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WatchMojo catches up with the band to find out if their name still holds the same meaning as it did when they started.

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An Interview with Rody Walker from Protest the Hero Ricci: Progressive and aggressive, the only way to describe this metal band. I’m Ricci Tucci and welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we’re going to be speaking with Protest the Hero. Tell us about the origin story of Protest the Hero? Rody Walker: Well about 10 years ago we were all little pretty best and assholes had nothing to do so we started playing music and it wasn’t very good but I don’t know, here were are 10 years later still pointing some music that’s not very good. Ricci: How do you like to describe your music? Rody Walker: I don’t know we try our best to avoid and like the stereo typical labels but I’m sure everybody does and even those bands that defines screemo are like, we’re not a screemo band, everybody is in denial. Ricci: How do you think the bands music has evolved from kezia to fortress? Rody Walker: And it’s definitely gotten heavier. There’s certain things that we forgot to do and there certain things that we learned how to do. We’ve lived and progressed as individuals individually and collectively to better the whole project and some people don’t see it that way but most people kind of get. Ricci: Has the meaning of the bands named changed and you guys started out? Rody Walker: I don’t know if it’s changed it as much as it’s almost lost the meeting all together. Initially it was this very like lefties teenaged political thing and now it’s kind of just that we’re known as because we’ve been known as that for a long time. Ricci: How do you feel when young kids are picking up the guitar and learning your songs? Rody Walker: That scares me a little to be honest. You know that the younger generation are the guys who are going to come in and make us all look like assholes. Have you seen that 5 year old kid with that 5 year old Japanese kid with a ukulele? Just fuckin’ threads it. What’s that kid going to do when he’s big enough to hold the guitar; he’s going to make us look idiots. I’m scared of this upcoming generation. Ricci: What’s the best advice you guys received? Rody Walker: Maybe one day my dad told me no advices, good advice and that seems to be true. Everything is falling apart, the entire music industry is collapsing on itself and I can’t wait till the day to stand in the rubble of it all and laugh. Ricci: So tell us a little bit about your live show? Rody Walker: It’s not that impressive. We just kind to play our songs like there’s a little bit on jumping around but I don’t know we’ve kind of lost in there over the years through like substance abuse. It’s mostly just like bright lights flashing rapidly trying to make it look at by moving around. But we’re pretty accurate when it comes to playing the songs and that’s what we pride ourselves on most. Ricci: So your new DVD, Gallop meets the Earth is out. What was it like capturing that and putting it on film? Rody Walker: It was the same as any other show and we just got there play the show, add a couple of drinks and then they were like, hey we filmed it and we’re going to put it out on a DVD and work out good I guess. You know a live DVD suck but it knows it. There aren’t any good ones and ours is no exception. Ricci: What gives you guys going after all this time? Rody Walker: That is a good question probably just this. Ricci: Thank you so much Rody. Rody Walker: Thank you. Like to end it with a handshake.