Kezia

I am only 3 songs into this album and am completely blown away. If you remember the feeling of your first listen to Metallica's Master of Puppets or Bodom's Follow the Reaper, where after each song you said to yourself it couldn't get any better, and yet it did. THIS is an album which does that. Absolutely phenomenal. I typically lean towards heavier, deeper vocals for my metal, but somehow this singer gives us a new perspective on metal, integrating a youthful, almost pop-like voice on top of brutally intelligent metal. Even more so, the album presents itself as not just a start and stop between each song, but a continuation upon one another. Every song moves so quickly through variations of tempo and melodies that by the time you have comprehended it, the next song has begun. This is truly a ground breaking album in our metal movement forward!! Bravo!

The quickest summary for this album is probably Incubus meets metalcore. There are roaming heavy riffs along with vocals somewhat reminiscent of Incubus' Science. Its hard to ignore the vocal style associated with Incubus.Theres a lot of energy on this CD. I don't think its quite breakthrough, however these guys are talented and have the potential to contribute something even more exciting than this. This is a really solid CD, but I think their best music is yet to come. This is one of the best acts to come from the metal genre recently, but they can improve on this.

This album is unreal! The band in general actually.. I have been listening to only Protest the Hero for about 4 months and I still can't get enough. Kezia is, in my opinion, their best album. After over a hundred plays all the way through I still discover new parts because there is so much going on!Don't think twice about buying this album

Protest The Hero is simply a phenomenal band. The instruments are insane, and the Rody's vocals are a force to be reckoned with. For any math/progressive metal fans.

Kezia is the debut full-length studio album by the Canadian band Protest The Hero. It was released in 2005 on Underground Operations. The record is a concept album which tells the story of a woman called Kezia's death from three different perspectives on one level, but serves as a political statement or social commentary on another level.The band have been described as many different things, such as Mathcore, Metalcore and Progressive Metal. They certainly mix elements of all three. It may sound a little clichéd, but its almost like a band playing a medley of different sections from dozens of different songs by all sorts of artists, like At The Gates, Children Of Bodom, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Sikth, Dillenger Escape Plan, Gallows, Parkway Drive, Coheed & Cambria, Fair To Midland, Funeral For A Friend and Panic At The Disco all at once. There's even a brief moment that calls Queensryche to mind. Its not they they specifically rip off any one of the individual artists mentioned, but just that they try so many things there'll be bits here and there that's a bit reminiscent of someone else.It's a very eclectic mix of influences. They can sometimes switch from one to another at the drop of a hat, and some of the songs are filled with so many different parts in different styles that it could almost be viewed as overwhelming. Rather than sounding muddled, confused, or cheesy, they somehow manage to pull off this mixture with an absolute flair and perfection. The song structures seem as though they should be obnoxiously bizzare but somehow they mysteriously manage to feel natural. Initially the sheer scale of the diversity and virtuosity may feel pretentious or ostentatious, but upon numerous repeat listens I've definitely come to believe that there isn't anything cynical at work here. It feels like a labour of love and not merely an exercise in wackiness.There's just such a brilliant spark of creativity, every single section in this gigantic puzzle of a record is brilliant in and of itself, and each one perfectly compliments the next, and indeed the next few along. Every song is a well thought out and surprising journey that flutters between styles, tempos, time-sigs and vocal styles in a way that somehow flows smoothly. There's no too-cheesy ballads or momentum-breaking intros to skip either. There aren't any out-of-place comedy vocals and nothing to take you out of the listening experience.Its difficult to choose highlights because every track is packed with countless memorable riffs, fun drum beats, inventive lyrics and sing-along vocal lines. If I had to choose a favourite however, it would probably be `Heretics & Killers.'Overall; I highly recommend Kezia. It's a super-technical yet super-melodic mixture of impressive virtuosity and catchy hooks with enough talent and interesting parts to fill up ten albums by less brilliant bands. It really rewards repeat listening and every spin will uncover a new little gem you never noticed before. If you have even the slightest interest in the band this is an absolute must-have.

Wahnsinns Album, zwischen Heavy Metal, Punk usw. die Songs sind als Konzept angelegt und strotzen nur so vor Ideen. Es geht dabei immer nach vorne und es wird zu keine Sekunde langweilig. Im Vergleich zu Ihren neueren Alben sind die Songs natürlich deutlicher weniger progressiv verfrickelt aber das tut dem Hörspaß auch nach vielen Jahren und Durchläufen keinen Abbruch.

Moins mélodiques que les deux suivant, Kezia se démarque par une plus grande agressivité dans les pièces, ce qui ne fait pas de mal et en fait un album dont je ne me fatigue pas.

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カナダ産カオティック・メタルコアバンドの１ｓｔ。メタルコアやスクリーモやらを混ぜた感じだが、実際にはジャンルは分類不能。ザクザク切り刻むリフが目まぐるしく展開し、流麗に弾いて見せたり爆走してみせたり、全く予想だにしない展開が次々迫ってくる。歌メロもキャッチャーなんだかどうなんだが分けわからなくなるほど展開が激しいが恐るべき聴きやすさ。激音アルバムとして驚異の完成度である"

割りと批判されがちな3rdですが、カッコいいと思うんですけどね、、リフが単純にカッコいい　前作のbloodmeat程のカッコ良さを持つリフは無いですが、全編に渡ってカッコいいです　ややクラシカル寄りになった傾向はありますが、ハードロックな鋭さも十分に感じられ、このバランスが最も好み、という方もいるのではないでしょうかまたアルバム全体としての楽曲構成にも磨きがかかっていて、大作感が前作よりも増していますボーカルが前作よりも声が太くて、特にメロディアスなラインを歌っているときはその成長ぶりが良く感じられます変拍子も勿論バンバン使われまくっていますが、複雑というよりむしろキャッチーな感じに作用していて良い意味で聴きやすいですなんというか、スルメアルバムですね　アルバム全体で聴けば聴くほど魅力が増していく作品です