Kezia is a sort of concept album; it is best listened to in its entirety instead of picking favourite tracks. The story is a complex one, of the young woman - who gives the album its name - and her execution. The album is split into four sections, three songs for each character and the last track a finale. Quite amazing considering the album was finished when the entire band was 18 and 19.

No Stars Over Bethlehem makes an aggressive start to the album with pounding drums and contrasting thrashing and soloing guitars. There are some proper grooves and also some staccato riffs that remind me slightly of System of a Down. It's like a 4 minute epic.

Heretics and Killers is a great track; it's got groove, it's got headbang opportunity. If you want to get a sample of what Protest are like, give this track your ears. You can hear it on their MySpace rather conveniently. The album fits together very nicely, the lyrics tell an ongoing story, the second section is of the executioner whose job it is to kill the heroine, so as you can imagine they take a more violent turn.

The first track I ever heard by this band was the first single off this album, Blindfold Aside. It has some big sounding sing-along moments, like the refrain of "Drop the gun". Then, quite surprisingly it ends with an acoustic outro with a female singer.

Turn Soonest to the Sea is another great song. It suddenly opens up about 4 minutes in into a big epic chorus which just begs the listener to join in. If you look up the lyrics, you'll find a message of gender equality and the mistreatment of women. How sweet...

The chiming of a bell indicated the end of the second to last track and the beginning of the big finale: A Plateful of Our Dead. There are no major stylistic differences that set it apart from the rest of the album. In the second to last track the heroine of the story commits suicide before she gets executed, so this track seems to tie the album up in general. The moral of the story is: the human race is very immoral.