Band Bio 2001-2004 Formation Armory is a power metal band that hails from Townsend, Massachusetts, USA and formed in the summer of 2001 by Chad Fisher (guitars) and Joe Kurland (guitars/drums). Heavily influenced by power metal and 80’s traditional heavy metal, the co-founders set out to create metal music that was epic, high-energy, and melody-driven. After several months of composing together, the foundations for ten songs would emerge as Armory’s debut album, The Dawn of Enlightenment.