Protest The Hero | From The Sky (Official Video)

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ALL MUSIC BY PROTEST THE HERO
Rody Walker - Vocals
Luke Hoskin - Guitars
Tim MacMillar - Guitars
Mike Ieradi - Drums
Special Guest: Cameron McLellan - Bass
Orchestral Arrangement / Production - Milen Petzelt-Sorace
PRODUCED BY: Derya Nagle
VOCAL PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING: Anthony Kalabretta
DRUM PRODUCTION, ENGINEERING AND EDITING: Dean Hadjichristou
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AND EDITING: Darren “Jeter” Magierowski & Jill Zimmerman
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION AND MIXING: Simon Grove
MASTERING: Ermin Hamidovic
ARTWORK: Martin Wittfooth
VIDEO EDITING: Wyatt Clough
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Progress versus risk
Chaos and control
A sluggish titan’s brisk
Descent international
A completely unremarkable excursion across the ocean
Caught the eye of the world
Technology expanded rapidly with great devotion
From the sky, from the world at large
There’s fire on both sides of the door
And fire’s a good disciple, but wicked master
Paralyzed in time
Colourized and brilliant
The future paradigm
Would prove to be resilient
A completely flawed analysis of future tech’s tenacity
Caught the eye of the world
As their hopes and dreams took fire right before their eyes
Winds of change blow the whole worldwide
With the swiftness of a flash
It was captured in a photograph
When transitory memory became permanent
And we remember always
As they pour us into molds
We remember because
We’re malleable as gold
Fireball and tower
Conceal the swastika
Which might have served to sour
Our desired erotica
A completely overlooked detail
Omission is deception
Retract, denied by the world
Emblazoned on the rudders
And plastered on the tail
It might have caught the eye of the world
The bigger things that I cannot remember
The little things that I cannot forget about when I’m alone in bed
A picture might make my memory better
No matter how much I might regret the fact, it gets into my head
So take my picture, I’m decomposing
Make it a solemn silhouette
Cause this time is no different
It might help you not forget my feeble voice
So take my picture as I burn
And print it out for all to see
Because words are wind
But image impacts our collective memory
So take my picture, I’m decomposing
Make it a solemn silhouette
Cause this time is no different
It might help you not forget
So take my picture as I burn
And print it out for all to see
Because words are wind
But image impacts our collective memory

[@Pbsguitar]

The boys are frickin’ back in town.

[@NebMunb]

*MIMICS GUITAR RIFFAGE*

[@bryansudderth4342]

🥰

[@codysouthwind7176]

Nah dude they were back in 2011 starting to sound like a pop band

[@whatthemaze5450]

@@codysouthwind7176 what how

[@RsPker141]

@@codysouthwind7176 if your pop music sounds like this tell me what you listen to cause this kind of pop is fucking proggy AF.

[@lucasmaia7700]

thank god I'm still alive in 2020 to listen to this masterpiece

[@gloriousrunningpotato]

No. Thank yourself

[@ZackJenkins]

You're welcome

[@caiooliveira1262]

Brasil, porra!

[@rafarelo]

Gente, um canadense malcriado. Esse mundo tá biruta.

[@iancipollini9598]

My sentiments exactly brother. This is the modern-day equivalent of like Beethoven or Tchaikovsky and his such a brilliant thing and I am so grateful to have come into existence when I did to experience it as it is created

[@MrKillerleprechaun]

“So take my picture as I burn”... and there go the tears. You guys are a gift to this world. Never stop.

[@jbasti227]

The way he "for all to see" the last time...goosebumps

[@OverRyneThousand]

you aren't alone.

[@twinny_mi]

Literally every time that part comes the whole vibe changes and then the tears come *That's progressive metal for ya*

[@loveleaf4187]

Rody is one of very few vocalists who has with multiple songs over the years both given me goosebumps and moved me to tears!!! Very lucky to have been with them since their humble beginnings!!! Caught a Moe stick thrown to the crowd at a Warped Tour a million years ago!!!!

[@halfpoints]

That part makes me want to sing it, and I know any time I try. I cry too.

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Just pre-ordered hell yesss

[@MoxofBatches]

Looking forward to Protest The Hero on an 8 string in G#

[@paulcampbell3208]

Yoooo

[@isheckig]

cant wait for some PTH videos from you.. I can see it now!: from the sky but only callouts!

[@SimoTmm]

this band is so important to me

[@seancoakley9640]

Same. Since a calculated use of sound bro. Amazing

[@coryjmacfarlane]

Brings me rate back to highschool

[@josedemetriohuertaleon3181]

Just like that. Thnxs for saying it first

[@ElderMisanthropy1990]

is so important to all living beings

[@adamfowler5475]

You know, I'm captivated that these guys can even just remember all 48 dozen riffs and the order played, let alone play them flawlessly

[@laurenbabic]

HELL YES! Living for those big notes at the end 👌🏼

[@michaelarnold3568]

B I G notes

[@axiis1301]

Michael Arnold H U G E notes

[@seanh7585]

Rody studied under Mariah Carey for this album.

