Review: Protest The Hero - Volition

Crowd funding seems to be the new direction bands are taking in the industry to get albums out to fans. After successfully getting their new album funded (with nearly triple the amount asked for), Protest The Hero is ready to give the fans what they invested in months ago. Volition is well worth every dollar put into this record.

With so much going on in each song, it is hard to keep up with the relentless shredding and lightning fast riffs. Protest draws their influences from all their previous albums. They really have stuck true to their sound while stepping up their overall game. It will be hard to pick out a favorite on Volition. Each song has so much going on at once, it will take listeners a few times to really catch everything that is going on.

Rody Walker has stepped up his vocal melodies and range with this album, sounding much like an Iron Maiden vocal offspring. Guitar’s as usual are shredding and have a unique taste to each song. A concern of many fans was the departing of drummer, Moe Carlson, but rest assured Chris Adler absolutely kills it. There are no boring or “fill” in parts put into this album.

It is encouraging to hear a band really step out and create music with this level of technicality and creativity. Protest sounds very fresh compared to all other metal bands out there. There really isn’t anything bad I could point out with this record. The number of guest vocalists is unusual, but every guest spot aids each song in a specific way.

Protest The Hero raised the bar for themselves and for all bands in the metal genre. Pick up Volition on October 29 and lose your mind listening to one of the best metal bands of our time.

9/10

Ryan

Protest The Hero Announce Volition

Following a successful crowd funding campaign with Indiegogo, Protest The Hero have completed work on their 4^th studio album to be entitled Volition.  The album follows the band’s 2011 release, Scurrilous. Volition will be released Internationally on October 28^th and in North America on October 29^th.

On the same day as the commercial release, the band will fulfill all the orders associated with their Indiegogo campaign. Those CD and Vinyl editions will feature different/unique artwork from the commercial release and will also include the perks offered during the Indiegogo campaign.

A message from their Facebook can be seen below

We are proud to announce the official release date of our new album will be October 29th. It’s called “Volition” and contains a couple of blazin’ bangers we hope some / most of you will enjoy! We will be peacing on a North American tour beginning of November which will be announced shortly. Stay tuned for tracklisting, artwork, and all that other crap bands usually release come album time