checkout 2112 by Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZm1_jtY1SQ
It may be Randian in its inspiration, but it still will always be a prog rock masterpiece. My favorite movement in it is soliloquy, not only for that killer Alex Lifeson solo, but also Geddy Lee's earth-shattering wails.
La dispute is really good at this...
Edward Benz, 27 times https://youtu.be/l0LLZQYzhrI
King Park (cw- murder/suicide) https://youtu.be/H8IT-xrQRqk
That second one needs a murder/suicide CW, that is powerful as fuck though.
Ta, I'm ok with it but like I know some others here won't be and it definitely gave me feels despite being ok with that content so I know it wouldn't be good for some.
There's also this one about loosing a child:
I see everything (cw- child death/cancer) https://youtu.be/fX3o_KsdPgo
you mean like bob dylan singing about Rubin Carter, or Arjen Anthony Lucassen doing prog rock about scifi movies?
Rime of the ancient mariner is a good example, but I didn't want to stick a style/genre on it because I'm sure there's stuff outside the genre that does something similar. Long songs telling some sort of story.
Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian is a whole album inspired by Tolkien's Silmarillion.
Fear of a Dead Planet by Planet of the Dead is another album inspired by Herbert's Dune.
Both are heavy metal albums as that's what I'm usually into.
