Whitby, Ontario based hardcore/progressive outfit PROTEST THE HERO recently announced the following dates for their Canadian Christmas tour (venues TBA):

November

26 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
27 - Newfoundland

December

12 - Hamilton, Ontario
13 - Toronto, Ontario
16 - London, Ontario
17 - St Catherines, Ontario
18 - Kingston, Ontario
19 - Montreal, Quebec
20 - Ottawa, Quebec

Guitarist Tim Millar has issued the following update:

"You can get tickets to all the upcoming Canadian shows here . We're going to be playing or as we said "Farting out" Fortress start to finish and it's going to be the last time we'll be playing in a while and first and probably last time we play 'Bone Marrow'. We're going to be focusing on the new record in the new year and not be doing any shows until it's done. Probably the best reason to come would be to see our new hilarious haircuts. We're the least hairy we've been since we were 16 year old punks. I might start spiking my hair again.

For those of you that are the contesters, you can win free tickets here, where you get some treats from us and the chance to stand side stage where it's probably sounds the worst, and the view is just the backs of our heads and our fat asses but hey, it's free tickets.

So hope to see everyone out at these shows."

Protest The Hero's new CD/DVD Gallop Meets The Earth is released via Underground Operations/Universal Music Canada and Vagrant Records in the US.

The tracklist is as follows: 'Sequoia Throne', 'No Stars Over Bethlehem', 'Bloodmeat', 'The Dissentience', 'Palms Read', 'Blindfolds Aside', 'Goddess Bound', 'Goddess Gagged', 'Spoils', 'Nautical', 'Limb from Limb'.

Details:

- Full live sold out Sound Academy set audio disk
- DVD of the show in HD
- 5.1 Surround sound DVD
- Directors cut with documentary of the set and the whole show day; load in to after-party
- Bonus archive of all Protest The Hero music videos
- Bonus Whistler Outback ski adventure video
- Four live tour videos cut overtop of studio audio tracks
- Wake And Funnel beer adventure bonus feature
- Stop moshing bonus feature piece
- Protest The Hero show rider access bonus
- An angry letter from a fan