I've been listening to The Protomen's music for the generous half of a decade, dreaming of the day when the concepts created would be able to breathe visually.
The day has come, and it's a great one.
For those unfamiliar, The Protomen are a band that's been around for 13 years. Most notably, their works are two concept albums reflecting the band's name as an ode to one of the blue bomber's most notorious rivals, The Protomen and Act II: The Father of Death. Both albums are stories - fables being told through spectacularly presented rock performances. The collections of songs in Act II (which serves as a prequel to The Protomen) follow Dr. Thomas Light, as he despairs in a dystopian world run by tyrant (and former colleague) Dr. Albert Wily.
Regarding cinematography, writing, symbolism, it's all incorporated in the video perfectly; the only way it could be better is if there was more of it. The totalitarian nature of Wily on every screen in the city was portrayed greatly in reflection of the original music.
I don't know why I expected anything apart from greatness - this has always been an exuberant group, known for their unusually high levels of performing both on stage and off of it. They put bulletholes in their van to claim that Wily's robots had done it, released an album containing the OST of a film that never existed, and even went so far as to kidnap a journalist who asked to interview them (if you're reading this Protomen, this is me politely asking you to do the same to me).
If you're a fan of Mega Man, or even rock-operas in general, I sincerely ask you to check out what else the band has in store on their website, which you can visit here.
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Comments (18)
I've seen some quality trolls but you Sir! ∆ are the best ever!!
THIS LOOKS LIKE MORE RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA TO ME!!!!
That was great. I want more.
...Okay then...
Not related to Nintendo at all, but okay...
@HillaryRClinton I take it you wont be Putin than in your CD player then?
"Ugh! Its almost been 10 years since Act II came out!! Why is it taking them so long to make Act III??"
::releases Queen album, 80s cover album, pop-up book record, short film, and tours for several years straight::
"..........okay fine."
@Mega_Yarn_Poochy You could argue the same about SEGA. Megaman= Capcom, which nintendo uses a lot on their platforms just like they use SEGA
I loathe the Protomen. I saw them live at PaxEast once. I was so disappointed that I had to sit through their crappy act and some rapper to see Metroid Metal.
@LUIGITORNADO Here at NintendoLife we call that profanity, and it is most unwelcome, thank you so much.
A lot better then I did expect!
@Yoshis95 Its connection to Nintendo is that Capcom published a lot of SNES games, which then this band is based off.
A band based on one of Nintendo's third party developers' series is not related to Nintendo
That's really cool. I mean, I personally am not into the Protomen,(more of a Megas and Bit Brigade girl) but I'm sure there fans will be quite happy.
Happy Holidays people.
@TossedLlama Haha, thank you so much.
@Tempestryke I love the Megas as well, I just enjoy The Protomen for their stage presence and the crazy stuff like this that they do slightly more. Do you know of any other Megaman inspired bands like the Megas (I'm checking out Bit Brigade right now)?
@ShadowForks
Maverick Hunters
DJ Cutman
@Tempestryke
Didn't DJ Cutman do some bits on Shovel Knight? He's a god with a chiptune set.
@gcunit
What did I even say?
@LUIGITORNADO In my overfed and underslept state, I may appear an easy target, but I am most certainly not falling for that trick
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