Released: Mar 22, 2011
Genre: Progressive metal
Label: Underground Operations
Number Of Tracks: 10
Right from the opening track you are punched in the face with the technical prowess that you have come to expect from Protest.
Scurrilous
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Kwyjibo2006, on march 16, 2011 7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Sound: It's been 6 years since Canadian quintet Protest the Hero first came onto the scene with “Kezia”, an album that showcased the group’s unbelievable technical abilities as players and songwriters. After 2008’s frantic and downright outstanding “Fortress”, Protest the Hero has cemented themselves as one of progressive metal’s top acts. Well, three years later, they’re back with their third album, entitled “Scurrilous”. Now before this review actually begins, a quick word to the wise: crank your stereo and watch out, because this album explodes. Immediately.
Opening track “C’est la Vie” (a French expression for “that’s life”) bursts with hectic guitars from the moment you push play. It showcases the band’s signature sound, with vocalist Rody Walker’s vocals soaring over Tim Millar and Luke Hoskin’s just plain awesome guitars. Once again, they prove that they can use just about every single fret in a single song, while bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi gets his first spotlight during the song’s bridge with some beautiful high notes. The song wraps up with gang vocals and drummer Moe Carlson pounding away like there’s no tomorrow. As usual, Protest the Hero begin with a bang, and there really is no doubt that “C’est la Vie” is one of the best tracks on the album.
Next up we have “Hair-Trigger”, a slower, more proggy track full of tapping guitars and rolling drums. More astounding bass-work from Arif (see the tapping fills about two minutes in). The chorus is just too catchy, and Rody Walker hits some impossibly high notes before guest vocalist Jadea Kelly (fans will remember her as Kezia from the band’s debut) and Walker trade off lyrics. The song ends with a truly fantastic breakdown, and there is almost no way you won’t grin when you hear Rody shriek “she’s cold as ICE!”
“Tandem”, while the longest song on the album (a little over five minutes), sounds like three completely different songs smashed together. It definitely creates a strange effect, but is still chock-full of weird time signatures and sweep picking to please, and ends suddenly. “Moonlight”, while still full of fantastic guitar work and more kick-ass drumming from Carlson, is probably the most laid-back track on the album. It proves that even Protest the Hero need a breather every once in a while, but is nothing compared to what is to come.
“Tapestry” features some of the band’s most intricate , almost shrill riffing, and shows how much their songwriting has evolved in only 6 years, and features some of Rody’s only growls on the album (more on that in the Lyrics section of this review). The vocals hit more notes that fans of the band can only dream of. Rody’s fantastic vocals and the song’s grandiose tone set the stage perfectly for “Dunsel”, a crash course in breakdowns (see the last third of the song) and ferocious headbanging.
After the downright groove of “The Unending Reign of Terror” (damn, that alternate-picking jam halfway in...) comes “Termites”, another favorite with (as far as I know) Protest's first use of double-tracked vocals.
By now, any first-time listener may be exhausted by the song’s lengthy intro, but (as with every Protest the Hero album), “Scurrilous” really isn’t an album you can absorb on the first listen. You’ll find yourself revisiting this one a lot, maybe not even to see if you like it, but just to get everything out of it.
The album wraps up with “Sex Tapes”, beginning with Rody’s piercing vocals and including a guest appearance by Propagandhi’sChris Hannah. Everyone in the band is on top form, especially for the song’s straight-up “Nightmare Before Christmas” breakdown. The band lock into a nice groove and (contrary to the sudden end of “Fortress”) fade out, ending the album. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: Anyone interested in Rody Walker's death growls will be disappointed by "Scurrilous". While the album features one of his best vocal performances yet, there is almost no growling (with the exception of some sections of "Tapestry"). On "Scurrilous", Walker's voice soars, hitting some ridiculously high notes and trading in his shrieks for more melody. As already mentioned, Kezia's Jadea Kelly makes her return with some haunting, beautiful lyrics on "Hair-Trigger" while Propagandhi's Chris Hannah bellows perfectly over "Sex Tapes.
