It's challenging to pin Capstan down for any one genre. They acquiesce to rock in all its iterations, but at this point in their musical journey, that's as pigeonholed as they want to get.

The 2016 release of the EP Cultural Divide was a breakout moment for the band with the success of the song "Wax Poetic." Scrappy and determined, they self-released EPs until signing with Fearless Records in 2018.

In 2019 they released their debut album with Fearless Records, Restless Heart, Keep Running.

For their sophomore album Separate, released in 2021, they collaborated with an eclectic set of artists, including singer/songwriter Charlene Joan, saxophonist Saxl Rose and Silverstein's Shane Told. The album weaves through an assortment of sounds that include acoustic, progressive rock and punk.

As of 2022, they've got over 20 million streams under their collective belt.

If you like your music with plenty of variety, Capstan is the band for you. Their live shows are a roller-coaster of genre-defying deep dives into the human spirit. Talented instrumentalists and gifted songwriters, their albums are must-haves, and so is a ticket to one of their live shows.

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Capstan is made up of Anthony DeMario (vocals), Harrison Bormann (guitar), Andrew "Boz" Bozymowski (bass, vocals), Scott Fisher (drums), and Joseph Mabry (guitar).

The band formed when Bormann moved to Florida to attend audio engineering school. He met DeMario and they started a demo project. Soon after, they invited Fisher to join, which was the beginning of Capstan. When Bozymowski graduated from college in 2014 (Michigan State), he moved to Florida to join them. Mabry joined them shortly after in 2015 to round out the final lineup.

They list such musical influences as Protest The Hero, The Eagles, Queen, Every Time I Die, The Wonder Years, and more.

The name Capstan comes from two sources -- the "capstan" was part of the pully system on old wooden ships that helped turn the masts in the direction of the wind. Capstan is also a term used in analog recording -- it's the spool that powers the tape heads and moves the tape during recording. So, Capstan is meant to indicate creating direction and powering music.

And Capstan has undoubtedly created its direction with incredibly powerful music.