Album Rating: 2.5

I was listening to this again today and I really can't get into this album. It just sounds much too pompous.

Sure they are talented musicians, but I have a burning feeling that it kinda marks the musicianship of the album into a more novelty-based range.

I can't dig the lyrics, it comes off as deliberately trying to wear their "inspirations" on their sleeve to show off how "deep" they are. Mind you, in general I've always had a disdain for concept albums when lyrics are the concern.

And the vocals are just mind-numbing (or just too polished for my taste).

There are times when I change my mind about albums by giving it a second or third spin, but I still stand by my opinion.

Album Rating: 2.0

Trivium is pretty decent on them instruments but they are incredibly cheesy. For me BTBAM is one of the few bands that balances cheesiness with meaningful and original music to produce a catchier yet more interesting end result than any other band that asserts to be technical.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Then you obviously don't listen to Circle of Dead Children nearly enough.

Album Rating: 2.0

Obviously not.



Listening to "Destiny of the Slug," not agreeing.

sigh' another political punk band....too many if u ask me

They are not a punk band...

and one again people are argueing about the genre. fine then

Album Rating: 4.0

This album isnt blatantly political at all. Maybe you should read the review before you comment on the album/band.

a friend of mine really likes this band, so he showed them to me and another friend of mine. really kickass band

well the songs they relese are all political and every inteview there in they talk political...so ya

Album Rating: 2.5

[QUOTE=SyphonAss] sigh' another political punk band....too many if u ask me [/QUOTE]

and one again people are argueing about the genre. fine then

sigh another political band...too many if u ask me

well the songs they relese are all political and every inteview there in they talk political...so ya

k... never heard the album so im not criticizing it just what iv'e heard from them on the radio.

also this is a free exspretion site soi as long as im not being a complete ass i have every right to say what i want

and if looked through every one of my coments for errors i would never get any done.

and what did u mean by "bit h."

Album Rating: 2.5

[QUOTE=SyphonAss] k... never heard the album so im not criticizing it just what iv'e heard from them on the radio. [/QUOTE]

Fair enough, but this review is about the album, not the band and their interviews on radio.

also this is a free exspretion site soi as long as im not being a complete *** i have every right to say what i want

and if looked through every one of my coments for errors i would never get any done.

and what did u mean by "bit h."

Album Rating: 4.0

[quote=SyphonAss]well the songs they relese are all political and every inteview there in they talk political...so ya[/quote]

They haven't been serious in an interview since their EP was released, so I dont know what you've seen. Arif has been serious in a few MuchMusic appearances but that's because he was asked to say his opinion on an issue. Having an opinion does not mean your band is political.

Well ... reading all of this was rather interesting, first debate I've read on this site so far, I don't doubt I'll read more soon enough ...

I personally think Protest the Hero is an amazing band. Kezia in my opinion was one of the best albums released in the past year.

Smite me if you want, I don't care.

and one again people are argueing about the genre. fine then

Album Rating: 4.0

sigh another political band...too many if u ask me

Album Rating: 4.0

They arent even being blatant about politics. They used metaphors and literary references to state their stance, which in reality isn't even a definite stance on much.

Album Rating: 2.0

[quote=Scene Point Blank]I have this friend. We'll call him “Max,” because that's his name. Max has said some questionable things in the past (“With Honor are the best straight-edge band ever,” “I didn't know Henry Rollins was in Black Flag,” “I hate Fugazi,”) but I've always let it go. So when Max told me, a while ago, that the new Protest the Hero release was (“bar none!”) his favorite album of all time, I wasn't sure whether to slap him or go buy it.



I should have slapped him. Kezia is an inexcusable waste of time. For their first actual full-length, Protest the Hero has multiplied anything that made them previously laughable: more vague politics and more fake metalcore. Like Anti-Flag, with Thrice guitar parts. Sounds great, right? No, it doesn't, what the fuck is wrong with you? For ten songs, the band refuses to genuinely emote, to do anything but show off their mad skills. It ends up being too wanky to be anything but a soulless mess.



I mean that. It doesn't take the full 43 minutes to realize what's going on here. It seems like the band decided to write the most purposefully technical parts ever and stick them together in the most appropriate way they could. So we get songs like “Heretics and Killers,” and “Turn Soonest to the Sea,” unnecessarily painful exercises in discordance.



The genuine lowlight of the album arrives at the halfway mark with “Blindfolds Aside,” on which the singer's teenage-dirtbag falsetto of “SOOOCIAAAL JUUUUSTIIIIICE” isn't even the worst part. The biggest offense comes at the end of the song, when they tag on a super-experimental acoustic outro, complete with a department store guitar solo.



To top it all off, the production is terrible. Whoever produced this decided to forget about the band's bassist for whatever reason. Instead he opts to up the tinny squealing guitar/singer combination, and over-polish everything. All it does is highlight what's actively ruining this band's music.



See, an overly technical song is not necessarily better than a simple one. Practicing harmonizing guitar parts for hours doesn't make you a good songwriter. Gang vocals every now and then won't improve your hardcore credibility. It's true that these kids can play their instruments. And it's true that they've buried a few catchy parts in this album. But it's also true (and this is a scientific fact) that anyone who's into this sort of thing is a complete and utter dipshit. Sorry, Max.[/quote]

Album Rating: 2.0

^ Just found that. Made me chuckle.