Protest The Hero - Turn Soonest To The Sea

[AdriftSC]

Best lyrics ever.

[TheOfficialGoomba]

oh, and all jokes aside, 20 people are fucking stupid...

[XxmusixlordxX]

whichalbum of theres should i get i have none and can get 1 which

[fLKommotioN]

@XxmusixlordxX

Probably Kezia, unless you always have access to a computer because then you can listen to it here. If you can always listen to Kezia online, try:

Fortress if you want a more mathy, metally sound

Scurrilous if you want a more progressive, melodic sound

[XxmusixlordxX]

@fLKommotioN nice i ended up getting this one since its the one i didn't listen to every song on yet

[TheOfficialGoomba]

@XxmusixlordxX To start with this band, this one... but I recommend the newest album, scurrilous over fortress. With Rody doing most of the lyrics, the album has more of an accessibility , and its still fucking fantastic. The guitar is as amazing as both albums put together

[xRoyNstuffx]

Kezia was so differant for scurr cuz this still had the harcore edge to it. They grew up and lost that energy to a degree which is okay, but in the end, they are a math metal band now. THIS is fucking Hardcore with a metal flavor. ANd it's tasty.

[CapitalsMusic]

the lyrics are smart! i've listened to this song for 3 years now and i never really knew the words,= and decided to look them up today!

[lunan0sticks]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[DarkChaos451]

4:45 is SOO EPIC!!!

[guitarherolegend55]

@DarkChaos451 how about 3:45 ???

[DarkChaos451]

@guitarherolegend55 it's an awesome part, but idk about it being "epic",

Fuck it, the whole damn song is epic

[herp2thederp]

MELTED INTO

[Bluepalidamus]

17 people took an arrow to the knee.

[fLKommotioN]

@Bluepalidamus

I wish there was a "mark as absurdly overused joke" button. It would be applicable here.

[Deliverance02x]

@fLKommotioN Someone's mad that they took an Arrow to the Knee.

[DJSprinks]

if you actually research a little bit you find that it took 2 years to compose and produce the entire kezia album. It's a play or a story. And it's great.

[Cocain3Cowboy]

i remember at the mad hatter waaay before anyone knew them they were handin out free kezia CDs lol then fall of troy after

[thefinalb0ss]

It kind of sounds like Coheed and Cambria and Rise Against. Anyway, I love the ending in this song.

[McMadman94]

@thefinalb0ss Really? How exactly? Don't get me wrong I fucking love Coheed and I do enjoy the occasional Rise Against song but...this is nothing like either band in any way.

[DarkChaos451]

thumbs up if you're listening to this in 1874!!! :D

[JumboStevo]

YOUR FLESH MEANS MORE THAN.. YOU!

[boss666thebeast]

@JumboStevo most epic breakdown ever!

[blake2112]

Kezia > Fortress > Scurrilous

So hard.

[fLKommotioN]

@blake2112

Scurrilous >= Kezia > Fortress

depending on the day

[Silentmidget44]

right on, i feel the same way

[blake2112]

@fLKommotioN

Nigga u kray. haha

Scurrilous didn't come close to the balls to the walls-ness of Kezia. The lyrics are superior, and there's more variety than straight noodly tapping, and the music itself is just heavy and wrought with earnestness and emotion.

Seriously, the climaxes of Blindfolds Aside or The Divine Suicide of K. weren't touched by any material on Scurrilous.

[fLKommotioN]

@blake2112

Honestly, I feel as if I don't have to dig any deeper than Dunsel to counter your last point. The sheer melodic power of Scurrilous is what gets to me, it's just a non-stop onslaught of sick lines. The lyrical style is also different; Kezia digs deep, and is for sure a masterpiece, but Scurrilous is firmly rooted in reality and way more accessible in a lot of ways.

Granted, the emotional charge and depth of Kezia is unparalleled, but that was not the object of Scurr.

[blake2112]

@fLKommotioN

Maybe I'll have to give Dunsel another listen, although I love the ending. I think just the emotional shizz is what does it for me, and the technicality took a back seat to woo me. Moonlight, Dunsel, C'est La Vie and Hair-Trigger are the only stand out songs on any listen I give Scurrilous. I just don't think it was the album for me. :/

[bobsmith93]

@fLKommotioN My thoughts exactly. 

[CuriousJack420]

@fLKommotioN I completely agree.

Tandem is one of the most applicable, yet straight forward songs I've heard in my life.

You can think of it as a girl going through cancer, or you can think of a loved one who's suffering.

I'm not too bad at interpreting lyrics, but this band goes wayyy over my head.

In ALL albums. :O

[DarkChaos451]

@fLKommotioN

Kezia = Fortress = Scurrilous

in my opinion.

[ChaseTx]

@blake2112 Scurrilous is far better than Fortress. I like Kezia most for its melodies and lyrics, but I consider Scurrilous to have the most musical depth.

[xVicious22x]

ima about to fuckin rape my dog with this song! hell yeah!

[ChrisO7300]

My favorite song on Kezia. Seeing as it is the only album I own from them I need to get their others but Kezia has been keeping me content and trying to improve my playing for a month now and Im loving it. One of my favorite bands <3

[SonOfYoungwood]

Mars Volta meets punk!

[conformiste1]

13 guys didn't wear condon before listening to this song

[Nwal666]

widdlywiddlywidddddlllydobedob­edobeedooo



[carneycam17]

@Nwal666 I love you.

[woody1234568]

100000!!!!:)



[EvesonC]

Now you've come to accept that anatomy defines more than a few - God Arif what have you done to my understanding of good music?

[ThrashMetalBoozer]

This song is beautiful :)

[seansayssup]

my flesh means more than me

[ku62jo62]

my flesh means more than me

[ItalianKing22]

12 peoples skulls never dried.

[TheAngelCrusha]

0:11

I cum everytime

[wishweweredead]

BEST SONG EVER BY THEE BEST BAND EVER!!!

[clokworkmusic]

This song is amazing.

PERIOD.

[KingFreak34565]

0:00 --> 6:24 <3

[ninithepooh96]

3:45 to the end <3

[KiepzzGuitar]

YOUR FLESH MEANS MORE THAN...YOU *EPIC MOTHERFUCKING DROP*

[ThisIsEndgame]

@KiepzzGuitar did you really just call that a "drop" this isn't dubstep.

[metllica333]

cant.....stop.......listening.­.....this is like nothing ive ever heard. fucking genius

[Horoeusui]

que porra é essa de ah negão vei??

[Joeshnazzle]

11 people make monuments of dicks and ribs...

[STRAIGHTEDGESAVIOR4]

its not even funny how much rody continues to improve with each CD

[TeamStreetEllusions]

protest the here> hail the villain

[troutisyourmaster666]

@TeamStreetEllusions HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..............­..wait, I wasn't obligated to laugh. I revoke any previous laughter, chuckling or guffawing.

[ponlm]

@TeamStreetEllusions protest the hero and hail the villain are equally good bands imo.

[MisantrophyTV]

Justin Beiber:I got sent by the Gods

Protest the hero:We dont recall sending anyone

[aopma5ter]

i like thiz >:)

[BrunoVinicius888]

a maioria viu no ah negao

e la so tem uma frase

rsrsrsrsrs

tive que por no vagalume

kkkkkk

[fLKommotioN]

@BrunoVinicius888

my thoughts exactly.

[Dylannnnnnnn91]

This song is just BTBAM meets my chemical romance, lol.

[BanningTheBots]

@Dylannnnnnnn91 Not even close lol..

[Dylannnnnnnn91]

@BanningTheBots Well, I know music. Probably a lot better than you. If you were any kind of familiar with those bands in any legitimate detail, you'd see that the cheeky comment I made was joking and lighthearted, yet surprisingly accurate.

[fLKommotioN]

@Dylannnnnnnn91

@BanningTheBots

It's on now, boys.

[Dylannnnnnnn91]

@fLKommotioN Haha, hopefully not. I can't stand it when people "stand up for something" when they don't even understand the context of what they're getting into. I think that guy was just one of those dudes who wanted to start an internet argument.

Anyone who has ever listened to MCR and not just written them off as a shitty emo band (which they are, mind you), would absolutely agree with me that that last progression has Ray Toro written all over it.

[youveseenthebitcher]

@Dylannnnnnnn91 stfu

[Mrbufano20]

Isso não é progressivo nem fudendo mas blz...

Ah Negão! me trouxe aqui XD

[glenaladar]

I love the ending..

[MCToffu]

0:00 ~ 0:11 melhor parte =D / Best Part =D

[mikhaellinnyker]

LoL, demorei achar essa musica, mas valeu a pena, muito foda. :)

Ah Negãao! (y)

[SaiDaiFilhaDaPuta]

EAHUEAHUEAHEUHAUEAHUEAHUH AH NEGAO FTW MANOOOOOOO

[fobc4]

vi no ah negão

[kafertelles]

Orra tb vim do AHNEGÃO EUIHEUIHEUIHEUHEUHEUHUIHEUIHUI­HEUIHE.

[0adireita]

AH NEGÃO FTW

[ArtificialTreesBand]

Vim do ah negão, e valeu a pena \m/

[MrCassiocassa]

Your flesh means more than you! me gusta ( via ah negão! '-' )

[hopugop]

Ah Negão!

[VulgoCostelinha]

@hopugop hahuahau, depois que olhei no Ah Negão vim procurar a música também, hauahuha

[mojorisin259]

for real progressive metal please check out Gojira.

[TheRealLucasLee]

Painted the walls with man juice when they played this last night in St John's, Newfoundland!

[XxHatedAtheistxX]

In my opinion, this is one of the best songs ever. <3

[Exstadrenaline]

4:07 FTW

[quinnlc]

I remember when these guys were called Happy go Lucky...pretty talented even back then

[victoriacouty7]

someone introduced me to protest the hero afew weeks ago but this was the first song i heard <3

[onigetsux113]

thnxfor the breakdown. without it i woulda jized ma self from the awesomeness of is all

[thtdudewiththehair]

i think it goes fortress > kezia > scurrilous but scurrilous is still probably in my top 10 or 15 albums ever. fortress is my favourite album ever. it's probably because i'm more interersted in the riffs and drumming than the lyrics but dont think i dont love the lyrics too.

[Pacificwest23]

5 guys didnt get the surpise butt sex they were expecting

[bean14hawks]

Ahahahahahaaaaahahahahahahahah­ahaaa!!!!! @porkychopy11 OMg...i almost died of laughter!! That like "Shark boy and lava girl is sooooo much better than fight club...just saying" Some people -_-

[doomspleen]

5 people suck



[downfallin]

This album is definately the most catchy to my ears, mabey abit simpler but my favorite nonetheless.

[Spess99]

@fLKommotioN I have to agree with you. Fortress never really did it for me--I mean, some of the tech in it is incredible (as with all of their albums), but both Kezia and Scurrilous really do it for me. I think it's a bit deceiving to try to compare Kezia and Scurillous; both are absolutely incredible pieces of work. Kezia had an excellent narrative to go along with their excellent sound. Scurrilous instead went for more "relatable" lyrics, which I particularly enjoy. Two albums, both 10/10.

[decensus]

I am a huge fan of the underlying message of this song, kinda gives hope to the cause

[aceofbassMrT]

thanks4 the suggestion youtube! cuz u know i wanna watch niki minaj.....right after i watch protest the hero:)

[BdonYoo]

YOUR FLESH MEANS MORE THAN YOU!!!!

[Lad0Barn0vi]

godlike!

[Misterhenriques]

Wow fLKommotioN I remember when his vid had like 900 views lol. Whaddya think of Album 3? I still find that they've yet to best Kezia.

[fLKommotioN]

@Misterhenriques

It's stylistically different than Kezia, and thus I find the two hard to compare.

As its own album, I love it with a passion I haven't loved an album with since Kezia. It's fucking awesome.

and yeah, I remember when my first video got a thousand views i was like yeah! and here we are, couple years later, No Stars Over Bethlehem is approaching 100k.

crazy.

[neilpeartrocks2112]

@fLKommotioN Fortress is awesome in its own way, Kezia is awesome in its own way, Scurrilous is awesome in its own way. All of these albums are fucking unique and have an equal amount of songs that send shivers down my spine. this band will NEVER get old to me. Everytime i listen to a PTH song again, i notice something different in it than the last time i listened to it. its fucking awesome! i love this band <3

[phoenix743]

@Misterhenriques Foolish words... Kezia was beaten the day Fortress was written. Kezia was great, but the lesser of the three.

[fLKommotioN]

@phoenix743

i beg to differ. i'd say, holistically as an album, kezia was better than fortress. The album offered a deep, captivating story, achieving a unity as a piece of art few albums manage to. the style here is protest's own, and while the same could be said for fortress, i feel that is to a lesser extent. The atmosphere achieved by Kezia is almost unrivaled, and for that reason alone holds a spot of prestige in my musical halls.

that said, scurrilous is a monster.

[Misterhenriques]

@fLKommotioN That;s a well stated opinion, sir, and I'll agree that their new album > fortress. But I still think everything pales in comparison to Kezia. One can tell, just by listening, how much work PTH put into Kezia. Everything flows and is beautiful, one couldn't ask for more from an album (Furthermore, the concept is more than touching.... I'd go as far as saying it's molesting).

[fLKommotioN]

@Misterhenriques

and while i can entirely understand what you're saying, scurrilous does things to my ears that have never been done before. the instrumental work is degraded by even the most crystalline words, and the vocals (although not necessarily the lyrics in and of themselves) are flawless.

i swear to god, it's changed me.

[CSB008]

@fLKommotioN i agree, kezia was more like a group of songs that all worked together on a single theme, whereas fortress seems to have more "single" songs, or songs that stand alone. however, fortress is still great, some great songs on there too.

[Misterhenriques]

@phoenix743 You're telling e my words are foolish on a subjective topic? Aren't you the newly crowned Duke of dumbass. Fortress is vastly over-produced, and sounds really mainstream. Kezia is full of raw unbridled energy and emotion, I've found their past two albums lacking in this category- and that means more than words can express, to me. Thus my words aren't foolish, they're precise, and well-guided. Should you prefer fortress or whatever their new album is called that's your business.

[jujululu222]

@Misterhenriques I wouldn't say Fortress is mainstream...at all

[Misterhenriques]

@jujululu222 In contrast to Kezia, yeah- I'd say it is. Kezia is radiant, while Fortress and Scurrilous are really quite good, but I find them wanting. Arif is and always will be a genius though.

[moonerjamerson]

@Misterhenriques In my opinion, Kezia was their best work. I love the rawness whereas in contrast, Fortress and Scurrilous is a bit technical and mainstream.

[TisCaddo]

@moonerjamerson I agree that Kezia was their best work, but Fortress was alright as well, not saying it was near as awesome as Kezia and Scurrilous (personal opinion) was just a waste of talent that could have been used elsewhere :-/

[fLKommotioN]

@TisCaddo

I strongly disagree that Fortress was a waste of talent. I mean, sure, label it with the disclaimer "personal opinion", but like, come on, these guys made a kick ass album. their music goes so many places, and even if it wasn't their most unique piece of work, fortress was still a damn original album. they provide a heavier side that they don't flesh out so much now, and they did some really cool, mathy instrumentals that can't just go unappreciated.

