Marillion are a rock band formed in Aylesbury, England . Their 30-year career is marked by two distinctive phases; the early years fronted by the charismatic
Fish which saw their greatest commercial success, and much longer period fronted by
Steve Hogarth in which the band have constantly re-invented themselves so as to continue to be relevant into the 21st century. The Fish era is often categorized as
neo-progressive. They originally started as "Silmarillion" (from Tolkien's book) with heavy influences from classic
Genesis but went on to develop their own distinctive sound.