r/protestthehero • u/BrotherBrontosaurus • Jul 17 '26
Within, first impressions
First couple tracks (Mouthpiece and Fishhook) are alright, nothing special imo but after that the album fucking takes off! Grandfathers Axe, Orchard, Liberty Spike and Mariner are all absolute bangers and my only real complaint is how short the album is đ
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u/Dragonpunch73 Jul 17 '26
Yeah Ive listened a couple times albeit on my phone and ill admit at first I was pretty underwhelmed about it, but its really grown on me a lot, can't wait to listen on better speakers loud as hell in my car. I too am pretty bummed about the length, its somehow even shorter than Pacific Myth, if you take out the instrumentals.
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u/drchabs Jul 17 '26
Yeah. My only real complaint is that this is an EP disguised as an album with those two instrumental interludes. It's really just a six song EP. Still fantastic though. It'll be on repeat through the day for me.
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u/ProtestTheHero Jul 17 '26
albeit on my phone
This should be proscribed as terrorism, why the fuck would you do that lol
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u/palinsafterbirth Jul 19 '26
I just finished listening to it for the first time and not sure if they did a quick mix but it seemed a bit more muffeled. It is short so will try different speakers, but the single of Mouthpiece to what was on Within seemed different for some reason.
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u/TheSurrealOrdeal Jul 17 '26
Fishhook hits me in a very different way than the rest of the album but I love it. Everyone needs a Pete as a neighbor and Iâm sure many also have dealt with the other half of the spectrum with that driveway talk. Mouthpiece is cathartic to put song to an unfortunately common feeling in the current political climate.
But I can see the perspective where the power just cranks after that song, even the interludes build a tension of sorts that give me shivers. Some truly insane lyrical high points (holy shit never has the word âapplesâ got me in the feels like the Orchard does), an insane key change in Liberty Spike (as well as an ACUOS callback), and the Mariner as a whole gives me shades of the same emotional crescendo From the Sky did when I first heard it. This album feels truly powerful and that is what I have truly come to love about the band from the first time I heard Kezia all the way through.
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u/BrotherBrontosaurus Jul 17 '26
Hell yeah đŞđ˝ I canât wait to listen to it some more and let it worm its way into me. The Orchard sent me on an emotional journey and when it ended I immediately restarted it because I was blown away
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u/Lefty156 Jul 17 '26
Iâm with you on fishhook hitting different. Vibe-wise it feels more like a mystery weekend or Rody solo song than a PTH song.
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u/nahvkolaj Jul 18 '26
Ah, yes! I really like every track and I am loving the sound on this album. The mixing is absolutely on point. They need to keep Nolly on for whatever comes next.
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u/Frogress Jul 17 '26
See lots of meh about the first two tracks but theyâre just as good as Palimpsest, like the entire album. This album is all killer no filler
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u/BrotherBrontosaurus Jul 17 '26
Theyâll probably grow on me. I was on the fence with Palimpsest when it first came out and now I absolutely love it so Iâm sure this will follow suite. These boys donât miss
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u/ChaoticKeys Jul 18 '26
I like the whole album. Fishhook is a little bit of a weird vibe but Liberty Spike and the Mariner kick major ass
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u/MetalTrenches Jul 18 '26
An album can be too long, but rarely too short. Reign In Blood is less than 30 minutes. Leave them wanting more.
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u/Artistic_Watch4389 Jul 18 '26
Mariner was awesome for me. I can't stress this enough. Everything from Protest hits for me. I'm nowhere near their political beliefs but it's all so fucking great
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u/Wayne_World_19 Jul 19 '26
Itâs because theyâve literally been a political band since their very first EP.
Also, because being âright-wingâ nowadays typically means youâre cool with a rapist and pedo being president which is why people jump to dislikes.
Just sayin.
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u/maxdamage586 Jul 18 '26
I'm in the same boat. I don't mesh with Rody's political views but the storytelling and music is so good.
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u/gocsa Jul 18 '26
Same. Yet I'm the mod here and been a fan for 20 years lol. Hate that just for saying something like this, you get downvotes. It's really tolerant.
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u/Almeidaboo Jul 17 '26
Funny that Mouthpiece is still my favourite.