Kezia (album)
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| Studio album by Protest the Hero | ||||
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 August 30, 2005 April 4, 2006 |
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| Recorded | 2004 - 2005 Hamilton, Ontario |
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| Genre | Progressive metal, mathcore | |||
| Length | 43:39 | |||
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Underground Operations Vagrant
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| Producer | Julius "Juice" Butty | |||
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| Absolutepunk.net | (88/100) |
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Kezia (/kəˈzaɪ.ə/ kə-ZY-ə) is the debut full-length album by the Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero, first released in Canada on August 30, 2005 by Underground Operations. It is a concept album about a young girl (Kezia) sentenced to death, told from the perspectives of the various players involved in her sentencing and execution.
Production began in late 2004 overseen by Julius "Juice" Butty as their producer-in-chief (known for his work on Alexisonfire's gold-selling album Watch Out!). After mounting anticipation from fans, Kezia was released in Canada on August 30, 2005 selling 500 copies in the first week and went on to sell more than 5000 copies in the next 2–3 weeks, not including off-stage sales at the several release parties and shows the band played the week of release. The American release on April 4, 2006 debuted with an online contest where the first one hundred album purchases were rewarded with an additional album - A Calculated Use of Sound, the 2004 reissue.
Kezia is a concept album, described by the band members as a "situationist requiem".
In an interview from July 2006, Rody Walker describes the concept of the album, "There are two ways to explain the concept behind "Kezia": the literal meaning of it and the deeper meaning behind it. The simple explanation is that you have three characters on the album who all describe a certain situation from their point of view, which is the execution of a woman. We chose a priest, a prison guard who's also the executioner and the woman in question, Kezia. They all have three songs to tell their story. In the first song they paint a general picture, the second track explains how the character feels connected to Kezia and the third one is their view on the shooting of Kezia. The last song on the album brings us as a band into the picture, although the lyrics are written in the form of Kezia's last words. The deeper meaning of the concept is the gradual downfall of our society. We tried to make the lyrics timeless, so the story could be situated in any time period. There are also political and social critical messages in it. Not that we bluntly say that we hate Tony Blair or George Bush, but more in general comments on the fact that religion and power are getting more intwined every day. The album is also about the responsibility that everyone has as a member of our society. It's your civil duty to act when you need to."
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