Protest the Hero

Combining technical steel and post-hardcore instincts, Whitby, Ontario’s Protest the Hero are made up of Rody Walker (vocals), Tim Millar (guitar/vocals), Luke Hoskin (guitar/vocals), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass/vocals). Beginning as many rings do — using a common musical interest found among senior high school close friends — Protest the Hero proved helpful hard on developing their very own identification, and their audio soon became similar to a combined mix of Coheed & Cambria, On the Drive-In, and EACH TIME I Die. They released the 7″ Seek out the reality on Canada’s Underground Functions in 2001 and implemented up 2 yrs later using the EP A Determined Usage of Sound. Their music was obtaining noticed around the united states, and they gained Best Indie Steel Band on the 2004 Indie Music Honours in Toronto and acquired multiple appearances over the Canadian music route MuchMusic. Relentless touring continuing with a variety of rings from Korn and Limp Bizkit to Bigwig and Amount 41. Protest the Hero released their debut full-length, Kezia, sort of idea album described by the music group being a “situationist requiem,” in 2005. Putting your signature on with Vagrant in early 2006, Kezia was re-released in america that Apr. In 2008, the music group released its second record, Fortress, which received near general vital acclaim. Scurrilous, the group’s third long-player, found its way to March of 2011. 2013 noticed the amicable departure of primary drummer and co-founder Moe Carlson. In addition, it saw the discharge from the band’s very much anticipated fourth studio room long-player, Volition, that was completely crowd-funded via Indiegogo. Bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi still left the fold the next calendar year and was changed by manufacturer Cameron McLellan, who seriously as an unofficial member. In 2015, the group announced that their following discharge, an EP known as Pacific Myth, will be subscription-based, using the six paths to become released through Bandcamp one time per month to paid clients until March 2016.