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The Agonist Posts Two New Songs Online, Sets Release Date For "Lullabies for the Dormant Mind"

posted Jan 27, 2009 at 9:04 PM by deathbringer.  (5 Comments)

Canada’s female fronted band THE AGONIST strikes back with their second full length, "Lullabies For The Dormant Mind." As a first impression of this effort, the two brand-new tracks “The Tempest (The Siren's Song; The Banshee's Cry)” and “Martyr Art” have been posted at the band’s freshly redesigned Myspace site.

The quintet, born in 2004, covers a wide range of styles from classical to black metal. Their debut album, “Once Only Imagined” (2007), caught the eyes and ears of many musicians and music fans alike, and their sophomore album, “Lullabies for the Dormant Mind,” set to be released on February 23, 2009 (Europe) and March 10, 2009 (USA), will once again prove the diverse talents of these young musicians. The a cappella version of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is only one example of the band’s musical abilities as it exhibits Alissa’s wide range of vocal skills and professionalism as a singer.

Produced by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Mythosis), "Lullabies for the Dormant Mind" exposes new facets of the band and touches upon classical, jazz, opera, grindcore, thrash and black metal influences in a complete metal opus.

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5 Comments on "The Agonist Posts Two New Songs Online"

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1. KanadianKoRn writes:

Good fckin tracks!

# Jan 27, 2009 @ 9:37 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^nice to see another fan of this band on here.

I thought I was the only one haha

It's funny that they just posted two new songs today. I just went back today and gave their 1st album another solid listen and found things that impressed me when before I was only marginally interested. Now the two songs I just heard impress me even more. If Devildriver tried to be Opeth, they would have made these two songs I just heard. At least, that's what I hear in these songs. Opinions may vary :)

# Jan 27, 2009 @ 9:50 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. KanadianKoRn writes:

Awesome man, good to hear someonoe else likes them aswell lol! Yeah im pretty sure the agonists new album is gonna blow the 1st 1 away. Although i still really love Once only imagined these 2 new songs are heavy as hell, its a step in the right direction\m/

# Jan 28, 2009 @ 1:45 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. IrishMetal writes:

I like this band too, but I don't listen to it often. I have far too much other music to listen to, getting more all the time.

# Jan 28, 2009 @ 4:57 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. DeathInEye writes:

I've loved this band since I first heard Once Only Imagined. It's rare to find new bands where every member is clearly a gifted musician.

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