Lyrically, the album deals (as far as I can tell) with topics of everyday life in today's society. "C'est la Vie" deals with suicide, with lines such as "Stepped off a chair so he could learn to get loose" and "Stepped off a building to find some concrete evidence". "Hair-Trigger" talks about love, and it's hard not to bang your head when Rody screams "She's cold as ICE!". "Tapestry" features more of these impossibly high vocals, before wrapping up with a commentary on sex tapes on the album's closing track ("Be careful what you're looking at because it might be looking back").
Less shrieking and growling may disappoint some hardcore fans of the band. Vocally, "Scurrilous" may seem like a far cry from the vocal acrobatics that so many fans of Rody Walker love, but with this new direction, his voice has never sounded as powerful or as controlled. // 9
Impression: Make no mistake, this is a different album, even by Protest the Hero's standards. There are no acoustic interludes, and the songs are more laid back than their last album. Rody Walker described "Scurrilous" as a natural progression, and I completely agree. They took some risks and tried different things, but isn't that exactly what progressive music is about? It's not all about amazing guitars and weird time signatures, you know, and "Scurrilous" (as with the rest of the band's material) is second to none.
The album fades out on a happy note; it'll please almost all of the old fans and will surely bring some new ones. But, with "Scurrilous" to add to the band's collection, it'll just make us all ask: "What took you so long?" // 9
Scurrilous
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unregistered, on april 08, 2011 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Sound: Protest the Hero's Scurrilous, the latest album from this quintet from Whitby, Ontario has completely blown my mind with the musicianship. I have been listening to Protest the Hero since Kezia when I bought a warped tour complication CD containing their single, Heritics and Killers. Protest The Hero has gone a long way since that Album. But they still keep the fast blow up in your face shredding metal riffs. Scurrilous is the first album that isn't a concept Album like Kezia and Fortress were, the album art is a 60 year old painting by the bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi's grandfather, Jafar Petgar, titled "Scurrilous". It has been stated by Arif that this album art reflects a lot of the music on the album itself.
Through facemelting riffs to tapping bass to soaring vocals, this album is one of my favorites at this moment of time. Favorable songs include Dunsel, C'est La Vie, Termites, Tongue splitter and Sex Tapes. Things I like about Dunsel soundwise is how the bass plays a little riff and guitar chords phases in, I like the sound of the guitars at the end.
C'est La Vie is the first song on the album, where you just get blasted with a shredding riff with an octave harmony and then it goes into a intresting octave rhythm section with parts of the starting shredding riff. The rest of it is a shredfest with some strummed chords and appegiated bass. Then at the in it ties back into the intro riff then a slight breakdown.
Termites starts off with an intresting tonal aspect I haven't heard Protest The Hero do until the next part which reminds me of Palms Read off of Fortress. This song has bits and pieces that remind me of the older albums.
Tongue-splitter is an interesting song with a mix of Fortress and Kezia that I feel. I really like this song. Its rhythm seems a little genric but I still like it. The melodies are alright. I mainly like this song for its lyrics
Sex Tapes is an intresting song, it starts off with a unintresting intro but progresses into something better. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are intresting on this album, Rody Walker has already stated what the lyrics were about. I'm only covering the songs I said already since they are my personal favorite. Arif wrote C'est La Vie and Rody the singer, says "It’s about the insignificance of suicide and the fleeting few moments where anyone might give a f--k. Inside that, it explores appreciating the little things in life that make it worth living." Which is an intresting concept. I enjoy this songs lyrics because they have a deep meaning behind it even though the song feels really energetic and Rody's vocals just top the cake.
Dunsel is a song that connects to me and I favor this song the most. The interpretation of this song by Rody is "This song is pretty straightforward. There's a lot of sorrow in this song I feel, somewhat reminiscent of "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables" [from Les Miserables]. I think most people will get the overwhelming sense of anger in this song, which is directed to the faceless men running the industry without a true sense of what music actually is. What I think a lot of people will miss is the sense of sadness that people I loved and trusted gave up." which I completely agree. This is my favorite song off this album. I hate todays music. There aren't enough musicans anymore, its a perfomer based industry today.
Termites lyrics are not so strong with me but I'll just put what Rody thought of it "This song is a cryptic little drinking ditty. It's disguised through a bunch of mixed metaphor and the telling of King Solomon's death from the Islamic perspective. But essentially, I'm just trying to describe what I feel like when I'm good and drunk."
