Fortress
by Protest the Hero
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: Jan 29, 2008
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. 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.
  2. AllMusic
    80
    Protest the Hero is having fun with their creativity here, and Fortress is a better album for it.
  3. NOW Magazine
    80
    Fortress stands out as gratifyingly heavy and heady.
  5. The A.V. Club
    100
    The follow-up [to "Kezia"], Fortress, mines similar territory but cranks the ferocity even higher.
  6. 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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  7. 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.
  8. cokemachineglow
    36
    Protest the Hero suck off the idea of metal tropes and also think they have a sense of humor.

Awards & Rankings

13
#13 Best Album of 2008
28
#28 Most Discussed Album of 2008

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 143
  3. Negative: 26 out of 143
  1. [Anonymous]
    Apr 1, 2008
    10
    Awesome. Just awesome
  2. Iggyl
    Mar 31, 2008
    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 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. Srious
    Mar 23, 2008
    10
    Anyone who calls this album "emo" or clearly has no clue what they are talking about. "Emo" has turned into some sort of blanket insult that Anyone who calls this album "emo" or clearly has no clue what they are talking about. "Emo" has turned into some sort of blanket insult that covers any type of metal that doesn't meet the precise genre definitions as decreed by some closed-minded metal know-it-all.… Full Review »
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