Protest the Hero

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Protest the Hero is an active Toronto progressive metal and hardcore band formed in Ontario in 1999. Its current artist-controlled Bandcamp profile explicitly identifies Toronto, Ontario, while current 2026 coverage places the group in the Toronto area and distinguishes its Whitby roots. The current official tour page lists European performances in July and August 2026. Together, these sources establish Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the band's current public professional base, with Whitby retained as formation history rather than substituted for a current city. The exact Spotify artist 6z3BjfmgvDUIHaJ0UPTtrQ aligns with the official protestthehero.ca site, the artist-controlled Bandcamp catalog, Apple Music artist 28721874, MusicBrainz artist 6318e724-7e6b-4e41-a35b-080065077c80, and Wikidata item Q172347. Protest the Hero released the eight-track album Within independently on July 17, 2026, following the June single Mouthpiece. Its music combines progressive metal, progressive hardcore, math rock, and punk with intricate guitar and drum writing and melodic vocals. The collision-reviewed Spotify catalog in Canada contains nineteen artist-led album and single containers from May 1, 2003 through July 17, 2026. MusicList counts fourteen album containers, two multi-track EPs, and three other singles. Provider editions, instrumental versions, deluxe versions, and live albums remain separate containers because the totals describe the current Spotify response rather than a reconstructed discography. Representative releases include A Calculated Use of Sound, Kezia, Fortress, Volition, Palimpsest, and Within. Current member and representation details are left unpublished where the available first-party pages do not clearly distinguish the 2026 recording and touring lineup. Public professional inquiries route through the artist-controlled Bandcamp contact function. MusicList does not reproduce direct contact details or social handles. Spotify media is displayed live with provider attribution and a monogram fallback.