History Music / ProtestTheHero

* Mike Ieradi - drums (2013-present)

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally around 7-8, but there's some guttural screaming which raises it now and then.

* BadassBeard: Tim's certainly counts since it's huge, but everyone except Moe is sporting rather nifty ones now.

! '''''A Calculated Use of Tropes''''':

''Scurrilous'', released in 2011, saw another shift in style from Progressive Metal Concept Album to a more Hard Rock sound. A large contributor to this shift was that for this album the lyrics were co-written by lead vocalist Rody Walker and bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi, who had written all of the lyrics to the previous albums. Reception to this album was rather divided.

* Rody Walker - Vocals (2001-present)
* Luke Hoskin - Lead guitar, backing vocals, piano (2001-present)
* Tim Millar - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals, piano (2001-present)
* Mike Ieradi - Drums (2013-present)

* Cam McLellan - bass (2014-2017)

* LongRunnerLineUp: Type 1, prior to ''Scurillous''.

** Just compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QRHBlV4Rk this]], the first song they released, to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7pvvAuj7jw the latest]].

* ConceptAlbum: ''Kezia'', ''Fortress'', and ''Palimpsest''. ''Pacific Myth'' itself was not a full-fledged concept EP, but had a loose overarching theme of the ocean as a metaphor for their decision to take a risk and go unsigned rather than continue to deal with a label that had caused them nothing but headaches.

* TakeThat: ''Pacific Myth'' was effectively one giant one of these towards Vagrant Records, using the ocean as a metaphor for both the amount of problems that they had with the label and their decision to risk their career as an unsigned band rather than continue to fight with them at every turn.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Kezia'' and ''Fortress''.

* Cam [=McLellan=] - Bass Guitar (2014-present)

* Arif Mirabdolbaghi - Bass guitar (2001-2014)

The band formed in 2001 when all the members were 13 years old and were originally named Happy Go Lucky. They later changed their name in 2002 to Protest The Hero, as a reference to canadian rock band Hail The Villain, and released their Search for the Truth EP which got them recognised in the canadian underground hardcore scene. The next year saw the release of their A Calculated Use of Sound EP.

In 2004 they release their debut album Kezia which marked a large shift in their style and tone. Instead of the aggressive hardcore punk they had been known for, Kezia was a {{Progressive Metal}} {{Concept Album}} which told the tale of a young girl facing execution for an unknown crime. Throughout the album the events are described by three characters, the prison priest, the prison guard and Kezia herself.

2008 saw the release of their sophomore effort, Fortress, which once again was a further move into Progressive Metal and also a Concept Album around the idea of the loss of goddess worship and gradual move towards organised religion.

Scurrilous, released in 2011, saw another shift in style from Progressive Metal Concept Album to a more Hard Rock sound. A large contributor to this shift was that for this album the lyrics were co-written by lead vocalist Rody Walker and bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi, who had written all of the lyrics to the previous albums. Reception to this album was rather divided.

In 2013 the band were dropped from their label and drummer Moe Carlson decided to leave the band to pursue an education. They launched a successful IndieGoGo campaign and, along with help from [[Music/LambOfGod Chris Adler]] on Drums, they managed to release their latest album Volition. Continuing on from the style they had developed on Scurrilous, Volition was lyrically written by Rody alone and deals with a lot of his own personal beliefs towards politics, religion, the music industry and the future of the band itself.

* BadassBeard: Tim's certainly counts since it's huge, but everyone except moe are sporting rather nifty ones now.
* ConceptAlbum: Kezia and Fortress.
* DownerEnding: "Kezia" is about a woman going facing execution for an unmentioned crime. Guess how it ends.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The album "Fortress" is about peaceful pagans being massacred by Christian missionaries. One song that particularly stands out is "Sequoia Throne".

* NewSoundAlbum: There's a massive change between their EP and Kezia (which isn't surprising considering they were teenagers when they started), and almost a big a change between Kezia and Fortress. From Fortress to Scurrilous, their sound changes completely and Volition continues in the same vein.
** Scurrilous also switches to a much less progressive, more straightforward metal sound.

* ReligionRantSong: Many tracks on both "Kezia" and "Fortress" contain anti-religious themes, especially the first three tracks of the former. Tilting Against Windmills from "Volition" is clearly against Christianity and God.

** In "The Dissentience" on the album "Fortress": Bloooodmeeeat! (ironically in the previous song, "Bloodmeat", they never say this.)
** In "The Divine Suicide of K." on "Kezia": Blindfold Aside, I'll probably still close my eyes."

** Just compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QRHBlV4Rk this]], the first song they released, to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7pvvAuj7jw the latest]].

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The album "Fortress" is about peaceful pagans being massacred by Christian missionaries. One song that particularly stands out is "Sequoia Throne".
** On the flip side, you also have "Bloodmeat", from the same album, which is about the hordes of Genghis Khan slaughtering Christians.

* ''Gallop Meets The Earth'' (Live Recording) (2009)

* ''The Best of Protest The Hero'' (Compilation) (2013)

!Tropes that apply to Protest The Hero:

Protest The Hero are a Canadian ProgressiveMetal[=/=]AvantGardeMetal band, who began life playing somewhat straightforward [[PunkRock Punk]], and got more and more progressive with each release.

* LongRunnerLineUp: Type A prior to ''Scurillous''.