Protest the Hero - Fortress
September 22nd 2008 00:47
Wow. Anyone who like guitar must listen to this album. I'd barely even heard of Protest the Hero before a week ago. As far as I knew they barely knew which end of a guitar did what. And now they bust out with one of the most technically incredible album's I've ever heard.
I first heard of this album in the magazine Death Before Dishonour. A great Aussie metal/punk (and all thing in between) mag out of Brissie. This album is fantastic. It's a strange, but awesome mix of Dillinger Escape Plan style 'mathcore' and prog metal stylings. As anyone who has read this blog before can tell, essentially that's everything I want in a metal band.
Although it must be said I really don't like the singer. I just don't think he hits properly. He's too high pitched, and for lack or a better description 'emo'. It's just not my cup of tea. Which is a shame because, musically, this album blows my socks off. But hey, he's growing on me already. I'll deal with it.
I swear these guys realised they had too many solo's when writing this album, so just used half of them as riffs. That is seriously what it sounds like. Some of the underlying riffs on these songs could pass for a fairly solid solo in a different band.
The bass is a rubmling presence the entire album, only stopping to bust out two or three very cool solos. They're not particularly common in most heavy music, so it's always cool to hear a kick arse bit of bass playing in a metal record.
A fantastic album, even though the lyrics say otherwise, a happier Dillinger may be the best descriptor for Protest. Any fans of the genre, or just of rediculous musical ability have to check this out.
I first heard of this album in the magazine Death Before Dishonour. A great Aussie metal/punk (and all thing in between) mag out of Brissie. This album is fantastic. It's a strange, but awesome mix of Dillinger Escape Plan style 'mathcore' and prog metal stylings. As anyone who has read this blog before can tell, essentially that's everything I want in a metal band.
Although it must be said I really don't like the singer. I just don't think he hits properly. He's too high pitched, and for lack or a better description 'emo'. It's just not my cup of tea. Which is a shame because, musically, this album blows my socks off. But hey, he's growing on me already. I'll deal with it.
I swear these guys realised they had too many solo's when writing this album, so just used half of them as riffs. That is seriously what it sounds like. Some of the underlying riffs on these songs could pass for a fairly solid solo in a different band.
The bass is a rubmling presence the entire album, only stopping to bust out two or three very cool solos. They're not particularly common in most heavy music, so it's always cool to hear a kick arse bit of bass playing in a metal record.
A fantastic album, even though the lyrics say otherwise, a happier Dillinger may be the best descriptor for Protest. Any fans of the genre, or just of rediculous musical ability have to check this out.
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