[@n3verender629]

the dude just recovered from vocal surgery and hes nailing shit like that. absolute legend

[@dw5572]

He absolutely murdered that ending

[@kwerk7]

The albums theme is History. This song is about the LZ 129 Hindenburg, the disaster it had ensued, how History is shaped and Nazi Germany in the late 1930s. | Lyric explanation | V V ------------------------------------------- "Progress versus Risk Chaos and Control A sluggish Titans Brisk Descent international" First two lines could be interpreting the era the Hindenburg was built, 1936. A time of *Progress* all over the world, including Germany, with the increase *risk* of *Chaos* *and* *Control* (Great Depression+The Nazi Party). Last two lines are referring to the Hindenburgs *brisk* departure and *descent* to an *international* location (America). It departed from Frankfurt, Germany and was to attempt docking at the Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey USA. ------------------------------------------- "A completely unremarkable excursion across the ocean Caught the eye of the world Technology expanded rapidly with great devotion From the sky, from the world at large" The Hindenburg had already been in commercial passenger service since March 1936, first launching at Friedrichshafen, Germany. When it had left Frankfurt on May 3, 1937, the trip itself to New Jersey was really *completely unremarkable* . It was just another trip for the Commercial passenger-carrying airship, though it was still an impressive feat to cross such a distance in a vehicle that was fairly new at the time (the Zeppelin was first created in 1900). So, it didn't fail to *catch* *the* *eyes* *of* *the* *world* . Technology expanded rapidly all over the world during the 1900s. From airplanes to all other inventions across the world. "From the sky, from the world at large" ------------------------------------------- "There’s fire on both sides of the door And fire’s a good disciple, but wicked master" If they're referring to *fire* in a *literal* sense, my explanation would be; *Fire* is a very useful tool under Human control, a *good* *disciple*. Though once it's out of our control, its own *master*, it becomes *wicked* and dangerous. If they're using metaphors, my explanation would be; There's *fire/struggles* on both sides of the *door/world* . The struggle: The Great Depression, 1929-1939. Though fire/struggles *are* good tool(s), they are *both* *wicked* when completely out of control. ------------------------------------------- "Paralyzed in time Colorized and brilliant The future paradigm Would prove to be resilient" The Hindenburg is now *paralyzed* in *time* with pictures and videos, all/some *colorized* and *brilliant.* The Hindenburg would live on to serve as a model for the *future* *pattern/paradigm* of commercial airlines that would eventually *prove* to be and become more *resilient* ------------------------------------------- "A completely flawed analysis of future tech’s tenacity Caught the eye of the world As their hopes and dreams took fire right before their eyes Winds of change blow the whole worldwide" The Airship is now seen as a *flawed* *analysis* *of* *future* *tech's* *tenacity* because back then, it was truly a spectacle and was seen as the future of air-travel. The United States had major Helium reserves that they had used for their ships. Although, with the world political and economic conditions not being very great at the time, since WWI had just ended. As a result, the United States (being the main source of Helium at the time) created the Helium Act of 1925 which completely banned the export of Helium from the US, forcing the Europeans to use Hydrogen. Which unlike Helium, was flammable. And *As* the worlds/inventors *hopes* *and* *dreams* *took* *fire* , the winds of change had blown across the entire world. For the era of the airplane had taken over. ------------------------------------------- "With the swiftness of a flash It was captured in a photograph When transitory memory became permanent And we remember always As they pour us into molds We remember because We’re malleable as gold" The disaster was caught *swiftly* on *photograph* and the memory of those lost will not be forgotten. "When transitory memory became permanent" is referring to how temporary bits of history have now become permanent due to how its presented in educational systems. Educational systems serve as ideological apparatuses that shape our understanding of the world, thus *pouring* each of *us* *into* a *mold.* Something as simple as what image we are shown or what is in that image can drastically change our understanding of history. *Gold* is the most *malleable* metal, meaning its the easiest to shape and hammer into pieces. The same could be said about Human Memory and how our interpretation of historical events are easily shaped by the way in which those events are presented. ------------------------------------------- "Fireball and tower Conceal the swastika Which might have served to sour Our desired erotica" This is a direct reference to this image: media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-german-zeppelin-hindenburg-explodes-at-the-mooring-tower-at-new-picture-id97277872?s=612x612 The *fireball* of an explosion and the mooring *tower* the Hindenburg was passing by, concealed the presence of the Swastikas on the tail rudders of the airship. To which the photo itself, angle and all, *could/might* have been purposely *served* or taken to *sour* or ruin the worlds desire for the Airship. ------------------------------------------- "A completely overlooked detail Omission is deception Retract, denied by the world Emblazoned on the rudders And plastered on the tail It might have caught the eye of the world" If you ask someone what they remember/know of the Hindenburg, there's a 50-70% chance they'll just tell you about the crash. There are *overlooked* *details* in the Hindenburg that which the educational system fails to educate further on. *Omission* or a thing that has been left out is and can be *deception.* *Emblazoned* *on* *the* *rudders* and *plastered* *on* *the* *tail* was the said overlooked detail. The Nazi Swastika. Through hiding the Swastika in Historiography, the incident has been shaped in such a way that we don’t see it as either an image of the wreckage to come in World War 2 or as a warning of what Germany had become. Instead it becomes a little more than an image of overconfidence and the consequences of bad technological assumptions, an *Airborne* *Titanic* instead of a *Nazi* *Failure.* Maybe if the Swastikas were shown in more of the photos during the times of the disaster, it *might* have caught more *eyes.* ------------------------------------------- I have no explanation for the final few verses except this one: "So take my picture as I burn And print it out for all to see Because words are wind But image impacts our collective memory" So *take* a *picture* while history is happening, *print* or give it out for *all* *to* *see* because *words* travel like *wind* but *image,* whatever is captured in the camera’s lens or in the historian’s text, *impacts* our *collective* *memory* or how our history proceeds and is shaped. In this case with the Hindenburg, that means we remember the crash, and perhaps its impact on aviation, but we do not remember its ties to Nazi Germany. Thank you for reading and trying to understand. Hopefully this is accurate!

