Vernian Process

Stained glass memories of a broken dream
A time for progress, a time of steam
Chimneys billowing across the sky
A time of conquest, a time to die.

—"Vagues De Vapeur"

A self-described "steam wave" band originating from San Fransisco.

Emphasis on self-described.

Vernian Process is a highly eclectic group. Vernian Process mix Punk Rock, New Wave, Industrial, Darkwave, Deathrock, Trip-Hop, Dream Pop, Cabaret, Goth Rock, Neo-Classical and many other genres. Their songs tend to be highly narrative, often story-like and intricately poetic. They are highly Steampunk, also.

Core members:

Joshua A. Pfeiffer (lyrics and vocals)
Martin Irigoyen (guitar, production, mastering)
Janus Zarate (bass)
Brian Figueroa (guitar, keyboard)
Eugene Dyer III (percussion)

Guest members include:

Erica "Unwoman" Mulkey
Heather Yager

Vernian Process provides examples of the following tropes:

Afterlife Express: "The Last Express"
Awesome McCoolname: Unwoman. Need I say more? There are quite a few to choose from here.
Circus of Fear: Their single, "Something Wicked (That Way Went)" is about one of these. Just guess what book the song is based on.
Dieselpunk: Their dress and promotional posters often evoke a very Art Deco dieselpunk feel.
Epic Rocking: "The Maiden Flight", a beautiful piece, clocking in at 13:53.
Gratuitous French: Vagues de Vapeur. It means "Waves of Steam", which is itself a lyric which comes up a good bit (as opposed to the French version, which is only in the title). We'll forgive them because the song is so awesome.
Her Heart Will Go On: And on. And on. And on, in the song "Her Clockwork Heart" where the narrator/MadScientist gives his lover a clockwork heart.
I Am the Band: In the early days. Vernian Process started out as a solo project.
Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly: Actually, they kind of ARE.
Ocean Madness: An odd, quasi-example in the song "The Exile", the narrator claims to be the sea. So, less the ocean making someone mad so much as amplifying it.
- It's because the narrator is Captain Nemo.
Ominous Pipe Organ: "Vagues de Vapeur," for the last minute of the song. Once lampshaded by the lead singer at the end of a show:

"Allow me to introduce: Heather on keyboards, Peter on bass, Ash on guitar, Erica on cello, Martin our fucking psychotic guitar player, and I'm Josh...and we like Goth music if you can't tell!"

One of Us: Definitely. They not only create soundtracks for their favourite games, they also based a song off of the Unhallowed Metropolis RPG.
Steampunk: So much.^[context?]