Protest The Hero debut huge!
February 6, 2008 - 1:41 PM
PROTEST THE HERO BREAKING IN NORTH AMERICA!
FORTRESS DEBUTS AT #1 IN CANADA, #95 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 AND #10 ON TOP INDEPENDENT U.S. CHARTS
FORTRESS DEBUTS AT #1 IN CANADA, #95 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 AND #10 ON TOP INDEPENDENT U.S. CHARTS
February 6, 2008 –FORTRESS, the sophomore Vagrant release from PROTEST THE HERO, has debuted at #95 on The Billboard 200 chart with over 7600 units sold. Fortress also debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top Independent chart and delivered a stunning #1 debut in the band’s home country of Canada.
Protest The Hero also just confirmed an appearance at Bamboozle Left, taking place in Irvine, CA on Sunday, April 6th. The band is currently in the midst of their North American tour with Silverstein (see dates below).
“Bloodmeat,” the first track and video from Fortress, is currently getting video play on MTV’s Headbangers Ball, and airplay at metal radio.
The press is raving about Protest The Hero and Fortress, with Revolver saying, “…like Metallica and Iron Maiden before them, they're less interested in showing off than they are in squeezing their instrumental virtuosity and structural complexity into songs that move at the speed of pop. Imagine Muse for metalheads,” and Decibel adding that “PTH are phenomenally talented, intense, and heady.” MTV News sums up, “The songs (on Fortress) are rhythmically complex, technically proficient, fiercely metallic and strikingly melodic, sounding a bit like a hybrid of Coheed and Cambria, Slayer and the Dillinger Escape Plan.“
Protest The Hero is: Rody Walker (lead vocals), Luke Hoskin (lead guitar, vocals, piano), Tim Millar (guitar, vocals), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass, vocals).
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PROTEST THE HERO on tour:
Feb 07 – London, ON @ Cowboy’s Ranch ^
Feb 08 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus ^
Feb 09 – Montreal, QU @ Club Soda ^
Feb 10 – Quebec City, QU @ Imperial de Quebec ^
Feb 21 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium *
Feb 22 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre *
Feb 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero *
Feb 24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
Feb 26 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theatre *
Feb 27 – North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *
Feb 28 – Nashville, TN @ Rockettown *
Feb 29 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
Mar 1 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues *
Mar 2 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
Mar 4 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing *
Mar 6 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues *
Mar 7 – Houston, TX @ Meridian *
Mar 8 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
Mar 9 – Dallas, TX @ The Door *
Mar 11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater *
Mar 23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee *
Mar 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues *
Mar 14 – San Diego, CA @ Soma *
Mar 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Avalon *
Mar 16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
Mar 18 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre *
Mar 19 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox *
Mar 20 – Boise, ID @ Big Easy Concert House *
Mar 21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater *
Mar 22 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theater *
Mar 24 – Kansas City, MO @ Madrid Theater *
Mar 25 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s *
Mar 26 – St. Paul, MN @ Station 4 *
Mar 27 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues *
Mar 28 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall *
Mar 29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s *
Mar 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo *
Apr 6 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre/Bamboozle Left
^ - w/ Silverstein
* - w/ Silverstein, A Day To Remember, The Devil Wears Prada
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More from the press on Fortress:
“Divided into three suites, the album's 10 tracks shift from dizzying guitar runs ("Bone Marrow") to synthesized orchestral swells to 900-mph meter changes that make The Dillinger Escape Plan sound lazy.” - A, THE ONION
“Let’s just say PTH guitarists Tim Millar and Luke Hoskin deserve an entire “Guitar Hero” devoted to them alone.” – METROMIX
“Post-prog, shred-tastic, metal and hardcore-influenced amazingness. One of the most important records of 2008 so far. “ – METALSUCKS.NET
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