They say that love conquers all, and Claudio Sanchez’s marriage may be proof of that. The Coheed And Cambria singer/guitarist met the love of his life, Chondra, at a concert when he was 24. She became his songwriting partner, and later his wife. It sounds like a fairytale romance – until you listen to Coheed’s 2005 single Welcome Home and hear one of the most venomous break-up messages ever put to tape.
Claudio and Chondra are fine now, but 20 years ago they hit a bump so serious that the frontman decided to howl ‘You’re a whore in sheep’s clothing!’ over a thunderous heavy metal riff. That venom – and the bludgeoning, symphonic music inspired by Tool and Led Zeppelin – captured the imagination of the contemporary prog metal scene and beyond. With one track, Coheed went from conceptual up-and-comers to a bold new force in alternative music.
