[QUOTE=Pastor of Muppets;18204979]That's why I draw thought provoking comparisons to other groups so someone I'm talking to can imagine the sound. PTH sounds like The Fall of Troy grew up to be Rush.[/QUOTE]

lol good one

Studio update with guitars!

http://allprotest.com/2010/10/protest-the-hero-studio-update-2-guitars

[QUOTE=duma87;18207961]Studio update with guitars!

http://allprotest.com/2010/10/protest-the-hero-studio-update-2-guitars[/QUOTE]

What kind of gays bottle beer in plastic?

Harmonic minor scales and extended hammer/tap riffs. They're not going too far out of their wheelhouse from what it looks like.

I'm completely fine with that.

There's an actual distinction between rhythm and leads I'm told, which should be interesting.

I can't wait to hear a taste of that bass

no homo

Fantastic

[QUOTE=Pastor of Muppets;18210106]I can't wait to hear a taste of that bass[/QUOTE]

Yeah hopefully they do a little more prominance basswise this time.

I thought the bass levels were fine on Fortress.

I didn't think they stood out enough. Dude is really talented. Plus they could write something that would give him some room to do more IMO.

There'll be a lot of complex bass work on the new one but don't expect any solos or anything. Expect a couple of jammed out grooves though.

I wouldn't really want a solo anyway, but you can have a verse where it's drum and bass driven with some cool guitar stuff in the background.

There's a pretty good passage in the rhythm studio video with what you're looking for.

Sweeet!

Here's a new interview with Arif about the upcoming album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o229cpkWVw

Btw did you guys also hear him say March?:O :(

March is about right, they're just starting vocals today.

great news

damn i havent listened to them in awhile lol

Yes! awesome news. Cant wait for some new material.

meh it's been too long and too many awesome albums came out. I'm not that anxious to hear it anymore. but I'll listen the shit out of it when it does.

Still no word on any possible themes for the album.

Arif, I am disappoint. Give me more to be excited about.

Man Arif is the man. If i could spend one day inside that mind.... I would be a million times the musician i already am(which granted isnt the best, but ive been playing bass for 12 years, drums for 14, and guitar for 13 so im pretty well rounded). Wish i could afford to go back to school and get as knowledgable about bass as he is.

Who says you have to go to school to get where he is? I think his old bass teacher was the dude from Honeymoon Suite, I mean, you either work at it and make it your life or you don't, yknow?

Agreed. Only way they get that good is from constant practice.

Practice is certainly the best way to become a great player, but you can't discredit some of the theory and knowledge you can pick up from studying at college or from a teacher.

I'm getting a strong sense that it's not gonna be what people are expecting.

I say amen. im hoping it comes out of left field.

[QUOTE=Tyler;18236071]Who says you have to go to school to get where he is? I think his old bass teacher was the dude from Honeymoon Suite, I mean, you either work at it and make it your life or you don't, yknow?[/QUOTE]

Oh music is my life brotha but learning music theory on my own can only be taken so far. I need help connecting the dots sometimes. I mean i did drumline, jazz band, concert band, symphonic, ect ect all through junior high school and high school. Even some independant lines after high school so i know a bit of theory already but learning new theory and connecting that with what i already know is a bit confusing sometimes without help yamean? I mean ive been playing music on different instruments for 12 years now so ive got experience but pulling off the stuff Arif does takes alot more thoery than i know for sure.

So according to a dude who reads Metal Hammer, Rody said this...

[QUOTE]"Arif isn't writing the lyrics, I've taken over. It sucks! The lyrics and themes aren't as complex as our past efforts but the sound is more progressive. Once we tried to write the fastest, heaviest album we could; the new one is concentrated on complexity and dynamics."[/QUOTE]
http://www.last.fm/music/Protest+the+Hero

Not sure how legit this is or if Rody was kidding around (likely). Thoughts, Tyler?

I haven't really heard either way.

Looks like recording is basically done other than overdubs and stuff. Half the album is already off being mixed by some dude who usually works with Lamb of God and Jadea Kelly's going to be on it. Real stoked to hear something from this. I've heard so many conflicting things on how it's going to sound: that it's their most complex but most melodic, that it's not going to be as heavy as their progression would imply, blablabla. Come out already.

Cheers for the update, heavy, melodic, progressive, whatever, looking forward to hearing it.

[url]http://vimeo.com/17820844[/url]

The video is actually NSFW, btw.

yeah but there's some decently long clips of music so it's worth almost seeing rody's balls i guess

Sweet stuff

Let's get things movin' again around here. New album is supposedly titled Scurrilous. Release date: March 22.

It's still unconfirmed but the release date makes sense. At least half of the album is probably finished mastering by now. I'll see if I can confirm the title.

Also they're rumoured to be headlining a tour with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Tesseract

[IMG]http://allprotest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/163110_484190844411_512414411_5956791_4090897_n.jpeg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Tyler;18355238]It's still unconfirmed but the release date makes sense. At least half of the album is probably finished mastering by now. I'll see if I can confirm the title.

Also they're rumoured to be headlining a tour with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Tesseract

[IMG]http://allprotest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/163110_484190844411_512414411_5956791_4090897_n.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Think the art on that poster could be pulled from the album art?

I highly doubt it, but obviously it's possible.