[@alisaduq]

very good explanation I hope you would share it on genius lyrics too

[@JesseReviews]

My goodness my dad will never recover from the beating. This is art.

[@rootsofold]

Don't get the dad reference??

[@andersonneil2293]

@@rootsofold go look up rody's Twitter

[@Reltihliehlla]

I was looking at the lyrics on Genius, when I realized, that the page has an api that displays the number of people seing those exact lyrics at the same time you are looking at 'em. I've been very fortunate in my life, having had a loving family, great friendships, and a caring partner to share and feel accompanied, but I have never felt anything like this before. Like being a part of a very select group, in a very small meeting, with lots and lots to discuss, doing just that, but in silence, without having to rise a single word. Knowing the quality of the topics there are in any and every PTH song, this "meeting" feels more like a family reunion, than a fan convention. So the fact is, these guys... They really did carved themselves some fine followers. (Praising myself here, yes, but I know we all feel the same so STFU and take the compliment). They did the same for anyone out there, as I feel I have for myself. Art, I believe, is the only thing that can make anyone feel fortunate to such extents. Just as this song, we, the collective memories of what they mean to us. So great ladies and fine gentleman here, thanks for that silent company, on those weary days, and those joyful nights. Thank you PTH for the background anthem for any and every big and little part of my life. Thank you Nate Rogers for those awesome "tutos" I watch whenever I feel like challenging myself a little further learning some spider-like blazing-fast guitar shit. And thank you kind reader, cuz although this comment ain't not here for likes, it feels good to know there's someone who genuinely feels this too. Greetings from Mexico. C ya all around guys.🤘🏼😎

[@MrGahndiii]

You couldn't have said all of that better. Thank you. I'm with you.

[@goblinkin]

Love from Alabama

[@bagelhunt]

This is probably the most self-masturbatory garbage I have ever read in my life.

[@Reltihliehlla]

Yeah, I was thinking the same while I was writing... 😅 I'm not that much of a social dude... I guess, what I was trying to say (and a good tl:dr) is: Listening to them makes me feel as if I were among close friends. And because a lot has happened since I first heard them, this band means a lot to me.

[@khajiithaswares7336]

Bro you're not supposed to be able to make me cry to something like 2:40 of this song I am now crying while headbanging.

[@reoneekz]

Walker's voice cords, man, be carefull, i want to hear more of them!

[@voxextremos22]

Huge Pacific Myth Vibes with the melodies here. I love Pacific Myth. Luke and Tim are kicking ass on these song and Rody is killing it. Glad these dudes are back

[@dopeymetalbud]

Probably one of the single most underrated bands of all time.... you guys are the love and life that's in today's music, nobody else comes close!

[@CLARKCLOUT]

Every part of this song is perfect, but that bass tone is really something special

[@DaxterZA]

Agreed! The bass sounds very similar to the sound of a Dingwall bass, using Neural DSP Darkglass or Parallax plugins also maybe.

[@alondite215]

It does sound great, but it's a bit too low in the mix, and would probably sound better were the peak were EQ'd to be about 20Hz lower.

[@codysouthwind7176]

No screams like old skool protest, sounds like Pacific myth extended bleh kinda boring and got that lame hipster djent tone meh the last verse riff is sick though

[@codysouthwind7176]

Its mediocre for protest barely a shock value when you listen I only listen because luke and he is beyond this band lol

[@jaysew1199]

@@codysouthwind7176 Why you still listening? There hasn't been a lot of screaming in PTH in over a decade. If Luke is truly beyond the band he'd leave - but he hasn't, because he's probably writing exactly what he wants to write. This is hardly a mediocre PTH track - are you one of those dudes who only listens to Fortress and sticks their nose up at any mention of Scurrilous?

[@HarmonicGray]

Further cementing why you guys are my favorite band for over a decade now.

[@SqueebPlays]

Mine too!

[@SqueebPlays]

I found an ipod outside freshman year in high school. Saw "Protest the Hero" and thought they sounded cool. Bury the Hatchet was the first song I ever listened to.

