Lullabies for the Dormant Mind

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Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2009
Recorded2008
StudioStudio Garage, Montreal, Canada
Genre
Length43:37
Label Century Media
Producer The Agonist, Christian Donaldson
The Agonist chronology
Once Only Imagined
(2007)
Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
(2009)
Prisoners
(2012)
Singles from Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
  1. "And Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep"
    Released: 15 March 2009
  2. "Birds Elope With the Sun"
    Released: 20 August 2009
  3. "Thank You, Pain"
    Released: 13 September 2009
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Lullabies for the Dormant Mind is the second studio album by Canadian metal band The Agonist. It was produced by Christian R. Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Mythosis). The album demonstrates a more diverse sound than the Agonist's debut album and features classical, jazz, opera, grindcore, thrash metal, and black metal influences. It features guest violins by Avi Ludmer (Mahogany Rush) and orchestrations by classical pianists Melina Soochan and Jonathan Lefrancois-Leduc (Blackguard). [5] In 2009 the band released two videos from the album, "...And Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep" and "Thank You, Pain".

Contents

Style

Lullabies for the Dormant Mind contains a wide range of songs including ones described as gothic metal and power metal. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Agonist, except for Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

No.TitleLength
1."The Tempest (The Siren's Song; The Banshee's Cry)"4:46
2."...and Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep."3:33
3."Thank You, Pain."3:45
4."Birds Elope with the Sun"4:30
5."Waiting Out the Winter"4:03
6."Martyr Art"4:31
7."Globus Hystericus"3:41
8."Swan Lake (A Cappella)"2:53
9."The Sentient"3:40
10."When the Bough Breaks"4:13
11."Chlorpromazine"4:08
Total length:43:37
Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."Monochromatic Stains" (Dark Tranquility Cover, Japanese Bonus Track)3:33
Total length:47:10

Personnel

The Agonist

Production

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Japanese Albums Chart [7] 174

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References

  1. About.com review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Alter the Press review
  4. The Heaviest Matter of the Universe review
  5. The Agonist | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos
  6. Eduardo Rivadavia. "Lullabies for the Dormant Mind - The Agonist".
  7. The Agonistのアルバム売上ランキング | ORICON STYLE