Chorus.fm — *Protest the Hero* (http://absolutepunk.net/protestthehero) will headline a North American tour with *Maylene and the Sons of Disaster* (http://absolutepunk.net/maylene) and *Tesseract (http://www.myspace.com/tesseract) *as support. Dates are in the ... more info

Metalsucks — In yesterday’s post about 2011 being The Year Of The Prog Dork I somehow neglected to include one of the albums I’m most excited about: the follow-up to Protest the Hero’s jaw-dropping 2008 list-topper Fortress. Can ya feel me? That album now h... more info

Metalsucks — Protest the Hero’s studio update vids rule, and everyone else’s studio update vids drool. End of story. But I’ve already professed my love for PtH’s cinematic brilliance here and here with updates #1 and #2, respectively, of the recording of... more info

Metalsucks — And things like this are why I will forever argue that the Internet has done way more good than bad for the music industry. Stem tracks available to the public; cheap recording/editing technology; the ability to instantly spread anything. Tell me tha... more info

Metalsucks — I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating: I absolutely adore the fact that Protest the Hero actually put a ton of effort into making their studio videos funny / interesting / awesome instead of just stitching together a bunch of clips of dude... more info

Metalsucks — At what point does it become no longer acceptable to use “Protest the ____” as a headline for any story about Protest the Hero? Certainly not today. These Canadians seem to have a particular knack for creating interesting video content on the web... more info

Metalsucks — Last week we offered ya’ll the chance to win Protest the Hero’s new guitar tab book for Kezia. I s’pose this is a popular item, because lots of folks entered! Thankfully we have five of these puppies (kitties?) to send out: J-Rod: “CATACLYSM... more info

Metalsucks — Last week we offered up a four-pack of Metal Blade CDs including the latest from Woe of Tyrants, As I Lay Dying, Arma Gathas and Impious. In a bit of an unorthodox move, here is the winner I’ve chosen: Trux: “This is the first caption contest th... more info

The Newsroom — http://www.WatchMojo.com catches up with the band to find out if their name still holds the same meaning as it did when they started. more info

Metalsucks — I like it when new bands draw influences from various odd places across the metal spectrum and combine them into something that works just right, despite the seemingly cobbled together musical blueprint. In the case of Lawnguyland, NY’s Ultrageist,... more info