[DDochertyD94]

@fLKommotioN well the thing is, more emotion went into Kezia reasons behinds their songs /lyrics. but fortress is more of a face melter album. either way i love PTH!

[moonerjamerson]

@fLKommotioN Fortress and Scurrilous were good albums, but Kezia was a great album. I love all three in the end though just one more than the other.

[TisCaddo]

@fLKommotioN I never stated that Fortress was a waste of talent, I may have misword it. It was meant to say exactly as it says :> "Fortress was alright as well, not saying it was near as awesome as Kezia" then I should have put, but didn't "BUT Scurrilous (personal opinion) was just a waste of talent that could have been used elsewhere :-/" just replace the word AND before Scurrilous in my statement with but and I think it becomes a tad clearer :3

[fLKommotioN]

@TisCaddo

You think Scurrilous was a waste of talent????

I did totally misread that, haha my mistake, i see now what you're saying.

And as a result, I disagree even more.

[TisCaddo]

@fLKommotioN Well, at the end of the day, everyone still has their own opinions :>

[fLKommotioN]

@TisCaddo

Ah, but 'tis my goal to dissuade one from their opinions if they do not match my own, for the world should be nought but what i see.

but no seriously, it's fine to have opinions and all, but it's not fine that you think scurrilous was a waste of talent. we can't be friends haha.

[TisCaddo]

@fLKommotioN Our friendship, is now over then. Good day sir and/or madam.

[fLKommotioN]

@TisCaddo

Do I truly read like I could be a female?

Hmm, this is more troublesome than your opinion about scurrilous, and, indeed, it won't do at all.

[TisCaddo]

@fLKommotioN I said good day! *blink blink* XD!

[Misterhenriques]

@phoenix743 But kindly refrain from calling me foolish, , I've as it's most uncalled for. Secondly I've seen PTH live like 5 times, and no tour was as epic as when they just dropped Kezia.

[neilpeartrocks2112]

musically, Fortress had more diversity between songs and such, but there are still some riffs in Kezia that literally make my penis tingle. Also, Kezia's concept is so interestinghe fact that each section of the album is a different part of a greater story amazes me. Fortress is where they started the whole thing where they repeat lyrics a lot, which is pretty cool too. Also, Jame's vocal range is very noticeable in songs like Sequoia Throne, the song that convinces people he has a godly voice

[fLKommotioN]

@neilpeartrocks2112

>Jame's vocal range is very noticeable in songs like Sequoia Throne

>Jame's vocal range

>Jame's

wtfamireading.jpg

[saxman076]

@neilpeartrocks2112 Who's Jame?

[neilpeartrocks2112]

@saxman076 fuck ok wrong placement of apostrophe haha please forgive me

[fLKommotioN]

@neilpeartrocks2112

you realize the vocalists name is Rody, right?

what a redundant question, of course you don't, my apologies. Allow me to rephrase.

The vocalists name is Rody, just so you know.

Much better.

Have a grand day.

[neilpeartrocks2112]

@fLKommotioN umm no Rody is his nickname... his real name is James R. Walker.

[fLKommotioN]

@neilpeartrocks2112

>mfw I'm super absurdly wrong

my apologies, I wasn't aware (once again, clearly a redundancy; apparently that is the purpose of speech: to eliminate the need for thought).

[shazbot16]

@fLKommotioN at least you're not a dick about being wrong.

[fLKommotioN]

@shazbot16

uh.. thanks.

unless you're

>implying I'm a dick when I'm not wrong

[saxman076]

@neilpeartrocks2112

Dude. I was serious. I really didn't know that was his real name. I'm sorry :(

[alexthedude07]

Does protest the hero have any other songs that sound anything like 3:45 - 6:24?

i honestly don't like protest the hero that much, but i loved this whole part.

or what is another band that sounds like this?