Tongue-Splitter... This song I fully relate to. "I gotta get back to who I was before my last ten years on auto-pilot. It's the mask that quite often starts to eat into your face so wear it lightly like a cap that can quickly be replaced." After moving here... I got bullied. I have lived in small towns all my life so everyone was friendly and you knew everyone. Then I moved here. I went from happy to avoiding everything. I regret not standing up for myself. I dislike myself for it. But I can't fix that. But here is Rodys view on this song, "Plain and simple, this song is about regret and living with regret. I have always said, “If you don't regret anything, you're not doing enough.” This song is about a few things I specifically regret, but it's also about how glad I am for those things happening. You learn a lot about yourself when you truly dislike yourself. Regret makes you more conscious of what you do on a regular basis—the worse you fuck up, the more conscientious you become."
Sex-tapes is kind of funny. I like the lyrics. I can't describe them myself but heres what Rody said "Arif wrote this, but I believe somewhere I have him describing what it means... I'll dig it up and copy and paste it here just so I don't have to think about it too hard: "'Sex Tapes' is about new media affording us a sense of celebrity at the cost of privacy. It echoes Nietzsche's 'gaze long into the abyss. Under the new light of the digital screen—marketing pariahs, political opportunists, paparazzi and the many other eyes that look in as we look out."" // 7
Impression: Overall I love the style and sound of this record. I'm not really sure where this band aims to put themselves but I hope they keep doing what they are doing. Most impressive songs are C'est La Vie, Dunsel, Termites, Tongue-splitter, and Sex-tapes. I would totally buy this album again if it was ever stolen or lost. // 9
Scurrilous
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Geldin, on march 24, 2011 1 of 4 people found this review helpful
Sound: Protest the Hero has come a long way from the days of A Calculated Use Of Sound. Between Kezia and Fortress, they created a signature sound composed of equal parts power chords, chromatics, and staggering technique. On Scurrilous, they have stayed very true to that signature sound. From the very first twiddly bit on opening track C'est la Vie to the fading runs of Sex Tapes (pun fully intended), the sound that made their name on Kezia and carved it into stone on Fortress is still there in its true glory.
That said, the rhythm department is all-too frequently neglected in favor of guitarist Luke Hoskin's twiddly technical passages, which begin to run together. That and the harmonies on Tapestry recall Dragonforce a little more than this reviewer would care for.
That said, a band can be criticized for staying *too* true to form. Unfortunately, that seems to be the case with Scurrilous. Some allege that this album is composed of outtakes from Fortress. While that isn't quite true for this album, that such a claim has been leveled against as original a band as Protest the Hero speaks volumes.
The rhythm department is all-too frequently neglected in favor of guitarist Luke Hoskin's twiddly technical passages, which begin to run together. That and the harmonies on Tapestry recall Dragonforce a little more than this reviewer would care for.
All of that criticism aside, this album contains some of this band's finest moments. Opening track C'est la Vie is a prime example of this, showcasing singer Rody Walker's vocal talents fully. Harmonies between guitarists Luke Hoskin and Tim Millar are delightful, especially in the jazzy solo passage midway through the song. Dunsel and Termites feature a synthesis of Kezia's hardcore-influenced sound and the technical brilliance of Fortress, especially in the latter case. Bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi steps up on Hair Trigger and Dunsel, showing that the bass end isn't lacking in any way at all. Finally, drummer Moe Carlson remains as competent as ever, improving on the grooves he has honed since high school, proving that drummers certainly needn't be scraped from the bottom of the barrel, especially considering the whirlwind of technicality that his bandmates throw at him time and again. // 8
Lyrics and Singing: Scurrilous marks the first time someone other than Arif has written lyrics for Protest the Hero. The lyrics to three tracks (C'est la Vie, Moonlight, and Sex Tapes) were written by Arif, but the remaining seven were penned by none other than Rody himself. Furthermore, this album is not a concept album, nor does it feature smaller linked stories as was the case with Kezia and Fortress, respectively.
