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
checkout 2112 by Rush
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.
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.
Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden
