Friday: Timerity - Isosceles

     You know I sometimes like to do something a little more chill heading into the weekend, so for this week's Friday post (a little late, yes, I know...) I've got a nice little metal-related surprise for you to chill out with.

     So think back to Protest the Hero's second album Fortress. There's a song on there called "Spoils" that has this piano section at the end of it. You might, at first listen, think the boys brought it a guest musician or something, without realizing that guitarist Tim Millar, in addition to being a master beard-grower, is a pretty good pianist as well.

     And now he's got a full-on little side project going (if that makes any sense) under the moniker of Timerity. That's why you're going to check out "Isosceles" for your Friday song, which contains the aforementioned piano section from "Spoils" and a bunch more too. Turn your pianist friends into Protest the Hero fans today!

Song of the Day: Protest the Hero - Clarity

     Unless you've spent your day under a rock or otherwise completely cut off from the world somehow (lucky you), you've likely already jammed the brand spankin' new Protest the Hero song. But just in case you missed it, Beardy's got you.

Song of the Day: Protest the Hero - Sequoia Throne

     It's been a while since I've done a week of themed Song of the Day, so I think it's about time I took another crack at it. Sound good to you? Too bad.

     What's the theme this time out? It's one that I've been thinking about doing for a while now, namely Canadiana Week, a week of songs from my fellow Canadians. And what better way to kick it off than to go with a classic cut by my boys in Protest the Hero. Your Canadian song this evening is therefore "Sequoia Throne" from their 2008 sophomore album Fortress. Crank this one up as you dream lustily about what might be in store for the indiegogo-funded monster the lads are brewing up next.

Pit Report: Protest the Hero

     As you may be aware (since I told you as much) I saw Protest the Hero play on Monday night, so I thought it might be fun to do a quick little pit report about the show. Enjoy!

The United Nations of Metal

    I’ve got something kinda fun planned for this time out. Or at least I think it’s fun. Maybe I’m just a big dork. Anyways, some set-up: I recently got thinking about how insular we metal fans can be. I mean, we do listen to a pretty niche genre of music. Even your most mainstream modern metal bands, your Lamb of Gods (Lambs of God?), your Killswitch Engages, your Slipknots (OK, maybe Slipknot is a bad example...), even bands like these aren’t getting top 40 radio play, or appearing on People magazine, or even being followed by douchebags from TMZ. Even the biggest fish in the metal pond are seldom caught by the nets of mainstream popular culture. (How’s that for a metaphor?)

Song of the Day: Protest the Hero - The Dissentience

     Well, it's official: I'm going to Heavy TO! In case you're not Canadian, or you are Canadian and don't live in Ontario or Quebec, Heavy TO and Heavy MTL are a pair of metal festivals happening in Toronto and Montreal on the weekend of August 11th and 12th. All of the bands in the fairly deep line-up (which can be seen here for Heavy TO...) are playing both cities on alternate days, giving fans in both areas a chance to see everyone, which is a pretty rad idea in my book. Due to budgetary constraints and scheduling issues I'm only going to be at the second day, but lucky for you, you get to attend (in spirit, anyways) because from now until then I'm going to be featuring some of my favourite bands from this year's Heavy TO and MTL festivals in the Loud Noises Songs of the Day.

     So without further ado, today's song. We're going to start with Canadian punk-metal-prog badasses Protest the Hero today, and their song "The Dissentience" from 2008's Fortress. Since I'm going Sunday, I won't get to see them this time out, but if I were I'd like to see them play this one. Enjoy.