So I just discovered this band yesterday. I've heard about them on this forum for quite a while, and I asked my friend to give me a CD...so he gave me Fortress. Just listened to it yesterday/today and....
HOLY SHIT THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME. What an incredible band...normally I'm not a fan of really heavy/technical stuff like this, but for some reason, Protest the Hero is really defying the trend for me. It's like the technical and heavy side of Fall of Troy, meets the harmonies and delicate treatment of melody of Muse, meets the insanity of Pain of Salvation...SO COOL. So far, standouts for me are: Bloodmeat, Spoils and Bone Marrow. But that's only on the first few listens through...I need to hear more to make a definite decision on favorite tracks.