[SkateNotSkid]

Everyone I know loves these guys. Considering they're from my town lol

[DarkHisagi17]

fuckin amazing song, best ive ever heard from them besides bloodmeat. Lol they called kezia a whore haha

[bboytychi]

to think highschoolers had the skill to play and the mind to write such amazing and meaningful songs...im inspired

[rushfan992]

they played this in Houston, it was amazing!

[h0ttz0mbie]

This song is too amazing..

[Sitrukpiano]

Trying to learn to play this on piano... Can do the first 2:30 so far after a day of practicing :D

[StmpFIN]

Can there be a better band in the world than Protest the Hero? Hell no. They're coming to Finland on June, I really need to see them live!!

[xZak777x]

Fucking love this album. Protest the Hero makes babies have orgasms.

[uncyslamdunc]

I think this is the best song ever

[Tyrelskeetskeet15]

they all shout whore after no women no women no women is a whore lol

[fatkidwithunibrow]

fucking four dilikes compared to 60 + thousand views <3

[itsanonionFOOL]

Great fucking band. Even if they are Canadian.

[dawnsfistandfriends]

@itsanonionFOOL its BECAUSE they are canadian. face it, we have better artists. not to mention we dont auto tune the fuck out of there voices to make it acceptable.

[eqjr93]

@dawnsfistandfriends but u guys gave rise to justin beiber which pretty much tarnishes canadas reputation of having good musicians even though u guys have alot of good bands justin beiber just make u guys look like shit lol. but still pth is one of the best bands around these days

[maju36able]

@dawnsfistandfriends that was a retarded comment sir

[666godofmetal]

I don't normally enjoy breakdowns, but when I do, I prefer Protest the Hero.

[AZNman11111]

now im gonna sound dumb here, but in the song i never heardwhere rody finishes the line "no woman is a whore"

i heard "no woman" a few times but i never heard is a whore. where is it in the song?

[fLKommotioN]

@AZNman11111

after rody says no woman about eight times, "is a whore" is done as a group vocal/yell thing. at 4:43, it's actually done in the background of Rody saying "woman" for the last time.

[AZNman11111]

@fLKommotioN ohhh ok. thanks! i hear it now :)

[bowlofkittehs]

@AZNman11111

It's at four minutes , fourty three seconds , rody says no women , then they all chant is a whore behind him

[ThePaool]

@AZNman11111 after he says it a few times, the backup vocals scream it, i didnt hear it the first time i heard the song either :)

[aaronasphyxiat3d]

omg people just stfu and enjoy the damn song. you're either watching the video because you like protest or have no life and wanna criticize music. i like both Atreyu, and Protest The Hero, in fact, i just bought a PTH shirt a few hours ago. doesn't matter who's better, thats all a matter of opinion, you people cant seem to grasp that. so stop bitching and listen to music.

[fLKommotioN]

All Comments: 248

Comments related to the Atreyu fanboy: 249

You guys shutting the fuck up about it: priceless.

[alldayerrday4200]

Whoever the fuck thinks Atreyu is better than Protest obviously has no real concept of musical talent. I'm sorry, but whoever the fuck does the screaming for Atreyu must have a 100 clothespins attached to their ballsack to produce that type of "singing". They are talented at their instruments, however. All I'm saying is: Protest > Gay faggot screaming.

[sevenxbullets]

@porkychopy11

You were fucked by giant lion?

atreyu is much better than protest the hero?

pffff please go to the veterinary...

[killaMJ4451]

I ment to vote your comment up -____-@sevenxbullets

[ripper922]

puta que me pariu, que música linda *-*

[Yunghunt79]

DEAR JAEYSUS. I cannot stop listening to these magical beings.

[knivesxgunfights]

Probably the best story focused album...ever.

[vengefall]

@knivesxgunfights Probably not the best ever, you're putting this up against The Wall and Sgt. Pepper with that statement, lol. Probably my favorite song though.

[knivesxgunfights]

@vengefall True, i should've specified Metal

[DemonInJerseyCity]

@vengefall and Dark Side Of The Moon, and every Mars Volta album, and countless other albums.