"In Times of Dragons" is the 18th studio album in Amos' impressive 36-year career, which includes over 12 million records sold, thousands of concerts, eight Grammy nominations and numerous awards. Amos' influence on female artists continues to be felt and influential - Halsey recently paid tribute to Amos as one of the artists who has most inspired her in her career, saying: "I grew up listening to Tori Amos' music and have always considered it unique." This October, longtime admirer Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes presented Amos with the Inspirational Artist Award at Music Week's Women in Music event to thunderous applause and a standing ovation from the thousands of women in the music industry in attendance. "In Times of Dragons is a metaphorical tale of the struggle of democracy against tyranny, reflecting the current, heinous and non-accidental destruction of democracy by the 'dictator-believing lizard creatures' in their usurpation of America."