Our new album PALIMPSEST is out now. Merch/Vinyl - bit.ly/2OCeDdx
lyrics
The cold finally broke this morning
It’s quiet on the dock
The sun feels so close and warming
The air is heavy
I’m dreaming of a life I can’t afford
The ground starts to tremble beneath my feet
Feels like my train is coming in
I can hear it screaming in the distance
My train is coming in
Eyes cast towards the heavens
They can tell my train is coming in
All hands, all hands, all hands
My train is coming in
I’m standing here in disbelief
Like how in the hell is this happening to me?
But I’m holding onto this one relief
When my train comes in and crashes into me
It was over my head
Like the sunshine
That it rose up to eclipse
Maybe it’s just in my head
Or maybe the sunshine
Never did exist
Sweet taste of death in my mouth
Brings quiet to all of my doubts
Come rushing toward me, black wave
The train that never did come early anyway
(All hands, all hands, all hands)
And it never is delayed
(My train’s about to come in)
Come rushing toward me, black wave
The train that never did come early anyway
And it never is delayed
I’m dreaming of a life I can’t afford
I’m dreaming of a life I can’t afford
The ground starts to tremble beneath my feet
Seems like my train is coming in
I can hear it screaming in the distance
My train is coming in
Eyes cast towards the heavens
They can tell my train is coming in
All hands, all hands, all hands
My train is coming in
I’m standing here in disbelief
Like how in the hell is this happening to me?
Is this happening to me?
But I’m holding onto this one relief
When my train comes in and crashes into me
It crashes into me
And In the aftermath
I’m just a struggling mass
Painted black
Just as everything that was left out on the tracks
And those who pass me by cannot decide
Whether I’m animal or human
Animal or human
Under the black mass
credits
from Palimpsest,
released June 18, 2020
ALL MUSIC BY PROTEST THE HERO
Rody Walker - Vocals
Luke Hoskin - Guitars
Tim MacMillar - Guitars
Mike Ieradi - Drums
Cam McLellani - Bass
Orchestral Arrangement / Production - Milen Petzelt-Sorace
PRODUCED BY: Derya Nagle
VOCAL PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING: Anthony Kalabretta
DRUM PRODUCTION, ENGINEERING AND EDITING: Dean Hadjichristou
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AND EDITING: Darren “Jeter” Magierowski & Jill Zimmerman
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION AND MIXING: Simon Grove
MASTERING: Ermin Hamidovic
ARTWORK: Martin Wittfooth
Its like 90's Japanese games music with a hint of The Transformers Movie soundtrack thrown in. But, of course, it is so much more than that. You can let it wash over you or pay fine attention to the skills and detail on show, either way it is thoroughly enjoyable! Tom Cooper
The songs are masterfully composed and flow together beautifully, and the orchestration is exactly how I want metal orchestration to sound: full, playable by a real orchestra, and just as important to the music as the vocals, drums, guitar, and bass are. tonycordeshimself
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Master Boot Record fires up a monstrously-efficient assembly line, powered by industrial, synth-wave, and hardcore techno. Bandcamp New & Notable May 30, 2019
This album is absolutely crushing without losing its razor sharp sense of melody. It's grand and menacing, colossal and foreboding, start to finish. herrsolera