"'De-Loused' was Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala’s attempt at “their own thing,” and it worked. To say 'De-Loused in the Comatorium' redefined progressive rock in the 21st century isn’t an overstatement. The album wasn’t just a continuation in the lineage of classic epics like Pink Floyd’s 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall,' King Crimson’s 'In the Court of the Crimson King,' Genesis’ 'The Lamb Dies Down on Broadway,' and Frank Zappa’s 'Joe’s Garage.' It was reinvention, too: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala's punk roots colliding with psychedelia in a way that breathed new life into the genre."