Very few acts can achieve their intended, tone sound, and concept with their freshment effort like The Protomen. On the face of it, their concept is goofy, nerdy, and perhaps a bit too melodramatic for its own good. For those not familiar, this record tells a story composed of combined elements of the first Mega Man video games, all reimagined as the setting and plot of a dark, gritty, emotional rock opera. The combination feels like it should be doomed to being cringeworthy, amateur ... read more