Imagine Dragons

Thunder rock group

Imagine Dragons is an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2008, known for arena-ready anthems with heavy percussion and anthemic choruses.

Their hits include "Radioactive," "Believer," and "Thunder." The name, an anagram of undisclosed words, has become synonymous with mainstream alternative rock: Every sporting event plays Imagine Dragons.

band

rock

Solid earthen material

albums · singles · touring · fans · guitar · drums · vocals · lyrics · anthem · festival

themes

resilience

Capacity to recover quickly

hope · redemption · overcoming · demons · inner strength · battle · survival · pain · faith · self-doubt

fanbase

concerts

Live musical performances

social media · streaming · Spotify · YouTube · fan art · community · devoted · worldwide · sold-out · singalongs

sound

anthemic

Having stirring, unifying quality

percussion · drums · bass drops · stadium · epic · powerful · sing-along · hooks · production · synthesizers

hits

Bones

Doctor's skeletal nickname

Billboard

Categories
Opposites
musical style and mainstream appeal

Imagine DragonsSwans

Large graceful waterfowl

Sonic Youth · black metal · noise rock · free jazz · crust punk

heaviness and sonic intensity

Imagine Dragonsgrindcore

Aggressive, ultrafast metal subgenre

death metal · black metal · extreme metal · Death · Pantera

critical reception and authenticity perception

Imagine DragonsRadiohead

British art rock band

Arcade Fire · Bon Iver · Wilco · Modest Mouse · Tom Waits

Family

imagine, dragon, imagines, imagined, imagining, imagination, imaginations, imaginative, imaginatively

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G