365 Days of Metal: Sleep Now, In Agony

Day 15


The Agonist - Lullabies For The Dormant Mind

Band Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Century Media
Running Time: 44 minutes
Release Date: March 10, 2009

Best Part: Tchaikovsky, A Capella - 'nuff said.

Favorite Tracks: The Tempest (The Siren's Song; The Banshee's Cry), Globus Hystericus, and Chlorpromazine

Grade: 4.0

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Lullabies For The Dormant Mind in 20 words or less:

A little vocal vitriol laced with southern groove that will surely make your parents disapprove. (Rhyme was unintentional)

The Band:

Alissa White-Gluz (Vocals)

The Agonist are a quintet playing out of Canada's Metal Capital, Montreal. Known for their use of a wide range of melodies in constant motion, The Agonist features technical guitar work by Danny Marino that is constantly scaling the octaves. This fused with the harsh metal growls and eloquent clean vocals of the beautiful and talented Alissa White-Gluz, The Agonist have a sound that can be described as equally melodic and harmonius, as it is fast and aggressive. Slated to release their third full length some time in 2012, they have also just released a two track EP entitled The Escape on September 3rd.

The Agonist's other release was their debut LP Once Only Imagined (2007).

Jay's Take on Lullabies For The Dormant Mind:

Lullabies For The Dormant Mind showcases the technical improvement of the Agonist in almost all of the bands aspects. The guitar work of Marino and Pascal Jobin displays both technical skill and the ability to intertwine intricately laid out melodies together with fast paced and even brutal sections. Alissa White-Gluz's vocals, which are in top form as she provides excellent range with her clean vocals, as well as harsh screams and growls that fit well in all the right places. Add these two elements to some truly fantastic percussion work and you have a great sophomore outing from another talent Canadian ensemble.

Sample of the Day:



- J