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Protest the Hero

Band formed in Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Protest the Hero's Genre:

Heavy Metal, Post-Hardcore, Punk Metal, Progressive Metal

Biography

Combining technical metal and post-hardcore instincts, Whitby, Ontario's Protest the Hero are comprised of Rody Walker (vocals), Tim Millar (guitar/vocals), Luke Hoskin (guitar/vocals), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass/vocals). Starting as many bands do -- with a common musical passion found among high-school friends -- Protest the Hero worked hard on developing their own identity; their sound soon became reminiscent of a combination of Coheed & Cambria, At the Drive-In, and Every Time I Die. They released the 7" Search for the Truth on Canada's Underground Operations in 2001 and followed up two years later with the EP A Calculated Use of Sound. Their music was getting noticed around the country, as they won Best Indie Metal Band at the 2004 Indie Music Awards in Toronto and had multiple appearances on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic. Relentless touring continued with a range of bands from Korn and Limp Bizkit to Bigwig and Sum 41. Protest the Hero issued their debut full-length, Kezia, a sort of concept album referred to by the band as a "situationist requiem," in 2005. Signing with Vagrant in early 2006, Kezia was re-released in the United States that April. In 2008, the band released its second album, Fortress, which received near universal critical acclaim. Scurrilous, the group's third long-player, arrived in March of 2011. ~ Corey Apar

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This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like Every Time I Die, Between the Buried and Me, Underoath, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Alexisonfire, The Devil Wears Prada, Norma Jean, Parkway Drive, Haste The Day and more.

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Protest the Hero's Selected Discography (9)

Scurrilous

201110 Songs

Kezia

(C)(P) 2005 Vagrant Records200610 Songs

Fortress [Bonus Tracks]

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