The Protomen play Local 506 Monday, July 25, at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8, and The Wiley Fosters open. Like a phantasmagorical video game character, nostalgia can take the strangest shapes: Monday night ...

When it comes to heavy metal, one of the most common components of our favorite artists, songs, and albums is the desire to stand up against tyranny. How many metal bands talk about standing up and ...

If you're not familiar with The Protomen but clicked on this story anyway, then you're in for a treat. The band, formed as part of a college project at MTSU, released their self-titled debut album in ...

Let me tell you about a magical time in history that I like to call “2004” — a time of flip phones, MySpace and “Vote for Pedro” shirts. A time when The Protomen played their very first show. Onstage, ...

The Protomen are among Middle Tennessee’s longest-running musical acts, performing for nearly two decades with a rotating cast of costumed characters and doing things their own way. From Day One, the ...