[@HarmonicGray]

@@SqueebPlays I remember it clearly as day. I was in Hot Topic in 2006 and Divinity Within was playing. At that point I had never heard melodic vocals mixed with heavy and dark sounding guitarwork, so I was intrigued and asked the cashier what song it was. He told me and soon after that a friend got me their CD for my birthday, I was blown away and have been hooked ever since. I must have played Kezia and Fortress thousands of times alone in the matter of a couple years.

[@earth23home]

And they're aging like a fine fuckin wine. I cant believe how much I enjoy everything they put out.

[@SqueebPlays]

@@HarmonicGray you watched your temple fall to pieces.

[@adrianm7960]

Well, Rody really took care of his voice, maaaan.

[@thekimchii]

He sounds better than ever. That end part. Sounded like he was channeling Bruce Dickinson a bit.

[@dasenase]

@@thekimchii this. This album sounds more Maiden than anything they've ever released

[@benlipscombe4445]

@@dasenase but better

[@TheChrisaiston]

The closing riff and fade out is life. The boys be back y'all!

[@pawewilk9353]

The high notes at the end.. Bloody hell.

[@slughonkshoomi]

I can't get enough of Protest's lyric game. It's so fucking poetic and yet it still goes down your throat so well in song.

[@jeremystrout23]

The timing change and subsequent timing signatures starting at 3:04 are absolutely epic!!!

[@Gopha23]

Going through a divorce. I've been struggling and not staying up to date with what I usually do. Just got around to this album, and this song in particular. "So take my picture, I'm decomposing..." hits and I am in tears. Every feeling I have locked up inside comes out. Sometimes you just need to let go and let everything out. This song does that in such a beautiful way. Keep rocking guys. Much love.

[@axinator]

Purge that shit brother!! You'll make it through and be better for it ❤

[@PedroFinGuitar]

❤❤❤❤

[@r2r322]

Échalo pa fuera hermano. (Bring it out brah) Strenght for your path. Love from an anon.

[@alondite215]

Goddamn the last 2 minutes of this are fucking GORGEOUS. I've always wanted the guys to explore the softer side of their music a bit, because whenever they do it's always awesome. Case in point: Song owns.

[@Kyle11011]

I knew it was time for another one! The Canary needs a break from being on repeat. Thank you PTH !

[@jamesbennettdrums]

Thank you Protest the Hero!!!!!

[@Palpatine_33]

This song is the best thing about 2020 so far.

[@seanh7585]

Protest has aged and matured better than just about any other band. Still the same, but wildly different. Love the new vocals, I picked up on some Mariah Carey at the end! When did u get those pipes man?

[@obnoxious2909]

Rody has always been amazing. His vibrato has definitely gotten a lot better now. He can get wild as shit with it and still control it.

[@Hellion6325]

What the other guy said, Rody's always been crazy good lol. He does some pretty sweet vibrato on Bloodmeat, as well

[@nslexi]

The beating of my dad's life begins now

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

😳😳😳

[@CBolt17]

I wonder how many ppl will get this reference lol

[@w4rp3d0]

RIP OUR DADS

[@julescollins521]

My dads ass got WHOOPED

[@randallmilton]

I thought my dad could beat up his dad, but that would be impossible now 💀

[@benlipscombe4445]

It covers Hinbenburg in so many ways it is mind blowing. Incredible lyrics on an incredible song.

[@Jackal21mac]

Their music hits my soul so hard. This song literally brought me to tears, they are so amazing. Guys, I love your music and think you are the best music from our generation/century/era. The genius, the passion, the emotion, the technicality... You guys have mastered music and I can't ever get enough. I've seen you live 5 times, I even travelled to the UK for techfest just to see you guys. I have your autographs and drumsticks, and have been a huge fan for over a decade. Your music is my world, thank you so much for what you do and what you create. Seriously, from the bottom of my heart, to the top of my lungs, I can't sing your praise enough. Thank you. For everything.

[@Reltihliehlla]

I'm from Mexico, and I haven't had such opportunities, but I'm telling you, if I could... Naaah, WHEN I can, I will go see em perform (hopefully they'll still performing by then). I don't love the idea that I won't have the chance to see Arif with them, maybe for a while, or maybe at all, but still I feel like I at least owe them (whoever they play with), and of course, myself, to be present at a single show before they get to rest their performances. I love music, and I mean it. I can't stretch the thought enough. I'm a guitar player, not professional, but still, very deeply enamoured with the hobby. I never would have thought I could evolve my guitar skills as much as I have if I wouldn't have listened to that song (Clarity) on a friend's ride 6 years ago... Their trajectory... I'm really not kidding here... I have found myself in very tight spots in life before, most of them, genuinely my fault... But I've met so much wisdom in their ideas. I've grow to pursue a very balanced and although humble, very fulfilling life, and I truly feel I would be lost if not for their craft. Getting a little personal here, I feel I found them when I was at my worst. In contrast, right now I feel very humble for all I have made out off it. My bond with my beloved ones have recovered and is going stronger, I've grown like, a LOT professionally, I've made amends and beyond that, I've become a pillar and tutor for those who reached to me. I've inquired in the true meaning of trust, and it came with very unexpected results... I've basically learned to be grateful 🤔... And to carefully feel just enough confidence on my knowledge, so that I can aspire to better, greater perspectives moving forward. I mean, I know it was me the one changing and improving, but I feel I wouldn't have realized how arrogant, stubborn, and ignorant I was, if not for the challenge that, understanding their art, meant for me. Now that I have this much in my life, I really feel grateful for all they have inspired in me. Even when I don't agree that much with what they think or how they proceed (this, I really can't say it's even remotely often)... That music, and those lyrics (whatever song you pick), have influenced, and inspired so much of my personal growth. I love those beautiful minds and the fact that they're so inclined to humbly growing, and not just ageing... It just make me shiver I can share this much with someone, and I kinda know I'm not alone here (PTH fandom n.n/). Before listening to them, I can't remember the last time a single song have made me feel so much before. Not to mention an entire album or collection. I mean what they do, it ain't not just music. The artistry, the mastery, the intelligence, the cleverness, the irony, the presence, the poured feelings: regret, loneliness, joyfulness, hopefulness, anger, compassion, playfulness, deep regard, genuine heartbreak, and love they share, feel, and induce. It's all palpable. They really cultivate and develop themselves for every song. You can feel it. This might be stretching a little, but I think they are just as grateful to us, as we are to them. I completely understand why they like Propagandhi so much, and how the are influenced by them. I absolutely dream of the day I will go to a show. Let alone if I had the chance to talk with them, I think if that would come to be, I'll just explode in excitement... It almost makes me feel a little lonely that I'm basically the only guy in my entire community (as far as I have inquired) that enjoy this band and their work. I mean it. I know most of the topics they "protest" about in their songs, are common sense, or basic logic. But here in Mexico, and particularly in my beloved Morelos (as I'm sure it happens all around the globe), those ideas and perspectives contrast by a lot with what the people believe, and understand. I've found myself trying to great extents, to encourage people to exercise their right to cultivate themselves, of course, not for me, but for themselves, and for the ones they love and care about... Like, not even so they can agree on everything, but just so we can all stand on reasonable middle ground... But it's proven to be a very hard task, and this is basically what it boils down to, the reason I'm a little too busy to go check them perform right now, cuz you know what growing also means... With how much I've failed and lost along my life, and with how much I've reached and become to this day, I really feel a great sense of responsability and gratitude with those around me. To as much as they want me in their lives of course. So if Protest didn't gave up on their wonderful work, hopes and ideals, and they kept challenging themselves, rebuildind what they've mistaken and elevating what they were successful on... Well, what excuse can I even give? 🥰 For real, they inspire me that much. Hehe, but look, even if I don't know any other fan personally, I have a feeling that, thanks to these guys and what the have done, I don't need to know them at all to trust them with my heart. And that, jajaja, that I can not say very often. So yeah, I really love this band. All of them. And they mean a lot to me... I feel you fellow... ... Okey, having said that, and also while I was writing all this, it sparked a question in my mind... Do the PTH fandom have a nickname? (Pro)Testers? Heroes (arrogant much jajajaja 🤣, but rather accurate now that I think about it 🤔)? Villains Gone Lucky (Jajajaja)? Jajajaja Maybe we don't need a fanclub to belong... Knowing we're all there for each other might be more than enough. Lol, fuck nicknames! Anyways, it's been a joy to share this unnecessary long comment with you (and anyone kind enough to read all this gibberish 😆). And just to add up to all this.. For fuck sake, I can't wait for June 19th to come! Jajajaja. Now, see you around! 🤘🏼😎

[@DgenHK2]

@@Reltihliehlla feel you, bro

[@Jackal21mac]

@@Reltihliehlla 🤘🏼 I read it all bro, and glad you shared. Remember, they may have given you a push to do great things by motivating you and making you think... but it was YOU who did all the work to get where you are, so never forget that. It was YOUR strength, YOUR ambition, YOUR love and appreciation. Bless you dude, and I only wish the best for you. Now that the album is out, I'm rocking out to it right along with you. 🤘🏼

[@Reltihliehlla]

@@Jackal21mac damn right I'm rockin this album. And worry not, as I'm not denying my steps, rather just sharing the road... Bro, I wish you nothing but the best too, please do just fine in every endeavor you dabble, and make the most out of everything you live. Who knows, maybe we'll see each other at a PTH venue someday... Till then (and anyway), good bye. 😎

[@Reltihliehlla]

@Deaddog67 I will, I'm not gonna waste any more time.

[@oiinvadar]

God, Martin Wittfooth's artwork here is amazing

[@Freelocybin]

Those last two notes that Rody hits at the very end... those are among the greatest vocal utterings of rock history. Goddamn. I have listened to opera singers who ain't got shit on the intensity of those sounds he brings out. Can't wait for the full album!

[@rikkyhernandez6511]

Yeah the first time I heard it I was like holy shit dude!! He is going the fuck INNNN and then I’ve listened to it 30 more times. Never gets old. Truly powerful. I remember seeing these guys at warped tour in like 2008 thinking Rody would eventually lose his voice but it’s so cool to see him absolutely murdering

[@Vanished_Mostly]

Love how they ride that last chord like a wave into the fade out.

[@jahstandedios7]

ImmaSingWhatIWant an ending we dont deserve

[@codysouthwind7176]

Boring compared to the old albums tbh just like lamb of gods new album

[@codysouthwind7176]

Listen to new American gospel and the new shit you'll see what I mean the energy is gone

[@codysouthwind7176]

Love how the song ended

[@pjtyra2106]

Cody Southwind the only people that like change are babies and bums, my dude.

[@seanediger3889]

its strange to me "the biggest things that i cannot remember, the little things that i cannot forget about when im alone in bed, picture might make my memory better, no matter how much i might regret the fact it gets into my head." hearing these words still makes me tear up. as someone who has had struggles with cPTSD and memory loss i still think these are the most moving lines ive ever heard in any music. this means a lot to me. thank you for letting me feel like im normal, even if its just for a few seconds in a song. long live protest the hero.

[@user-qp5nw6qf9h]

Hold on tight, all good things are worth fighting for yourself

[@twinny_mi]

Me too, I also suffer with PTSD. That's what I like about protest the hero, I love their instrumentals, the melody created with the vocals, the emotion journey they make together, and the fantastic lyrics. There's always something to love about every song.

[@philanthropecharts2925]

So powerful... Rody's vocals are so intense. Epic job guys

[@silenttrivium]

Philanthrope Charts his vocals seem different to me. I wonder if it had anything to do with his vocal problems over the past few years. In any case, I’m loving what they’re giving us for this upcoming album.

[@philanthropecharts2925]

@@silenttrivium oh they have also changed a bit I think, and yeah it definitely has to do with that. I am still utterly in love with them

[@jaysew1199]

@@silenttrivium Yeah, I don't think there will be much for screaming on this album despite what we heard on a few Volition and Pacific Myth tracks. He's definitely belting the fuck out of the high notes here though.

[@migueldemoina]

@@silenttrivium My man had to relearn how to sing for this album basically, since his vocal cords got wrecked. They delayed this album a lot longer that they wanted to because of that and had to cancel the tour. While his ultra-highs might not be as ear-piercing as before (maybe that's because of the mixing?), but those high vibratos are probably the sharpest and cleanest he ever did. When i listened to canary it felt a little bit weird the first time i listened to it - but on the second listen i cant really tell that there is anything wrong with his vocals. Still as good as ever. Maybe even better at parts.

[@silenttrivium]

Bow Down wasn’t a knock at his vocals at all, he still sounds great. Just different. This song as a whole I think is the best they have put out since anything on Fortress

[@braddodge9193]

This song gave me chills....

[@PhilthyClyro]

Rody has really upped the ante with his lyrics! Exquisite 👌

[@collinsanders4540]

Got the tab book through sheet happens, don't even know why I did it now Luke makes me want to throw my guitar away

[@RyanAulMusic]

You guys are giving me flashbacks to when I found kezia in a CD shop.

[@ferrari884]

Ryan Aul Still easily my all time favorite album

[@brucemalis1728]

Man finding kieza and fortress back in my local hastings. 14yr old me had no idea how life was about to change

[@coltonpugh9669]

I could not agree more man. I could damn near cry feeling that again. It didn't get better than Kezia.

[@tylersmith9868]

@@coltonpugh9669 so true. A girl in grade 9 gave me kezia to listen to.... What an experience

[@higler.]

@@tylersmith9868 did you marry her? She's the one, man.

[@danieldurden2956]

Palimpsest: A marvelous glory of return of old and new musical notes that doesn't disappoint. A mixture of Kezia and Fortress blended together with Scurrilous and Fortress adding on the top makes this album a warm welcome and a long coming of execution. 9/10.

[@jonathanjalbert5177]

I love how the intro start in minor and the outro is the same as the intro but just in major and it feel just so good!

[@mephiston001]

KZbin recommended me this one... and it was awesome!!!! I love Kezia and this song brought me right back to it, if the rest of the album is at this level, this album could be game changing.

[@GiveSic]

Rody's vocals have such a different sound on this album. More raw sounding, I like it.

[@zumokumibonsu4501]

GiveSic i was trying to place it too. I think its the lack (or just fewer) vocal harmonies? It really just sounds like one track most of the time

[@joeferguson4174]

@@zumokumibonsu4501 He said on his Twitch that the vocals are mixed more front and center than previous albums.

[@nicoc6436]

Definitely more raw but also pretty mono dimensional to my ears. I always liked Rody as an expressive and creative singer, with different approach to melody and rythm over intricate instrumentals. Now there's either the exhausted/on top of you lungs singings or the quite and clean parts over the melodic sections. A bit boring compared to, say, the first time they dropped c'est la vie

[@pagophagia]

my dad? forget about that, I'm never gonna recover from this beating

[@MrDudewiththeshoes]

My goodness that was magnificent

[@MikeHPrice]

Right? Oh hey what up

[@MrDudewiththeshoes]

@@MikeHPrice hey I know you!

