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PTH來自加拿大安大略省Whitby(惠特比)市,最初由主唱Rody Walker、吉他手Tim Millar、吉他手/鍵盤手Luke Hoskin、鼓手Morgan "Moe" Carlson以及貝斯手Arif Mirabdolbaghi組建而成,很難得的是, 更多>
小簡介
PTH來自加拿大安大略省Whitby(惠特比)市,最初由主唱Rody Walker、吉他手Tim Millar、吉他手/鍵盤手Luke Hoskin、鼓手Morgan "Moe" Carlson以及貝斯手Arif Mirabdolbaghi組建而成,很難得的是,PTH一直保持著他們的原始陣容,從未曾有所更換。
樂隊首張EP《A Calculated Use of Sound》(《聲音的有計劃運用》)在2003年發(fā)行,其中膾炙人口的單曲“These Colours Don't Run”(“這些顏色不要融化”)在唱片發(fā)行后不久即紅遍了整個加拿大安大略省,而PTH也隨著這支作品的走紅接下了若干現(xiàn)場表演的合約。并在2004年一舉贏得“加拿大獨立音樂大獎”的最佳金屬樂隊獎。
2005年,樂隊帶來了令歌迷們期待已久的首張正式專輯《Kezia》(《基洗亞》,《圣經(jīng)》中約伯的次女,編者注),更加模糊的風格界限和愈發(fā)成熟的演奏技巧,人們不難從作品中嗅到PTH這支年輕樂隊的駕馭更復(fù)雜音樂的野心。不僅僅如此,樂隊還分別為專輯中的三支歌曲“The Divine Suicide of K”(“K的神圣自殺”)、“Blindfolds Aside”(“盲眼的旁白”)以及“Heretics and Killers”(“異教徒和殺手”)拍攝了精彩的MTV,新穎的構(gòu)思和創(chuàng)意讓這三部作品很快成為了電視臺的熱播曲目。另外,同樣是出自《Kezia》專輯中的歌曲“Divinity Within”(“神性的本質(zhì)”)與“Bury the Hatchet”(“停戰(zhàn)”)更是被電腦游戲廠商看中,分別被收錄進了“NHL07”(NHL冰球2007)以及著名的Xbox游戲“Guitar Hero II”(吉他英雄2)當中。PTH首張專輯所帶來的榮譽還遠不止這些。2006年,樂隊先后榮獲“加拿大音樂周獨立音樂獎”最佳樂隊殊榮,以及國際性音樂盛會“CASBY Award”(“加拿大獨立及另類音樂獎”)大獎。并且,PTH的樂手們還成為了ESP等多家著名樂器品牌的全球性代言人。
毫無疑問,PTH的驚人實力還在繼續(xù)震撼著整個重型樂壇。2007年1月,在眾人的掌聲與喝彩聲尚未消散之際,PTH已經(jīng)開始投入到了他們新的音樂創(chuàng)作當中。同年8月,樂隊完成了他們第二張專輯的全部錄制工作,并開始踏上了著名的“Vans Warped Tour”巡演。新專輯《Fortress》(《堡壘》)在2008年初于Vagrant Records公司旗下發(fā)行。癲狂而神經(jīng)質(zhì)的超高頻嘶吼,Progressive與新古典主義速彈相結(jié)合的高速吉他演奏,別出心裁的Riff與極流暢的旋律水乳交融,而脫胎于Hardcore的兇悍鼓擊則完全展現(xiàn)出了一種更加技術(shù)化的水準,PTH再次彰顯出了他們天才式的瘋狂!而在歌詞中,樂隊直接地探討了女神崇拜以及被西方主流宗教壓抑了幾千年的女性地位話題。同樣,來自東方的成吉思汗與古老的愛爾蘭神話也成為了貝司手Arif創(chuàng)作歌詞的靈感之源。
PROTEST THE HERO并不僅僅是一支年輕的音樂團體和對最先鋒重型搖滾樂模式的解構(gòu)與再造,他們更代表了一種面對生活中艱難與挫折時的勇氣與力量,是一種從憤怒與批判中提煉出的信念和責任,一種與生俱來的、卻不僅僅源于青春期荷爾蒙的對自由的向往、碰撞與抗爭!!!
Combining technical metal and post-hardcore instincts, Whitby, Ontario's Protest the Hero comprised Rody Walker (vocals), Tim Millar (guitar/vocals), Luke Hoskin (guitar/vocals), Moe Carlson (drums), and Arif Mirabdolbaghi (bass/vocals). Starting as many bands do -- with a common musical passion found among high school friends -- Protest the Hero worked hard on developing their own identity; their sound soon became reminiscent of a combination of Coheed & Cambria, At the Drive-In, and Every Time I Die. They released the 7" Search for the Truth on Canada's Underground Operations in 2001 and followed up two years later with the EP A Calculated Use of Sound. Their music was getting noticed around the country, as they won Best Indie Metal Band at the 2004 Indie Music Awards in Toronto and had multiple appearances on the Canadian music channel MuchMusic. Relentless touring continued with a range of bands from Korn and Limp Bizkit to Bigwig and Sum 41. Protest the Hero issued their full-length, Kezia, a sort of concept album referred to by the band as a "situationist requiem," in 2005. Signing with Vagrant in early 2006, Kezia was re-released in the United States that April. In 2008, the band released its second album, Fortress.