Protest the Hero

Ever wish you could be even closer to your favorite band when they're performing live? Thanks to Protest the Hero's new concert video for 'Tilting Against Windmills,' you get a pretty intimate view of what the band's show is like.

Canadian progressive metallers Protest the Hero will soon invade North America for a run of 2014 tour dates. A strong roster of supporting acts have been announced, including Battlecross, the Safety Fire, Intervals, Night Verses + Motorleague.

Thanks to Protest the Hero's successful Indiegogo campaign, the group have been able to finish up 'Volition,' their fourth studio album, as well as team up with Razor & Tie to develop top notch collectibles for fans who pre-order the new disc.

Canadian rockers Protest the Hero will kick off a North American tour with Architects, the Kindred and Affiance beginning Nov. 7. That's shortly after the release of their upcoming fourth album 'Volition.'

Bands are exploring new avenues to distribute and help finance their albums, and Protest the Hero are among the acts leading the charge with their successful Indiegogo campaign. Thanks to their crowd funding efforts, the group will release an exclusive album to their funders as well as standard version this fall.

Drummer Moe Carlson has left Canadian neo-progsters Protest the Hero, but there's no drama here. He's merely exiting to focus on his education. In the interim, PTH drafted Lamb of God skinsman Chris Adler to record the drums for their new album, which they are crowdfunding via Indiegogo. Adler has already recorded his parts for the album, all with Carlson's blessing.

Our favorite Canadian prog-metallers Protest the Hero will return to the US for a three-week headlining tour, which will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 22. So the band will be going right up until the holidays. What a good way to pass the time, right...

Everything and anything can be monetized for a good cause. Protest the Hero guitarist Tim Millar is shaving his 19-month-old beard and auctioning off some of the whiskers for Walk for MS, a charity for multiple sclerosis. Last time we checked, the eBay auction was up to 5 bids at nearly $115, with $10 economy shipping...

Protest the Hero are one of the most forward-thinking bands in the metal world today. Doubters need to look no further than their latest album, 'Scurrilous.' The 10 song journey features sky-scraping guitars, operatic vocals, and the most personal lyrics the Canadian band has ever put down on tape...

Protest the Hero just finished up headlining the annual SnoCore tour across their homeland of Canada, but the entire time frontman Rody Walker has been keeping Spinner up to date with a tour blog. So what should we expect from the travels of the prog metal band with a smile...