[@dasenase]

It's like Kaiza and Fortress with a heavier lean on Maiden influence. Loving it

[@EntG1]

I've never listened to a band that's released ALL bangers before

[@seanh7585]

Volition sags a bit in the middle, so those four or five songs are only great, not amazing. Sad...

[@michael5045]

@@seanh7585 I wholeheartedly disagree friendo.

[@coreydunlap5260]

Sean Haynie I have to disagree as well, I think volition is a near perfect album.

[@clark2501]

Sean Haynie volition rivals kezia and fortress imo. Not as good as those two, but it’s in a very close 3rd.

[@Jon-vn9sn]

@@seanh7585 Also can't agree. Volition is a very close second to Kezia for me. Also can't agree they have all bangers. Scurrilous is a snooze fest and didn't love the last EP. But, always love keeping up with these guys.

[@PrimeZeke]

There are simply not enough things to praise. The transitioning of the vocals from “fresh/preppy/excited” towards the first handful of verses to the more distraught, melancholic vocals of the ending. We know we aren’t here forever; don’t get off the ride early just because you can’t control when it stops. ❤️

[@rhoadshendrixpage]

Oh. Oh yes. I want it in and around me.

[@BungSmuggler]

Holy shit I don't think I've ever heard Rody wail so hard! My face has been officially melted.

[@leonardodormentoni7336]

I will always be with Protest The Hero no matter what. My life wouldn't be the same without them They are my musical father and mother

[@BlueReaperX]

It just keeps getting better the more you listen to it. Simply Spectacular....

[@Kydabra]

Man, Rody! That end section was beautiful!

[@GustavoRinaldi1]

From 4:00 on, it might be the best shit they've every released. There's surely some epic shit going on now! Damn, these vocals at 5:08!!!!!

[@CLARKCLOUT]

Dear god you are correct, I literally cried at 5:00

[@bad72690]

What are you talking about its the slowest most boring part of the whole song. Just cause there's some emo lyrics doesn't meant its epic

[@CLARKCLOUT]

@@bad72690 bro the harmony and the textures are insane, and the build up to the finale just fills me with emotion, I know its all subjective, but you can deny that this whole song is some damn good song writing

[@DontbeaGoof]

@@bad72690 You are in the wrong place my friend. We listen to music here.

[@ReaperKezia]

@@bad72690 You want fast soulless music go listen to parkway drive or asking Alexandria kid.

[@edwardmacdonald8739]

I feel like this album is going to make me cry

[@akalawada]

I hope this song is hitting people as hard as it’s hitting me! I struggle to think of another band that can have you punching and kicking the air to match the intensity of (imo) one of the strongest riffs from this year, only to put you in tears like 5 minutes later. “So take my picture, as I burn” that part literally forced water out of my eyes. Good shit PTH. As always.

[@epicdizon1873]

Try moontooth

[@troyklassen689]

This song is incredible how could any PTH fan thumbs down this.

[@scottbird9031]

Troy Klassen because they don’t go hard anymore.

[@SadashiFox]

Scott Bird They’ve matured their sound. I like this new stuff much better.

[@scottbird9031]

@@SadashiFox That's what everyone says about all the bands I used to like who have gone soft. Maylene, The Sword, Red Fang, Mastodon, etc. I could go on, but I just wish they'd play the stuff that made me a fan in the first place. Another one bites the dust.

[@Fenthule]

People change over the years. Maybe YOUR taste in music is stale and old but everyone else grows with age. PTH has grown and matured better than most bands their age imho. If you don't like it thats fine, but they in no way "bit the dust". This is timeless. Enjoy your music box you stuffed yourself in.

[@louiscritchie]

I used to love this band and their sound is still awesome, but I'm sick of the leftist bent. Don't get me wrong, everyone deserves rights and equality is good, but take Canada for example... this Canadian band hasn't realized that Canada is importing a million immigrants a year into a country of 40 million. We want to pump ourselves so full of immigrants that we will have 100 million people in 2100. it's so inconsiderate to Canadians, we like who we are and people don't want to live in a country of strangers, but that's what they're making for us. So it makes me sick to listen to this awesome band write propaganda in favour of the future abyss we're creating. it's really frustrating to see.

[@marcopalatella3393]

Seems like an evolution of Caravan from Pacific Myth, I really like it

[@00user001]

I love this band so much.

[@marshallclifton1329]

This could be the best track on the record or even the B-sides (how you all kept those off the LP, I don't even know). The climax is the kind of music I will remember 50 years from now. Hell, even listening to this in 2020 when I was going through the worst job of my life hasn't kept me away. Palimpsest is some cornerstone shit from you guys. And the conclusion of this track is the zenith.

[@MetalTrenches]

Fire as usual. Just did a retrospective video on you guys and what your music has meant to me over the years. So glad to have you back for more. 🤘🏻🔥

[@spencerjames8989]

Damn the outro has Rody doing some crazy vocals.

[@NateRogersGuitar]

Hot damn! Can't wait to learn this one

[@jeffreyferreira3811]

Can't wait to see man. I love watching your covers.

