotions. It’s on Coheed And Cambria’s official YouTube channel, so be sure to subscribe to that. Also follow them on Twitter as well for future impassioned slices of terrific music.