The lyrics are at times personal introspective (Hair Trigger and Tandem) and, at others, terrible (Tapestry and Reign Of Unending Terro). The highest points of this album, surprisingly, are not always those written by Arif. C'est la Vie is a masterpiece of writing, no doubt about it, but the introspection of Dunsel, Tongue and Termites mixed with the familiar Protest the Hero sound is overwhelming in equal measure.
Sex Tapes marks another first: a funny Protest song. Flying in from left field, Sex Tapes is an easy target for criticism, but to the open minded listener, one unobstructed by the need for repetition, will find that the aesthetic that Protest the Hero has built over the years is still there, even thought it's wearing a shark suit instead of a t-shirt.
Rody Walker is in true form on Scurillous. Possibly one of the best and most versatile singers in the metal scene today, he manages to interweave his vocal melodies with the complicated sound the rest of the band manages to create. High points of Rody's vocal melodies can be seen in C'est la Vie, Dunsel, Termites, and (believe it or not) Sex Tapes. // 7
Impression: Scurrilous is not the most progressive thing Protest the Hero has ever done, regardless of what the band has stated in interviews. Similarly, the songs are not Fortress rejects. For a band that has progressed so dramatically between albums, slowing down that progress might as well be regression for die-hard fans.
Where every single song on Kezia and Fortress was a unique entity, these colors do occasionally run. However, that is not to say that Scurrilous is a poor album. Some of Protest the Hero's finest moments are to be found. While some of the songs are sinkers, the majority of Scurrilous is Protest the Hero, true to form and full of gusto despite a full plateful of tours bookending their studio time.
The sound of Fortress is definitely here along with the hardcore melodies of Kezia and something entirely new: a synthesis of Eddie Van Halen and Django Reinhardt. Yes, Luke abused tapping here. Rody's lyrics weren't as consistently staggering as Arif's. The rhythm section needs to be paid more attention. Despite all of this, songs like C'est la Vie, Tande, Dunsel, Termites, Tongue Splitte, and Sex Tapes still kick with familiar force and have the same mixture of beauty and grit that Protest the Hero has made us love. I have it on several digital copies and a CD, so no fool can rob me of my Protest. Now stop reading the review and listen to Dunsel. // 9
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sk8board3r, on march 16, 2011 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: Right from the opening track you are punched in the face with the technical prowess that you have come to expect from Protest. This album definitely does not disappoint. However there are some changes from thier previous albums, one of these changes being Rodys vocals. There are alot less harsh vocals on this album, however Rody sings his ass off the entire time. Everybody is in top form.
Theres definitely alot of 'wanking' on the guitars, more so then Fortress, and it might be too much for the casual listener in some places, but thats PTH for ya. I also found that the course of 'Termites' is almost a throwback to thier punk roots. // 10
Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are very different from past Protest albums, due of course to Rody taking the helm of writting the lyrics. Arif still wrote a couple of the songs however, and while I personally miss the conceptual themes I have come to love from Protest, the new album does not disappoint.
Instead of lyrics about aliens, Gengis Khan, and Irish mythology, we are given songs about more personal topics such as cancer (Tandem), suicide (C'est La Vie), the bands early days (Dunsel), and a song called Sex Tapes, which is pretty self explanitory. // 9
Impression: Scurrilous is definitely a beast of its own, very different from past albums, however still very Protest. I recommend listening to the album from start to finnish, multiple times, but if I had to recommend a few songs, I would say Termites, Sex Tapes, Dunsel, Hair-Spliter, and Hair-Trigger.
