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Act III when???
Now.
Just to prove it… here’s the cover. Once again, John DeLucca and Caspar Newbolt have made magic. We can’t wait for you to see the rest of it.
PRE-ORDER ON BANDCAMP
So, you know how we’re always like “Hey, it’s Bandcamp Friday and you should go buy stuff from your favorite independent bands because the platform doesn’t take a percentage this day and they’d really appreciate it!”? Well, guess what. It’s Bandcamp Friday and we’re that band today.
What’s special this time? Well, as you saw above, Act III is here and you can pre-order it on CD. I’d say that’s pretty special. Don’t want the CD? That’s fine, you can just pre-order the digital album instead, but remember that the digital-only album doesn’t come with the story booklet/libretto + the amazing John DeLucca artwork. HOWEVER, if you get the CD, it comes with a digital download as well, so you get all the goods. If you don’t want the CD for some reason, gift that thing or sell it on an Ebay or in a back alley after you’ve read the book! Pretty neat.
Now, here’s where it gets really fun. We didn’t want to go the traditional pre-order route. Instead of making you wait (even longer) until the official release date, we’re going to unleash this story on the world episodically with a track (or 2) each week. It’s sort of like that Alien show you’ve been watching… but with sound only. And less aliens, but maybe more robots. But how do you get the new songs every week, you’re wondering? Just refresh the Bandcamp app once a week and they’ll appear. That’s all. Don’t worry, we’ll send an email (and post on the socials) to remind you when there are new songs (usually on Monday/Tuesday). You know, in case you’re so busy waiting on the second season of that Alien show that you forget about us!
Now you’re wondering about the Vinyl release, aren’t you? Well we don’t quite know about that one yet due to replication times, and we don’t want to start a pre-order and have you waiting on it till the end of time. So we’ll announce those the moment we know a for-sure “it’ll be in our hands” date.
Keep an eye on our socials (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) and mailing list for more info as it comes in. On top of that, we’ll be doing live streams from time to time on Twitch talking about stuff, so follow us on there and come hang with us sometime!
See you out there,
-Commander
RJ Palmer
Unbelievably excited
Cecille Mauney
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gedster
I love you guys so much
Thank you for this <3
Jesse
There are no heroes left in man…
But The Protomen are damn close.
Godmil
OMG I can’t believe it’s out! Opening track sounds even better than I could have imagined, and the reworking of Hold Back the Night is perfect.
Sera_6969
Quite possibly the greatest day in the history of Mankind. CD ordered. Saving for the vinyls, (Got to be a way to do a Kickstarter or something?)
Julia
I think I can finally die in peace now.
The Dead
There are the embers of a fire that’s gone out
But I can still feel the heat on my skin
Tyler
Holy shit. It is real.
Reaper
AW YEAH!
Caitlin
LET’S GOOOOOO! Been waiting years for this
Professor_Sparrow
If you destroy the working parts, what you’ll get is a broken machine
A beacon of light from a burning screen
kristi
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been waiting for this for half of my life, I can’t believe it’s finally real….
The cover is beautiful.
dingus
AAAAAAAAGH YESSSSSSSSSSS
my father really thought it wouldnt be coming out for years, >:P gues he was wrong!
Jandê
Oh boy oh boy oh boy
I’ll have to blast this while playing with Megaman on Sonic Crossworlds next year
rego
hey remember that guy who said he’d mix every condiment in his fridge if act 3 actually came out?
Fish
After 16 years, it’s finally here.
I love the dripfeed idea, I remember the issues with the launch of Act II so this seems like a brilliant way to remedy that.
I also love it because it reminds me of how I listened to Act I! Some songs on Myspace, some on the site and you’d rotate them out every so often. I’d download them, listen to them in order but it wasn’t until I got the album did I get “The Sons of Fate” and hear the finale of the album.
REALLY looking forward to this. I’ve been keeping the fire, now let it burn.
Honey
I want to be excited but to be honest I don’t know if I really care anymore. Maybe it’s bitterness from losing two friends who were bigger Protomen fans than I am (or was?) during the wait or just ambivalence because it took so long I stopped really waiting for it.
I’ll probably give it a listen but IDK if I’m excited to do so.
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen’s follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – Gamer Fridge
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen’s follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – Virtunist
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen’s follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – 24 AITechNews
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen’s follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – Prefer systems
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen’s follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – Gareth's Gaming Corner
Croatoan18
Cannot believe it. I cant wait. I’m hoping that the vinyl will be announced soon, too.
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen’s follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – Key Forge Store
5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, The Protomen's follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here* – Indievana – Games For Life
Gote
I wrote a minific today and the final sentence of it was “I’m breaking out of here tonight.” I think I summoned this
Julia
@rego (not sure if this will work lmao)
oh crap I’m the guy. bottoms up fellas
Neal
I bought it, but am curious about lyrics and accompanying notes? If it’s being drip fed, is there a way to read along with the songs before we finally get a CD in hand?
Weston / Notsew
BOUGHT IT RIGHT AWAY B)
I became a fan about half a year ago and I’ve had the privilege of listening to it countless times and enjoying the CD’s and the booklet and the overall fantastic story. SO HYPED THAT IT’S RELEASING WEEKLY
Jean
Super excited and pre-ordered!
I hope you guys look at these comments, ’cause I wanted to ask, is there any way you happened to record the last live stream you did? If so, would it be possible to upload them to youtube so they don’t all become lost media?
Brownman
I heard the rumor today and instantly called my best friend. We’ve been blasting The Protomen since early high school and now we’re 39 and 40. We knew one day we would stand in the Light. We never forgot about Emily and Joe. We knew “I still have work to do” was a promise. I’m pre-ordering as soon as I get home from work. This time, hope does not ride alone.
The WhiteDevil
I am the best friend. As stated previously, we knew one day we would stand in the Light. I already pre-ordered as soon as I get home from work. Now I wait.
Sodium
PSA: The default MP3 download from bandcamp may result in an audio gap at the start of each track. If you want gapless playback, try downloading the Ogg Vorbis encoding instead.
Micha Maley
This episodic release is a fantastic idea! Keeps listeners engaged and builds anticipation. It’s like a soundtrack gradually unveiling itself. Speaking of unveiling, this reminds me of the feeling when you nail a challenging level in Moto X3M – pure satisfaction! Will definitely be refreshing Bandcamp weekly. Eagerly awaiting more robot beats!
Komorikat
So, I remember the story about the wait was that there were several attempts to write it and all of them just didn’t feel right. Was that true? And if so, which version was this out of the bunch?
We are the Dead: Me and The Protomen – Rattrocker
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Austin
Hey lovely folks, can we please get Act III on Qobuz. Trying my best to not support spotify when possible. Thank you!