Gallop Meets the Earth

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Gallop Meets the Earth
Protest gallop.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
RecordedDecember 18, 2008
Toronto, Ontario
Genre Progressive metal, metalcore, mathcore
Length50:22
Label Underground Operations, Vagrant
Protest the Hero chronology
Fortress
(2008)
Gallop Meets the Earth
(2009)
Scurrilous
(2011)

Gallop Meets the Earth is the first live CD/DVD by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released on September 29, 2009. [1] The two disc package includes the band's live performance from Toronto, Ontario on audio CD and on DVD in high definition with 5.1 Surround Sound. [2] If pre-ordered, it also comes with a T-shirt and signed Protest the Hero Poster (If pre-ordered in Canada).

Contents

The title comes from a line in the song Bloodmeat: "Thus now the fools of god will guard the city of our birth, hold an ear to the ground to hear the sound of clamoring, and horses stammer as their gallop meets the earth."

In March 2010, the DVD was certified gold by the CRIA for selling over 5,000 copies. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Protest the Hero.

No.TitleLength
1."Sequoia Throne"4:23
2."No Stars Over Bethlehem"4:36
3."Bloodmeat"4:01
4."The Dissentience"5:32
5."Palms Read"3:22
6."Blindfolds Aside"5:30
7."Goddess Bound"3:11
8."Goddess Gagged"4:44
9."Spoils"2:57
10."Nautical"6:39
11."Limb from Limb"5:35
Total length:50:22

DVD bonus features

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References

  1. "Vagrant Records News: 07.06.09 Protest the Hero – Live CD/DVD – Available 9/15!". Vagrant Records. Retrieved on July 12, 2009.
  2. "PROTEST THE HERO: More 'Gallop Meets The Earth' Details Revealed - May 25, 2009" Archived May 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine . Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on May 26, 2009.
  3. "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-02-17.