Vagrant signs Protest The Hero

by Vagrant

Vagrant has signed Whitby, Ontario's Protest The Hero. The quintet will see the first US release of their 2005 full length Kezia, previously only available in Canada via Underground Operations.

A Punknews.org review described the band as "the aggression of thrash metal, the intensity and passion of hardcore punk, and the crooning of emo-tinged vocals." The album itself is a 'situational requiem', similar to a concept album in that it tells a story. It is an elegy of a young woman's (Kezia's) execution, chronicled from the perspective of three characters. Each character is designated a section containing three songs, with a single retrospective finale concluding the album.

The album will be released on April 4th, 2006 and prior to that, they have dates lined up supporting The Bled. In addition, they will spend February on a tour with The Fall of Troy.

DateCityVenueWith
February 7, 2006Levittown, NYRitualThe Fall of Troy
February 8, 2006New York, NYContinentalThe Fall of Troy
February 9, 2006Montclair, NJBloomfield Ave Caf351The Fall of Troy
February 10, 2006Bucksport, METhe KaveThe Fall of Troy
February 11, 2006Latham, NYSaratoga WinnersThe Fall of Troy
February 12, 2006Binghamton, NYSUNY Old Union HallThe Fall of Troy
February 13, 2006Buffalo, NYThe Buffalo IconThe Fall of Troy
February 14, 2006Detroit, MIAlvin'sThe Fall of Troy
February 15, 2006Covington, KYThe MadhatterThe Fall of Troy
February 16, 2006Indianapolis, INEmerson TheatreThe Fall of Troy
February 17, 2006Grand Rapids, MISkelletonesThe Fall of Troy
February 18, 2006Dekalb, IlThe House caf351The Fall of Troy
February 19, 2006Madison, WIThe LoftThe Fall of Troy
February 20, 2006Iowa City, IAGabe's OasisThe Fall of Troy
February 21, 2006Omaha, NESokol UndergroundThe Fall of Troy
February 22, 2006Colorado Springs, COThe Black SheepThe Fall of Troy
February 24, 2006Seattle, Wa.El CorazonThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
February 25, 2006Portland, ORHawthorne TheatreThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
February 26, 2006San Francisco, CABottom of the HillThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
February 28, 2006Fresno, CAThe BelmontThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 1, 2006Los Angeles, CATroubadourThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 2, 2006Anaheim, CaChain ReactionThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 3, 2006San Diego, CASOMAThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 4, 2006Tempe, AZThe ClubhouseThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 5, 2006El Paso, TXT-loungeThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 6, 2006Dallas, TXThe DoorThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 8, 2006Houston, TXJava JazzThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 10, 2006Tampa, FLThe OrpheumThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 11, 2006W. Palm Beach, FLRays Downtown BluesThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 12, 2006Orlando, FLTBAThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 14, 2006Atlanta, GAMasqueradeThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 15, 2006Charlotte, NCTremont Music HallThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 16, 2006Baltimore, MDThe OttobarThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 17, 2006Randolph, NJObsessionsThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 18, 2006Worcester, MAThe Palladium UpstairsThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 19, 2006New York, NYThe Knitting FactoryThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 21, 2006Philadelphia, PANorthstarThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 25, 2006Rochester, NYSteel City music HallThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 26, 2006Cleveland, OHGrog ShopThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 28, 2006Detroit, MIAlvin'sThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
March 29, 2006St. LouisTBAThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
April 5, 2006Spokane, WAFat TuesdaysThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
April 6, 2006Boise, IDThe VenueThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
April 7, 2006Salt Lake City, UTLo Fi Caf351The Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
April 8, 2006Las Vegas, NVJillian'sThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn
April 9, 2006Tucson, AZRialto TheatreThe Bled, Since By Man, As Cities Burn