The Protagonist returns again... when nobody expected. (+ news)

I'm so tired and sleep deprived, so don't expect the blog post to be any good. My break has ended by the way. School starts tomorrow. But anyways, let me just say the news really quick.

Like, y'all remember when I said "The Protagonist won't release something until way after Sonic4 Test Records dies, the next album will take 10000 years to come out" and then a week later Constant recurrence of delusions dropped and it was so awesome?

Well guess what, the same thing happened again. In November too, just like last time. Y'all don't know but I made all of that in one sitting, like I have no idea how, but I randomly found the moment to start cooking again.

It actually started with that 200 track compilation. I had to make three extra tracks for it, so I made those three demo songs and then made the rest of the mf album. Not the compilation though, I made The Protagonist's next big album. Like remember? I said that it would release two years later? Well fuck that, I already made it. No one likes long wait times for albums. I don't even know if my friends will still be here in two years. I don't know if I'll still be here in two years.

An empty class beyond this School by The Protagonist

There is a lot of meaning behind this album, but you can just enjoy the music without knowing the context behind it. It's simply enjoyable, nostalgic, disturbing, emotional, and it's great for thinking about your life or memories or whatever. I'm keeping this (and the album next up) on repeat.

Like, I'm not sure if y'all get it but this is a huge deal for The Protagonist. The first major album into the modern era, shit's about to get really serious from here. It really hits home for me, I don't know about y'all but I've grown up with The Caretaker in 2020s and that's the whole fucking reason why all of us are here. 

If I hadn't suffered in 8th grade, if I hadn't made albums about my sufferings, none of us would be here. I'm so proud of myself for never giving up, both musically, and in real life. Life might be really bad for y'all but just know that your pain will be over soon. That advice may seem so cliche but no joke, I'm speaking from experience.

Besides that, this album is a great throwback to the past. It has somewhat familiar melodies, and it's sort of meaningful in this way. Time heals all wounds. Compare the underground classroom to this, one was made right after a traumatizing era, and the other is a nostalgic lookback to those days. The human brain just works like that. You'll start to miss the old times, when the old times weren't even that good. You remember the good memories, and even if you remember the bad ones, they're remembered in a smaller degree (like, less bad) compared to how it actually was.

But once again... I'm really proud of myself, I'm proud of y'all, I'm proud of anybody who refuses to give up on their passion AND their life. To keep on going no matter what bullshit you're facing. God damn bro, I'm in the verge of tears. I fucking love all of you so much. Y'all, my friends, are more important than anything money can buy. Y'all are dead now, but I hope y'all won't die in the future.

Even though, you probably will. That's the sad part about life. Literally, nothing lasts forever. There are eras with a start and an end. Sometimes it ends abruptly, and sometimes it fades away slowly. I know that Sonic4 Test Records is another one of those eras, and it's saddening because I don't want to see y'all slowly disappear one by one because of adulthood, or college, or whatever.

I know one thing though. I am eternal. Like, no joke, if Discord will go on in the next ten years, I will be there. With the same old username. And probably, with the same amount of activity. You can consider that I'm too lifeless for being online too much, but I will never go offline, even when I grow up. People change, I might change, but inside, I'm still the same old Sonicthehedgeho4 that used to play Roblox, build games, make stupid YouTube videos, all of that. I'm not doing the stuff I just listed but I'm still the same dude, just grown up.

I'm scared of growing up, though. I don't wanna move on from my childhood / teenage years, and this album also covers that fear of mine. It's a... It's like, you're seeking comfort in your past because you're afraid to move on. These tunes are disturbing but at the same time, nostalgic.

In the Memories Always Endure The Passage news page, I've talked about this a little bit more so you better read that if you want a refined opinion on it 'cause I'm tired as hell.

Memories Always Endure The Passage - Latest News

Anyways, moving on.

Here's the Sonic4 Test Records part of things. I've released the bonus tracks / outtakes from An empty class beyond this School as a second volume of The Uncollected Memories. I didn't give it the STALE album code like the first, because it's not as long and refined as the previous one. Compared to the main album, it's short and pleasant demonstration of The Protagonist's modern style of music. This is something you can play casually... I guess.

The Uncollected Memories, Vol.2 by The Protagonist

I don't really have much news to share. Two weeks till December, I'm not even ready for a STALE10. I don't know if it'll be as good as STALE04, because it's just a matter of luck. Having the right people in the right place at the right time. That's what made STALE04 a good album, and I hope the same thing can be said for STALE10 when it comes out.

The Careborn is cooking again, another EP thingy. I have no idea how much he cooked and how it sounds like, so I don't know what to say about it. Just keep waiting till he drops, I guess.

Tewi Inaba is really busy and dead nowadays. She most likely has some albums planned for the future like always, but she's busy with real life so I can't say much about it either.

And who else is left? Oh, Stomach Acid. He finally released 10 pound forks, it's about to go live and I will try my best to not miss it. As for the releasing of it, I have no damn clue. He doesn't like releasing his albums in other labels so it won't go here. I'll just do the duty of uploading it to his Bandcamp, though.

Stomach Acid also wants a compilation of his songs, on Sonic4 Test Records, but guess what. I'm too lazy to do it. It makes me feel so disgusted, I don't know why. Like genuine frustration. I also want it to happen but there's just too many songs and I don't wanna do all of that. Okay?

Well, as for myself, I'm tired as fuck. As Sonic4, I fell off, no doubt. I can't and don't want to make albums no more. I don't wanna put shit out just for the sake of putting shit out. I wanna value quality over quantity, and the cost of it is being irrelevant. There's a lot of Sonic4 Test Records releases that I don't like. A lot of it is garbage. And I don't wanna take out the trash anymore.

Anyways. Schools are starting tomorrow, I'll be forced to wake up super early because our goverment fucking sucks. I hate school but I won't ramble about it here. It'll be okay, hopefully.

Bye y'all.