Protest The Hero have announced that they will be joining forces with record label Razor & Tie, Sony Music and Spinefarm to release their yet-to-be-named fifth studio album. The release follows a successful Indiegogo campaign which saw fans donate towards the creation of the record.
The band will hit the road in support of the record, with promises of shows well into 2014.
Unconventionally, the record will be released via Razor & Tie in the United States, Sony Music in Canada and Spinefarm in the rest of the world.
Read a statement regarding the complicated funding process here:
“Our successful crowd funding campaign allowed us a new level of both artistic and business minded freedom. We had the pleasure of recording an album with budgets and deadlines created only by ourselves and we think the project benefited the world over because of that. We can’t thank our dedicated contributors enough for putting us in the driver seat. It has been an arduous process because we have had to create two completely different packages for this album. One will be the exclusive release which will only go to people who contributed to our campaign. The other is going to be the more standard release which we hope everyone will see on record store shelves (and digitally, of course).
We realized pretty quickly after recording that we were going to need some help with the distribution of the traditional release. We knew we wanted our album to be available around the world in as many formats as possible. With this in mind, and with our new found sense of control we have teamed up with some new pals. All of which are completely on board with our non-traditional view moving forward. No advances, no multi-record deals, no hidden agendas. We hope you are able to get your hands on at least one of these versions of our new album, regardless of where you are in the world. It’s scary, but wonderful to say… this album absolutely would not have been possible without the generosity and support of those who contributed to the making of our new album. We will forever be in your debt!”
Keep your eyes peeled for a release date in the near future.