Protest the Hero - Palimpsest (June 18, 2020) Album • Page 7

hey thanks, was a pleasure to write for this magnificent record

 

This remains a very, very good record.

"All hands! All hands!"

 

I obviously agree.

 

Doing a discog run. I used to not feel this way, but Volition is pretty dang good, and an improvement over Scurrilous, which was a step down from Fortress. I think if I had to discog rank:

Palimpsest
Fortress
Kezia
Volition
Scurrilous
Pacific Myth

 

Yeah I'm jamming these currently. I love this album so much. Maybe it's just Bandcamp, but the mix sounds so much "punchier" than the full length.

 

https://www.sheethappenspublishing.com/artists/protest-the-hero

New vinyl pressings of the first 4 albums. I picked them up, and am now selling my OG pressings if anyone is interested. Pictures here

https://www.reddit.com/r/protest_the_hero/comments/snu0uc/protest_the_hero_vinyl_for_sale/

 

Satyr released their new album Totem today that has huge PTH vibes, but without sounding like a copycat. Hard to imagine anyone a fan of this album doesn't find something to like here.

 

love this band

 

They announced on FB that Mike (the drummer) is leaving, which is a bummer. So when they tour from here on out it will be Rody, Tim, and three touring members. Kind of a bummer. They did mention that they have new stuff in the works that they'll talk about soon, so that is very exciting.

Palimpsest is working it's way into one of my favorite albums ever. I never get tired of it. I still listen to it all the time and am blown away.

 

I'm really surprised, like Micah, how it hasn't gotten old at all. I can still pick it up and listen all the way through. It's such a good album

 

The statement reads like they've written some new stuff together before his departure. Sad to see them reduced to a duo for the live shows, but I have no doubt their future studio output is going to deliver as usual.

 

IIRC I feel like the same thing happened when Arif left going into... Scurrilous? There were a few songs written by him or at least partially written. But he departed before release.

 

This reminds me a bunch of The receiving end on sirens. Might mostly be him sounding a lot like Casey.

 

3 years of this album. Some chatter about the band in the Metal Thread made me want to bump this. My thoughts haven't changed on this at all. I think it's my favorite album of the 2020s so far.

EDIT: Just... How is Reverie > Little Snakes > Gardenias so freaking good? HOW am I still gushing over this 3 years later??

Alright I'm done.

 

Album is great - and the lineup for their halloween tour is fantastic. May need to jump on that show

 

The Atlanta show is on my anniversary and my wife is not a fan... Not sure how to work that one out, but yeah, Moontooth are fun enough live, and I would love to catch the Daoboys.

 

Baltimore is my closest show and I'm debating making the drive. Love me some Daoboys and I haven't seen PTH since the tour with August Burns Red

 

PTH are admittedly my least favourite band on the bill (w/ Moon Tooth, Callous Daoboys and, at our stop, Covet[!]) but I can't imagine they won't be fun live.

 

All the live videos I’ve seen of them are very boring haha. I like their music though

 

HYLI Vol. LXIX - Protest The Hero and The Stone Roses

we discussed Kezia in the newsletter this week

 

Every Protest the Hero Album Ranked Worst to Best (thehardtimes.net)

 

Oh boy, before I click, if they disrespect Palimpsest...

EDIT: Alright yeah I can respect the Fortress > Kezia > Palimpsest ranking.

 

Hard to hate the top 3 lol, they can respectably be anyone's top 3 in any order