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Christmas a month early

I got my copy of the Protomen’s new single today in the mail, and I gotta say, it’s getting me pretty excited for their new album, coming out next year.

In case you’ve never heard of the Protomen, they’re a group of Tennessean musicians who wrote and perform a Mega Man rock opera, and if those words all side by side like that doesn’t get your blood warm, then I doubt anything will. Their first album was, and is, one of my favorites of all time, and the thought of more from them is getting me pretty excited.

Way back when, when I ran my little music blog, I had the pleasure of helping introduce them to the world, and when they came through Columbus (at an anime convention of all things) they invited me backstage afterward, there to receive a lesson in both bourbon drinking* and hotel vandalism** from what I can only assume were experts in both fields.

Aw, memories.

The Protomen - Father of Death

The Protomen - No Easy Way Out (from the soundtrack for Rocky IV)

_{* Protip: always drink from the side of your mouth
** Protip: always cover it with a painting}