Leitmotif and Movement: A Father and Son Musical Journey Podcast - Episode 52 - Protest the Hero's "Fortress"
About this episode
The episode features an in-depth analysis of Protest The Hero's 'Fortress' and highlights independent music acts.
Welcome to the rock history class you actually want to take! In this electrifying 52nd installment, Mike and Michael tackle one of the most intense, rewarding, and structurally mind-bending musical contrasts they've ever attempted on the show. We jumpstart the episode with The Art of Discovery , highlighting three groundbreaking independent acts carving out brilliant spaces in the underground scene: - Nantes, France's emotional, cinematic post-rock outfit We Left In June -The mythical, atmosphere-drenched melodic black metal force Eveale hailing from the depths of The Woodland Realm - The crushing, introspective nu-gaze soundscapes of Kansas City, MO’s very own Endrid . From there, we brace ourselves for our main feature: an extensive, track-by-track dissection of Protest The Hero’s 2008 progressive metal masterpiece, " Fortress .” Together, we analyze the absolute controlled chaos of this record, breaking down how the dizzying, high-speed mathematical precision of guitarists Luke Hoskin and Tim Millar is anchored flawlessly by the not so secret sauce rhythm section of drummer Moe Carlson and funk-influenced bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi. Finally, we pivot to Michael’s Journey to…
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