10/27/2022 0 Comments Protest the hero rar scurrilous![]() ![]() There's literally nothing here that we haven't already heard on Fortress, aside maybe from female lead vocals on Hair-Trigger and the previously mentioned lyrical shift. I vividly recall the band stating, in a recent interview, that the new album was going to be even more progressive than their previous outings but I'm not sure that this is true. We still get that same distinct blend of Metalcore and Progressive Metal, which has unfortunately become less original over the course of the last few years with imitators like the band Treeburning becoming more of a rule than an exception as of lately. What I'm having more trouble with are the music arrangements which clearly haven't progressed much since Fortress. Unlike the two previous releases, Scurrilous is not a conceptual piece of music, instead the band takes the opportunity to reflect upon issues that are clearly of concern to them and I definitely support this shift. ![]() That is unless you take into consideration the lyrical maturity with a clear shift from fantasy depictions to those of personal nature. The riffs are still rapid, sharp and hard hitting as ever, making up at least 70% of the band's song arrangements. I'm referring to the fact that Scurrilous is really not a big leap from the style that the quintet depicted on their break through release Fortress. I began writing this review in a disappointing tone but soon realized that I really can't be hard on Protest The Hero for things that I could only relate to my personal feelings regarding their latest outing. ![]()
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