Protest the Hero (often abbreviate as PTH or simply Protest) is a Canadian band from Whitby, Ontario. They formed in 1999 under the name Happy Go Lucky, but changed their name before releasing their first EP, A Calculated Use of Sound EP (2003) which was followed by the release of their first full length, Kezia (2005), on the indie label Underground Operations. On January 23, 2006 the band officially signed with Vagrant Records for Kezia's United States release. Kezia was released in the US on April 4, 2006. Their second full length, Fortress was officially released by Underground Operations in Canada and by Vagrant Records worldwide on January 29, 2008.