Protest The Hero announce that their single “Bloodmeat,” will be available next Tuesday, January 8th on iTunes. The track comes from the Whitby, Ontario quintet’s sophomore Vagrant release, Fortress, which will be in stores January 29, 2008. Two bonus instrumental tracks (for “Bloodmeat” and “Seqouia Throne”) will be included with the purchase of the single.
Fans can watch the new video for the “
Bloodmeat”
here. The track is also streaming on
MySpace.com beginning today.
Metromix predicts Protest The Hero will be “Blowin’ Up in 08” and said: “Is prog the new punk? Thanks to recent top 10 successes from forward-thinking groups like Every Time I Die, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed & Cambria and Chiodos, it might be. PTH expand on the sound with “Fortress,” melding a ten-song, three movement piece on (no joke) the concept of goddess worship with a whiplash-inducing thrash assault.”
Fortress also just received 4 out of 5 stars from Alternative Press Magazine: “…what makes Fortress much more than just a chain mail-clad sweep-picking clinic is the band’s ability to weave bold melodies into the album’s thundering riffage, hinting at a growing musical maturity that could propel them to dizzying creative heights by the time PTH’s age matches their dexterity.“
Protest The Hero previously announced a major North American tour in 2008. The band will be on the road for a solid two months, with U.S. dates alongside Silverstein, A Day To Remember, and The Devil Wears Prada, beginning February 20th in Syracuse, NY and currently wrapping March 30th in Pittsburgh, PA. See all dates below.
Protest The Hero is: Rody Walker (lead vocals), Tim Millar (guitar, vocals), Luke Hoskin (lead guitar, vocals, piano), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass, vocals).
Tour dates are as follows:
01/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre ^
01/30 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room ^
02/31 – Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room ^
02/01 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom ^
02/02 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Odeon ^
02/03 – Regina, SK @ The District ^
02/04 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick ^
02/07 – London, ON @ Cowboy’s Ranch ^
02/08 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus ^
02/09 – Montreal, QU @ Club Soda ^
02/10 – Quebec City, QU @ Imperial de Quebec ^
02/20 – Syracuse, NY @ Saint Claire Theatre *
02/21 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium *
02/22 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre *
02/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero *
02/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
02/26 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theatre *
02/27 – North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *
02/28 – Nashville, TN @ Rockettown *
02/29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
03/01 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues *
03/02 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
03/04 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing *
03/05 – Pensacola, FL @ American Legion Post 33 *
03/06 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *
03/07 – Houston, TX @ Meridian *
03/08 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
03/09 – Dallas, TX @ The Door *
03/11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater *
03/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee *
03/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *
03/14 – San Diego, CA @ Soma *
03/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Avalon *
03/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
03/18 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre *
03/19 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox *
03/20 – Boise, ID @ Big Easy Concert House *
03/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater *
03/22 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theater *
03/24 – Kansas City, MO @ Madrid Theater *
03/25 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s *
03/26 – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 *
03/27 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues *
03/28 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall *
03/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s *
03/30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo *
^ - w/ Silverstein
* - w/ Silverstein, A Day To Remember, The Devil Wears Prada
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