Scurrilous is Protest the Hero's third album and it came out today, anybody else elated? I've been listening to them for about 6 years now and this IMO doesn't disappoint one bit! It's definitely different from Fortress but I'd liken it to the same way that Fortress was different from Kezia, a big enough change to stay interesting but a small enough change to not alienate you. I listened to the pre-release stream they had on aol last week and now after listening to a few times post release I gotta say, it's great! There are two BIG differences on this though:
A) There's hardly any screaming on the album. The majority of the vocals are sung, and all I can say is WOW. Rody has definitely stepped up his sining over the past year. Not that I didn't love it before, but there are parts where it's truly something impressive.
B) The second major change on Scurrilous is that, unlike Kezia and Fortress, it isn't a concept album. Which when I first heard I have to admit made me nervous but I've been surprised how Rody's tongue and cheek lyrics really work for me.
Of course if you've heard Protest before you know they have a really technical sometimes almost ADD kind of style, and this album doesn't depart from that at all. Which some will love and others may not. (I definitely do
) Also, if you've listened to PTH before you're probably aware of how talented their bass player Arif Mirabdolbaghi is, and if you don't know see for yourself:
From their first album:
YouTube - Protest The Hero - "Blindfolds Aside" [Official Video]
And from their second:
YouTube - Protest The Hero 'Palm's Read' http://www.youtube.com/watchv=dWig9F...eature=related
Arif has been one of my major influences for awhile now and he doesn't disappoint on Scurrilous. He cuts through and sits well in the mix and doesn't sit idle the whole time either. All in all I think it's great, I'm stoked to see them in Chicago at the end of April and hear some of the new stuff live. And I'm curious to hear what everyone else thinks.
/fanboy rant
From Scurrilous:
YouTube - Protest The Hero - C'est La Vie
