''Pacific Myth'' is a subscription-based serial album and the fifth major release
by the Canadian
progressive metal
Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal music, heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified electric guitar, guitar-driven sound of the former with t ...
band
Protest the Hero
Protest the Hero is a Canadian progressive metal band from Whitby, Ontario. Originally named Happy Go Lucky, the band changed their name to Protest the Hero, then released their debut EP, '' Search for the Truth'', in 2002. In 2005, the band re ...
, distributed through the
online music subscription
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service
Bandcamp
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. Following the independent release of their
crowdfunded
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2013 album ''
Volition'', the band sought to explore alternative release methods and decided upon a subscription-like platform wherein subscribers could get access to the scheduled arrival of a new song every month.
Each of the songs, including artwork, lyrics, liner notes,
instrumental
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versions, and
high-quality downloads, were released through Bandcamp each month starting on October 15, 2015 with the first track, "Ragged Tooth," and ending on March 15, 2016 with the final track, "Caravan." The six songs effectively make up the band's fifth
EP, and
11th overall release, released to the public on November 18, 2016.
It is the band's first release with session member Cam McLellan on bass and full-time member Mike Ieradi on drums.
Track listing
Personnel
Band members
*Rody Walker – vocals
*Tim Millar – guitar, piano
*Luke Hoskin — guitar
*Mike Ieradi – drums
*Cam McLellan —
bass
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Other personnel
*Michael Ciccia (of
Mandroid Echostar) — guest vocals on "Cataract"
*Milen Petzelt-Sorace – strings on "Caravan"
*Cameron McLellan – engineering and production
*Dean Hadjichristou – percussion engineering
*Anthony Calabretta – mixing and mastering
*John Meloche – layout and direction
*Graham Curran – artwork for "Ragged Tooth," "Tidal," "Harbinger"
*Jeff Jordan – artwork for "Cold Water," "Cataract," "Caravan"
Charts
References
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Protest the Hero albums
2015 albums
2016 albums
2010s concept albums