I would also like to mention that fans of Kezia will be glad to hear a familiar voice on 'Hair-Splitter'. // 9
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xShade, on march 25, 2011 0 of 4 people found this review helpful
Sound: I love Protest the Hero. For those of you who don't know, their a Canadian progressive metal/mathcore. They have both long songs and shorts song, which do not fail to impress. Their progressive side comes out in their longer songs, which feature fast and technical guitar riffs, solos, and two-handed tapping sections, as well as two-handed bass tapping and solos as well. Their mathcore side is easily recognizable; hectic song structures make it hard to keep up with the band at first, but after a few listens it'll be easier to listen to and enjoy. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: I liked the lyrics. I wouldn't change them, to be honest. They do match up with the band's sound, which is a good thing. A big change is the absence of Rody's screaming and death growls. The bands I listen to incorporate a lot of unclean vocals into their music, so I'm used to it, but it's also a nice change to get away from all that for a bit, which is way I like this album so much. In one of the songs, Rody screams/growls in a small part of the song "Tapestry", which is similiar to the "Da da da dada" part in "Bloodmeat". It isn't bad, either. Other than that, there's only singing, which is really impressive. His high's are amazing, which is a good quality that stands out. // 8
Impression: Their a pretty good progressive band, but they don't come anywhere near Dream Theater. The main and most important difference between the two is that Dream Theater is much more calm and composed with their instrumental parts, which are long, by the way. Protest the Hero's are fast riffs, solos and tapping, changing time signatures and are generally chaotic, though enjoyable. To sum it up, Dream Theater is a band that you could listen to to sort of relax and chill out to while Protest the Hero is something that hypes you up and makes you want to mosh and run all over the place.
I'd have to say that "Tapestry", "The Reign of Unending Terror", "Tongue-Splitter", and "Sex Tapes" are my favorites.
I love the band's song in this one. Most of the songs aren't as fast as the one's on Fortress, and depending on the listening, might be good or bad. Again, Rody's vocals are amazing, and it's good to hear him take a break from screaming, although I do miss it a bit.
If it were lost or stolen, I would get it again. I have it on iTunes though so I'm good when it comes to that issue. // 9
tbh, the only real standout for me was the lyrics. I haven't heard lyrics that honest and intelligent in a while.
True true, they actually have meaning. infinitely better than just 'zombies, glow paint and misogyny' which is what most popular bands seem to be doing these days..
Also, both reviews were pretty un-review-ish, it was like reading a hipster blog.
Amazing album, Definitely a different beast then Fortress or even kezia, And it took a few listens to really soak in, But goddamn is it amazingly awesome.
This is absolutely their best album to date.
Its combined the emotion of Kezia and ability of Fortress to make an excellent album. The production on Fortress now seems to be way overdone after listening to Scurrilous. Scurrilous seems to have a much more natural sound with Rody hitting notes that seem more plausible while playing them live
Many great songs. My favorites have to be C'est La Vie, Hair-Trigger, Tandem, and Termites. I absolutely loathed Sex Tapes.
Me too. Arif has written some amazing lyrics in the past, I'm not sure why they let Rody write them for this album. Most of them range from alright to terrible IMO. I'll probably stick with Fortress for my main PTH listenings.
How on earth has everyone heard this already? Is it streaming somewhere I don't know about, or did they release it early?
well they actually put a stream up on the internet a few days ago but it must be gone by now. also the album leaked. ****ing amazing album Protest the Hero does not disapoint.
How on earth has everyone heard this already? Is it streaming somewhere I don't know about, or did they release it early?
well they actually put a stream up on the internet a few days ago but it must be gone by now. also the album leaked. ****ing amazing album Protest the Hero does not disapoint.
This too, they were streaming the whole album on AOL. I keep forgetting that Scurrilous isn't supposed to be out yet.
They did it again. Scurrilous is quite a step forward.
Better than Fortress? I'm not sure yet. I give Fortress a 9.8. Scurrilous would score a 9.4. I give it less for it not being a concept album. That's just me being a prick though. DONT GET ME WRONG! This is some epic rock!
Every song is different rock monster. The only low note for me would be Sex Tapes. The lyrics were a little below their talent level, even though I enjoyed them saying they want one of the Jonas Brothers to die. Yeah. I'd sign that petition!
I liked the flow between shredding, driving rock, and breakdowns. Rody's voice is such a great compliment to the music.
If anyone watched PTH's videos on facebook, you can tell they've been burning to release this and cover the world with their glorious rock.
If this album doesn't win awards, then the world should end. And when it's ending, they should play Bloodmeat really, really loud.
I thought Kezia was a great album but a few of the songs seem to have sections that are a bit to similar to each other, they were a band still finding their sound at the time IMO.
I thought Fortress was amazing, flawless.
I think Scurrilous is really good, better then Kezia but I'm not sure if it's better then Fortress, Fortress blew my mind, maybe there isn't enough left of my mind to blow again?
