PROTEST THE HERO will release their fourth studio album, Volition, on October 29th via Sony Music Entertainment in Canada and Razor & Tie in the US. The album artwork can be seen below:

Volition tracklisting:

'Clarity'

'Drumhead Trial'

'Tilting Against Windmills'

'Without Prejudice'

'Yellow Teeth'

'Plato’s Tripartite'

'A Life Embossed'

'Mist'

'Underbite'

'Animal Bones'

'Skies'

'Clarity' lyric video:

Pre-order the album in various bundles at this location.

Following a successful crowd funding campaign with Indiegogo, Protest The Hero have announced that the company will be the sponsor of their first Europe/ UK tour of the Volition album cycle. The tour begins in Germany on January 6th and ends in Holland on February 8th. Supporting will be TESSERACT, THE SAFETY FIRE, INTERVALS.

Protest The Hero will celebrate the release of Volition with a 30-date North American tour commencing November 7th in Ottawa. The tour will cover Canadian and US major markets. UK band ARCHITECTS will join Protest for the tour. Rotating the opening slots will be AFFIANCE and THE KINDRED. Tickets for the tour will go on sale September 6th and 7th.

Volition tour dates:

November

7 - Ottawa, ON - Ritual
8 - Montreal, QC - Tulipe
9 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
12 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crock's
13 - Winnipeg, MB - Union Hall
14 - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon
15 - Edmonton, AB – Avenue Theatre
16 - Calgary, AB - The Gateway
18 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue
19 - Portland OR - The Branx
20 - Seattle WA - El Corazon
22 - San Francisco CA - Slim's
23 - Los Angeles CA- The Roxy
24 - San Diego CA - Soma Side Stage
25 - Tempe AZ - Club Red
26 - Albuquerque NM - Launchpad
27 - Denver CO - Summit
29 - Dallas TX - The Door
30 - Houston TX - Warehouse Live

December

2 - Atlanta GA- Masquerade
3 - Orlando FL - The Beacham
5 - Greensboro NC - Greene Street Club
6 - Cleveland OH - Agora Ballroom
7 - Chicago IL - Bottom Lounge
8 - Detroit MI - Magic Stick
10 - Pittsburgh PA - Mr Smalls
11 - Baltimore MD - Ottobar
13 - New York NY - Gramercy
14 - Worcester MA - The Palladium Upstairs
15 - Philadelphia PA - The Trocadero

January

6 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
7 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
8 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben
11 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Fängelset
12 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
14 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
16 - Aarschot, Belgium - De Klinker
17 - Paris, France - Divan du Monde
18 - Toulouse, France - Le Saint Des Seins
19 - Madrid, Spain - Copernico
20 - Barcelona, Spain - SalaBoveda
22 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
23 - Milan, Italy - Zoe Club
24 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
25 - Wien, Austria - Szene
26 - Budapest, Hungary - DürerKert
28 - München, Germany - Backstage
29 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
30 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg - Rockhal
31 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik

February

1 - Brighton, England - Concorde 2
2 - Birmingham, England - O2 Academy2
4 - Sheffield, England - Corporation
5 - Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
6 - Manchester, England - Academy2
7 - London, England - The Electric Ballroom
8 - Dordrecht, Holland - Bibelot