The twin guitar harmonies of Iron Maiden. The recurring lyrical themes of Rush. The shape-shifting bombast of Faith No More. Those are just a few of the influences that have helped shape Coheed and Cambria’s musical identity. The progressive rock band is set to perform at the Macon City Auditorium May 25.

As small-town teenagers growing up in Nyack, New York, none of those bands could compare to the outright awesomeness of Led Zeppelin, who at that age transcended pretty much everything there was to be transcended.

“Everybody has that one band, and mine is Led Zeppelin,” said Coheed and Cambria cofounder Josh Eppard, who fell under Led Zeppelin’s spell at the age of 11. 

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