Coheed and Cambria

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NOTE: this is not a call to have them added to the site.  I just wanted to see some opinions from other proggers about the band.
C&C are fairly ppopular in the area that I live in (about an hours drive from Pittsburgh).  I was at one time not a fan, becasue most of their fans were the typical "Emo" kids.  However, my friend who plays guitar really likes them, and after a few listens to a few listens to their second CD, I became a fan.
The band itself is a quartet based out of Jersey, and Fetaure Claudio Sanchez on vocals and guitar, Josh Eppard on drums, Michael Todd on bass, and Travis Stever on guitar.  the band has released two CD's, the 1st is "Second Stage Turbine Blade", and the 2nd is "In Keeping Of Silent Earth: 3.  they are currently writing material for their third album. The Cd's themsleves help to tell a singular story that , for some reason, is being told with the second chapter on the first album, and the third on the second album (confusing, I know).
The closest representation for the music C&C makes is if you look at The Mars Volta.  However, the music has more of a metal lean towards it, with a splash of Rush, helped by the high-piched (and we're talking like Fly By Night high) vocals, and some odd time signatures (for example, the song "The Camper Velorium 3: Al The Killer, fetaures a 6/4, followed by a 3/4 bar, then a straight 4/4 for the chorus).  The other place they draw inspiration from is "hardcore" punk, which involves screaming.  However, from what I can tell, the band has begun to left their hardcore roots and are moving towards a more progressive "sound".

anyway, I think that this band (and other bands like them) is a great example of what there should be in the music world:  people willing to take the boundaries of music and push them forward.  Any Thoughts?  (ps:  sorry for the long post).