Have to say I disagree with one of the early commenters, Sex Tapes is my favourite song, love that shit. C'est la Vie, Hair Trigger and Tapestry also stand out.
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Between The Buried and Me & Protest The Hero are two way different monsters man. BTBAM is extremely metal bro, PTH aren't. Don't get me wrong, I love them both though.
This album really surprised me. I never had really listened to PTH much, and when I decided "let's ACTUALLY give them a listen" I was tentitive at first. Then, as I gave the album a whole listen, my brain was pretty much like;
"H O L Y S H I T"
So, I enjoy this album a ton, more than their others, too. (But they're fantastic as well.)
I think the lyrics are absolutely horrible. They would be fine in a pop punk band or something, but most of the time it sounds like Rody just used a rhyming dictionary to throw everything together.
That being said, musically, I think it's stellar. From front to back. There's not really a low point on the album (other than the lyrics.)
even though ive known about the leak for awhile, im still waiting for my pre-order copy to listen to it fully. i heard a few songs on the AOL stream and they blew me away!! cant wait to just spend some time in my car blasting this record
Anyone else get a kick out of the fact that the album isn't released for another week and there's already a review written for it and there are several people with traceable usernames writing about how they've listened to it and what their thoughts are on it?
We ALL listened to streams, we're proactive.
I have to say that as much as the lyrics are stooopid in some parts I actually quite like them.
Also Hair-Trigger grows on me more and more each day.
I'm glad to see Jadea Kelly sings on this record. She was awesome on Kezia! I found her facebook page with some music. It's different than PTH but she's got an awesome voice!
I'm glad to see Jadea Kelly sings on this record. She was awesome on Kezia! I found her facebook page with some music. It's different than PTH but she's got an awesome voice!
ha yesterday i bought this in walmart on the 18th but it's not out till the 22nd i thought:p:S? and this album is the just a masterpeice it tops fortress for sure
Sex Tapes is alright and probably would have been another favorite if the lyrics weren't so head-over-balls idiotic.[/quote]
au contraire, sex tapes is awesome because of the lyrics. it shows that they can still kickass while writing some jokes lyrics. and Arif wrote those, im sure he wrote those with the intention of them being ridiculous
be careful what you're looking at because it might be looking back
Overall i think it's a pretty solid effort. I was disappointed by the extreme lack of catchy melodies that I'd expect from this band, but the guitar work is definitely a step up from the last album. 7/10 for now.
IMO, their best album yet. The lyrics were brilliant, vocals just astonishing and nevertheless, guitars were inspiring. Had the story of Kezia, and the technicality of Fortress.
If you're more in to their tech metal and progressive side, you'll know that this is their tightest, most well structured album to date. Watchmaker precision on this album
Seriously... does nobody get the meanings of these songs?!?!?!
Hair Trigger is about quitting smoking...
Sex tapes...is about sex tapes...not the Jonas Brothers dying, or them realizing you leaked their album...the leak that they're referring to is Sex tapes...
Personally, I think the lyrics this time around are deeper than ever, I wish it was a concept album, but you can't deny that the lyrics although ramblings, have a purpose.
No, I like it. It`s really an awesome album all around, but Kezia is still my favourite. I`d say Scurrilous better than Fortress, and I know I`m probably the only one who has that opinion.
I haven't really figured out the point of the album as a whole yet, only a few songs stand out such as Tandem and Sex Tapes. It's been like two months since I got the album and after probably 30-40 listens, I still don't get it. I experienced the same thing with Fortress, there's just no coherent line to follow like with Kezia.
I love this band so0o0o0o much and they're so amazing. the riffs are ridiculous and musicianship is jizztastic, but i feel like Rody kinda ruined this album for me. I don't know why, because his voice is just amazing, but the styling of his vocals on this album held it back for me. And plus, there really aren't that many dynamics as a whole in this album. I don't get the excited feel as I did when I listened to Kezia or Fortress.
Well, it's certainly no Fortress, but it's still pretty damn awesome. I was hoping they would somehow top the phenomenal flavor of Fortress, but with musicians this talented, evolution gives way to innovation in a way.
Just a side note: I've been told by several people that I have a Rody-esque range. :P
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