[@hedlund]

@@jeffreyferreira3811 Same!

[@ISAAKKUSH]

Intro guitar sound reminds me "Sikth" on both songs

[@dL-lw7pi]

Definitely agree. I was getting mad SikTh vibes. A little more melodic and a little less chromatic than SikTh though.

[@xxczerxx]

Makes sense, all the guys (especially Luke) adore SikTh!

[@colin9958]

Nice track. Tim and Luke are freaks, forever raising the bar for guitarists \m/

[@Reltihliehlla]

Humbly breaking the ground.

[@buckfuttler2877]

those 2, and Paul and Dusty from BTBAM, Brent and Bill from Mastodon and Andrew and Mark from Karnivool are my 4 favorite guitar duos in the game!

[@JayB934txs]

@@Reltihliehlla it beats repeating that it had buckled under

[@LorcanWard]

What a powerful end to a song!

[@nathanielrambo3447]

“Not forgetting his feeble voice” line hits different when you think about the issues with his voice Rody had prior to recording.

[@spencer_lk]

What happened?

[@nathanielrambo3447]

Spencer Kramer he had some issues where he pretty much shot his voice cuz he wasn’t singing with proper technique for his entire career. I can’t remember if he had surgery, but I know he had to reteach himself how to sing properly. Someone can correct me on the details, but I’m pretty sure that’s what happened.

[@BasedCaleb]

You guys have never put out a song I didnt love. Absolutely cant wait for this album

[@papagrantits]

I found the ONE progressive metal band I actually jam to. These dudes are sick.

[@TheStudioCastle]

Ohh yeah!!!! Im a big fan ..

[@alexmurphy5289]

This is a phenomenal song. I much prefer this to their previous single but then again this band is all about listening to their entire albums.

[@laskie8361]

This is up there as one of my favourite protest songs! I love the direction this album is going

[@henryaugustobass]

It does me good to hear this song. ***British accent*** Bravo gentleman. Bravo indeed.

[@joshhale9355]

It’d be cool to get a full music video. This is honestly the best song I’ve heard all of 2020 and I’ve kept up with as much music possible. This song, The Canary and All Hands are in my top 10. Once again, another PTH album that is just pure gold front to back.

[@cash4999]

one of the most underrated metal band of all time. f*cking amazing

[@pedrovictor590]

Some good shit right here guys!!! Why don't you take a seat right over there and listen to this track?

[@asscher10]

I don't know a lot from this band, but, from what I've already heard from'em, this is one of their best songs!

[@DanMcCrave]

Gonna need a few listens to let this sink in ... ooh baby.

[@patrickalcantara2469]

One of my favorite band I've ever seen live like their energy is unbelievable 👌

[@ElDantae]

I'm so hyped for the new album

[@variant_addict]

I love the djentiness of it

[@SadashiFox]

The Bass and Drumming sounds fucking fantastic. In total Awe right now yes ✌🏻

[@twinny_mi]

3:55 aaaaand there's the waterworks...every single time

[@Smokeysmurf84]

Wow this might the best song from 2020 i havent heard in 2020.

[@zumokumibonsu4501]

You know whats awesome? The fact that ive been surfing pth social media and reddit all day today and ive yet to come across a single negative comment.

[@Beatrice-oj6jq]

The last minutes! Gold!

[@DaviddeBergerac]

I love the way the guitar at the end of the song feels almost hopeful. Like looking toward the future

[@deadmanwithpitchforkarms8376]

I was really worried about Rody's vocals not living up to his previous work considering all he went through. I'm glad to see he's killing it!

[@andrewpeyrot4023]

What all did he go through?

[@deadmanwithpitchforkarms8376]

@@andrewpeyrot4023 I don't know the exact details, but he basically blew out his voice and had to pretty much relearn how to sing from scratch.

[@captainmidnight364]

Not gonna lie, that ending hits me right in the feels every time. The follow up instrumental on the album, "Harborside", is beautiful as well.

[@Bobbyboiii_]

And it's the melody from the song that follows, All Hands. So fucking awesome

[@Jadegogetter]

One word. Special.

[@dc619]

May be the first song I've ever listened to that causes me to get goosebumps every time I listen to it.

[@sevenmonths5759]

Andy Cizek is about to cook this track up y'all

[@BatDanReviews]

You guys always bring something new to the table with every release and never fail to disappoint. Liking this new more emotionally raw sound.

[@SapperRJMorgan]

These guys were so ahead of their time.

[@carnissa]

Nice song to sing along with your drunk friends, hugging each other.

[@carnissa]

LOL. Mist and Turn Soonest to the Sea

[@christiankolb6319]

Please make this album cover a T-shirt! Brilliant.

[@flobanez]

This is a great album. Been a fan for years…..

[@estud6411]

still the only song that's ever come even remotely close to making me cry, I didn't even know what it was about on my first listen.

[@renatosan3832]

how many times did you guys listened to this GREAT SONG on repeat already?

[@iang7954]

shoutout guitar hero for introducing me to the goats

[@alexrico9989]

Let's go boys!