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Protest The Hero have announced a limited 20th anniversary vinyl box set edition of “Kezia.” Pre-orders can be found HERE and they are expected to begin shipping on February 27.

Here’s the contents:

• Hardcover Book w/ 3x LP Pockets in Front, CD + Blu-ray Pockets in Back
• Sequential Stamped Red Foil Numbering adorns the back of each individual copy, making each one truly unique.
• Matte Black Hard Covers Wrapped Around High-Gloss Red Foil Lamination
• 3×180 gram 12″ Records
  2xLP for Original Master
  1xLP for “Kezia Live” on animated Firing Squad “Zoetrope” picture disc!
• Full Colour 24-Page, Thread-Sewn Booklet w/ Lyrics and additional artwork.
• Full Colour Premium Inner Sleeves Housing all three records while also sliding into custom turn-page LP pockets.
• Original Masters CD lives in full colour wallet, which slides into Back Cover Inside Pocket
• First-ever pressing Blu-ray disc of “Kezia Live” slides into its own Back Cover Inside Pocket as well.
• Shrink-wrapped

The band commented:

“It’s hard to believe, and honestly a little terrifying, that Kezia was released over twenty years ago.

Working on it after school in our parents’ basements for what felt like an eternity now feels like another lifetime. It’s pretty wild what five little cheesedicks can create when they hunker down with a common goal. Sure, we took some breaks to organize and run a small fight-club operation where our friends would come and lay hands on us, but for the most part, we kept our heads down!

Anyway, twenty years felt like a milestone worth commemorating. Following in the footsteps of the 20th Anniversary Edition of A Calculated Use of Sound, we wanted to create something truly collectible, and part of a “set”. So we did!

What you’re seeing here is a hardcover-housed 3xLP edition of Kezia. Discs AB and CD feature the original album, remastered for vinyl by our longtime friend João Carvalho. The third disc is a live recording of the album, captured during the 10th anniversary shows with the original lineup.

For the first time ever, we’ve also created a zoetrope picture disc in collaboration with Animated Record Company, who were an absolute joy to work with. Inspired by the firing squad theme from the album’s concept and the video for Blindfolds Aside, it’s a fitting and, we think, very cool addition to this deluxe set.

Inside the hardcover you’ll find a 24-page booklet featuring lyrics, credits, and additional artwork by the inimitable Jeff Jordan, all designed and laid out by our friend and now live PTH drummer, Matt Kidby.

Tucked into the back cover are the final collectible pieces: a newly designed CD featuring the original album audio, and a Blu-ray disc of the full Kezia 10-Year Anniversary performance.

This pressing is limited to only 1,000 copies, and each is individually numbered in handsome red foil on the back of the book.

When they’re gone, that’s it. We will never press it in this format again. So now is your chance to own a little piece of our history, and yours.”

Footage of “Blindfolds Aside“ from the “Kezia Live” Blu-ray can be seen below: