protest the heros second album is a very technical album indeed,not quite mathcore as the structures arent as hard to figure out as some bands but there is a lot of guitar tweaking and pacey snapneck fidgeting all over the frets to make a sound that some will find overly invasive or not,my view is that at times its excessive and a little bit of showboating but the songs are what really matters and they do not play second fiddle to this technique.
This album contains tracks that build and twitch and then soar and are memorable as anything the band have ever done before,the songs dont sound stale in any way as they dont rest on a verse,chorus structure in truth,the album is filled with melodies in both the guitars and in the clean vocals which are more prominent than before,there are screams but they dont take a ruling stance at all,piano plays a part here in bringing rest to the edge driven character of the album and again that works very well,this wont suit all but there is a place in the market for protest the hero,of that im certain,they dont fit in comfortably with many other bands but thats never a bad thing in terms of creative flair but whether big time awaits remains to be seen,but this is a great album nonetheless.

Pretty much what "Filth Wizard" said. I love protest the hero since Kezia and been with em ever since. I was a little worried about this album because it sounded like they were trying some new stuff. They did a little, but it's still brilliant!! As good and maybe even better than their previous stuff

Buy it!

ok so i dont own it yet but i am one of those people who will go on myspace and check stuff out. having got the one before this the moment it cam out and it has never left my i pod or car i was worried that this record might go the way so many other bands do and pull something rubbish out that just makes you wanna cry. this has not happened. in fact far from it. this is a record that by far eclipses the other. it is harder and fuller the sound quality is better the arrangments are better and with every track you get everything you loved about the first and more. the scales the double bass drums the vocals from harsh to high.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THIS RECORD IS OUTSTANDING AND YOU NEED IT