In relation to rock and metallic releases, there are a number of that took a loooooonng time to return out. Albums like Weapons N’ Roses’ Chinese language Democracy with its 15 years of manufacturing, Software’s Concern Inoculum and its 13 years since 10,000 Days got here out, and the 22 fucking years it took for My Bloody Valentine to launch mbv instantly come to thoughts.
However for us tremendous nerdy metalheads that love rock operas within the fashion of Styx, Queen, Iron Maiden, and even Bruce Springsteen about an iconic Capcom platformer videogame collection often called Mega Man, the day has lastly come.
Nashville’s personal Protomen have lastly — FUCKING FINALLY — introduced the discharge date to Act III: This Metropolis Made Us. Your entire album shall be in and out the palms of followers on January 9, 2026. Their first two full-length studio efforts have been idea albums that advised a canonical story titled Act I and Act II: The Father of Demise, which launched in 2005 and 2009, respectively. Since then, followers have been anxiously awaiting Act III not just for new music, however to study what occurs subsequent within the story. Meaning followers may have waited virtually 17 years for this launch.
Certain, the band’s put out a tune right here and there through the years from Act III, however a variety of their time in latest historical past was spent on a reside album of Queen covers and a canopy album stuffed with kick ass 80s tunes. Followers of their remark sections have been always asking about Act III, however earlier this month they dropped the date and commenced releasing new songs over on Soundcloud. Anybody that purchased the album there was getting new tracks each week till the album comes out. And as a type of of us I gotta say that thus far this one undoubtedly lives as much as the hype.
So mainly, should you haven’t gathered it from this put up, I’m fucking stoked for Act III: This Metropolis Made Us to get formally launched. I’m stoked for them to go on tour as a result of their reveals are electrical as all get out. However principally, I’m fucking stoked as a result of this implies extra individuals are going to understand how fucking superior The Protomen actually are.
