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Fortress - Protest the Hero
Metascore
86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    The follow-up [to "Kezia"], Fortress, mines similar territory but cranks the ferocity even higher.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    90
    It's a scarily mature album for a bunch of 21 year olds to have recorded, and the pairing of its ambitious lyrical concepts and motivated songwriting is something to be admired.
  3. All Music Guide
    80
    Protest the Hero is having fun with their creativity here, and Fortress is a better album for it.
  4. Alternative Press
    80
    What makes Fortress much more than just a chain mail-clad sweep-picking clinic is the band's ability to weave bold melodies into the album's thudering riffage. [Feb 2008, p.116]
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  5. NOW Magazine
    80
    Fortress stands out as gratifyingly heavy and heady.
  6. Sputnikmusic
    80
    Despite the fact it can get a bit homogenous and maybe a tad over-the-top with its concept, Fortress is one of the most entertaining metal albums I've heard in a long time.
  7. cokemachineglow
    36
    Protest the Hero suck off the idea of metal tropes and also think they have a sense of humor.
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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 120 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 64
  3. Negative: 16 out of 64
  1. [Anonymous]
    10
    Awesome. Just awesome
  2. Iggyl
    3
    90? Oh man...I hope more critics review this album, because this album doesn't deserve this high rating at all. The band is really good with instruments, but this album is just a mess. It sounds like all the other metalcore bands out there.… Full Review »
  3. bob
    5
    This website needs to raise its limit for the amount of reviews required to make an album considered the highest rated for 2008. Even looking at past years, its a joke that some of these albums have such high ratings when there are reviews that would lower the overall score that metacritic is too lazy to go back and correct.… Full Review »
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