PROTEST THE HERO will release their third studio album, SCURRILOUS, on March 22 on Vagrant Records in the U.S.  Scurrilous is the follow up to the 5-piece band’s, critically acclaimed 2008 sophomore release, Fortress, and reunites the band with producer Julius “Juice” Butty.    Protest the Hero will begin their world tour with dates in Europe and the UK from January 26th through February 12th supporting Darkest Hour.  Following an appearance at Australia’s 2011 Soundwave Festival, the band will begin an extensive Canadian and U.S tour March 23 with support acts Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Tessaract.  The Canadian leg of the tour will be sponsored by D-Tox Clothing.  Dates for the tour are as follows:   Mar 23 – Kingston, ON @ Stages Mar 24 – Ottawa, ON @Capital Music Hall Mar 25 – Montreal, PQ @ Le National Mar 26 – Oshawa, ON @ The Green Bottle Mar 27 – Barrie, ON @ The Mansion Mar 29 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks Mar 30 – Winnipeg, MB @ WECC Mar 31 – Yorkton, SK @ Agri Pavillion Apr 01 – Edmonton, AB @ Avenue Apr 02 – Calgary, AB @ The Gate / SAIT Apr 04 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abby Arts Centre Apr 05 – Seattle, WA @ Corazon Apr 06 – Portland, OR @ Branx Apr 08 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s Apr 09 – San Diego, CA @ Soma Side Stage Apr 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour Apr 11 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction Apr 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theatre Apr 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ Area 702 Apr 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Apr 16 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre Apr 18 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Outside Apr 19 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Apr 20 – Dallas, TX @ The Door Apr 22 – Orlando, FL @ The Social Apr 23 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Downstairs Apr 24 – Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club Apr 26 – Detroit, MI  @ Magic Stick Apr 27 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge Apr 29 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop Apr 20 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar May 01 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium Upstairs May 03 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater May 04 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero May 06 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy May 07 – London, ON @ London Music Hall May 08 – Chatham, ON @ Encore Bar May 09 – Kitchener. ON @ Wax Nightclub May 11 – Hamilton, ON @ Studio Theatre May 12 – St. Catharines, ON @ L3 Nightclub   Pre-sale tickets for the headline tour will be available Wednesday, January 19. For Canadian shows, tickets can be pre-ordered at www.getmusic.ca/pthtickets. For U.S. shows, tickets can be pre-ordered at: http://tixx1.artistarena.com/protestthehero/     Pre-orders for Scurrilous will be available the first week of February at www.protestthehero.com.  Multiple premium packages will be available with more details to be announced in the coming weeks.   www.protestthehero.com www.facebook.com/protestthehero www.myspace.com/protestthehero http://twitter.com/protestthehero www.vagrant.com