Contents • • • • • • • • • • Overview [ ] Fortress was recorded at Silo Studios in during the summer of 2007. The album contains 10 tracks broken into three movements, separated by piano interludes, and is approximately 41 minutes in length. The band has stated that the sound is similar to but with a 'less poppy and more technical metal' influence. Fortress does not revolve around a single concept, unlike their previous album. Instead, it is more akin to 'goddess worship in the tradition of,' according to their bassist and lyricist Arif Mirabdolbaghi: 'It has to do with goddess worship, and how there has been this degendering of the Lord and Savior, and the suppressed feminine. A lot of it is based in Genghis Khan and old Irish Mythology, about the rise and fall of the Goddess of the forest.

[The theme] can be more appreciated by more people. If I had to reduce it to its simplest form, the concept is about the re-emerging of goddess worship and the erosion of faith in scientific process.' Also, states lead singer Rody Walker: 'This album is nothing to be intellectualized. All talk of wonder, pathos and optimism aside. I feel it’s a very natural progression for us. A natural progression into further obscurity.

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I am of the belief a lot of the people who work for us were hoping for a stab at a more commercially viable album, however we wrote what we wanted without linear boundaries and created something less commercial than ever. Some fans of the band will hate it. And some people who hate the band will love it. All others can rot.' Singles [ ] In January, a music video was shot for the song 'Bloodmeat', which is available on the. As of December 11, 'Bloodmeat' is available for download on the Canadian iTunes Music Store.

Additionally, the band released the song 'Sequoia Throne' on their MySpace page audio player, but was later replaced with 'Bloodmeat'. A music video for the song ' was filmed and released in April, and was also made available on the MuchMusic website.

Another video, this one for 'Palms Read', began filming in September under director Sean Michael Turrell, and was released in late October. Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating (A) (82%) Punknews.org Fortress debuted at #95 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart with first week sales of 7,600 copies, also managing #10 spot on the Billboard Top Independent Album chart. In Canada, the album achieved #1 status the first week of its release. Named this album one of his favourite albums of 2008 on his official web page. Fortress, like its predecessor Kezia, achieved universal acclaim with high regards from many major publications, receiving a comprehensive score of 86 on making it the 12th best reviewed album on the site for 2008. Tyler Patrick Munro of SputnikMusic states: 'The album improves on everything established on Kezia (right down to the much more natural sounding piano codas), and it does so without the sometimes blatant repetition of its predecessor.'

He cites the track 'Bone Marrow,' stating: 'While 'Bone Marrow' places more emphasis on the underpinning synths of the first two tracks, its heavy orchestration still takes a backseat to its varying structure, which fluidly transits from hyper-melodic up-tempo to ball-crushing gutturals and chugged syncopation, all of which are made twice as effective by the interwoven bass slapping,' and compares the style of the opener 'Bloodmeat' to the dissonance of. Hanson, also reviewing for Sputnikmusic, writes: '[W]ith Fortress, Protest the Hero have almost shed all of their past imperfections and crafted something really special,' going on to praise frontman Rody Walker for his vocal range and improvement since Kezia.

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