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Protest The Hero Announce Release Date For "Pacific Myth"

Protest The Hero will release Pacific Myth via Razor & Tie on November 18th. The songs were previously recorded and released solely for members of the band’s Pacific Myth subscription platform.  Intended as a way to create and distribute new music for core fans, Pacific Myth resulted in six new tracks, each with correlating artwork, that are now being packaged together physically for the first time.

The band explains, "Pacific Myth was purely an experiment.  Normally, we take as much time as we need to write records - lots of which is spent procrastinating.  With Pacific Myth, we didn't have that luxury - we promised to release 1 song per month on the 15th of each month for 6 months running.  What we discovered in writing these tunes was the fact that strict deadlines (even if self-imposed) do not allow for over-thinking - something we are incredibly guilty of on our four existing full length albums.  Surprisingly, the constricting time frame lead to some risks in writing we wouldn't have normally taken - or at least some risks we would normally have had the time to identify as "too risky" and then re-worked until we felt safe again.  For this reason, it's a totally "go-with-your-gut" record and one we are extremely proud of."