Walking into the theatre, you could feel the anticipation of what was to come. When Protest the Hero finally took the stage, the place was electric with excitement as fans rose from their seats to welcome the band to the stage and stayed standing throughout the entire show. In the first song they paint a general picture, the second track explains how the character feels connected to Kezia and the third one is their view on the shooting of Kezia. The deeper meaning of the concept is the gradual downfall of our society.
We tried to make the lyrics timeless, so the story could be situated in any time period. There are also political and social critical messages in it. Not that we bluntly say that we hate Tony Blair or George Bush, but more in general comments on the fact that religion and power are getting more intertwined every day.
Firstly Rody Walker's high pitched range and vocal style really sounds a lot like Cedric Bixler-Zavala's. I had to check the first time hearing this to make sure this wasn't another project of Cedric. Secondly, the song structures remind me a lot of The Mars Volta's as well, at least their most rocking parts.
There are similar guitar tones, vocal styles etc. On the Buried And Me side of the equation, the metalcore is crisp and staccato with progressive intros and outros and odd time signatures that are abundant and this really has a lot in common.
If you ever wondered what The Mars Volta would sound like if they truly ventured into brutal metal with lightning fast guitar riffs that drift from chaotic Psyopus type dissonance to melodic neoclassical shredding with pummeling riffs and percussion while dropping a big chunk of the Latin and psychedelic influences, then you don't have to go to an alternate universe to find out, it can be found in this one and PROTEST THE HERO sounds just like that to me.
I don't find this band to be as adventurous as say "Colors" by Between The Buried In Me which leaves no rock unturned for influences, but this album finds a lot of sounds to incorporate into the melodic metalcore to dish out.
While metalcore isn't usually the sub genre of metal i mostly gravitate towards, i do find some of the progressive types very satisfying and this one has earned some staying power in my world. It is an album that delivers in being extremely brutal, soft and sensual and above all maintains melodic developments throughout its run. Many things have been said and written about Canada and how unusual, crazy or divergent canadian bands are, not only in prog.
I have to admit I agree with that, and I don't mean anything bad about canadian bands. On the contray, if americans know how to rock, I sure believe that canadians know Yea, when Sikth disbanded one of the first bands I had ever liked, I mourn their death everyday by the way , there was no math core bands that could even fit their lovely crazy shoes, until Canada started to make some of the wei Protest the Hero's debut is a pummeling piece of music. Technical wizardry and break neck speed are here in spades.
And of course these Canadians don't forget the melody, creating some of the catchiest music you will here from any band on progarchives. For me that is the appeal of the band, brin You know how when you listen to really heavy music and the heaviness either interferes with the technical efforts of the band, or in order to counter that exact problem the band over complic One of my all time favorite Metal albums.
Kezia is about the story of the character of the same name who is about to be executed. Each act is from a different person's perspective of the execution. For how young they were when the You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not. Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever. If you're anything like me, you hold generally negative conotations on those genres.
Kezia is a concept album, described by the band members as a "situationist requiem". The lyrics tell the story of a woman named Kezia and her execution by firing squad. The story is chronicled in the perspective of three characters: the priest who presides over her execution, one of the prison guards who is to kill her, and Kezia herself.
Each character is designated a section containing three songs, with a single retrospective finale concluding the album. According to the band, each of the three characters represent an aspect of the band members themselves.
Part I: Prison Priest 1.
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