Lullabies for the Dormant Mind | ||||
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Released | February 23, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Studio | Studio Garage, Montreal, Canada | |||
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Length | 43:37 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | The Agonist, Christian Donaldson | |||
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Singles from Lullabies for the Dormant Mind | ||||
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About.com | [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alter the Press | [3] |
The Heaviest Matter of the Universe | [4] |
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".
Lullabies for the Dormant Mind contains a wide range of songs including ones described as gothic metal and power metal. [6]
All tracks are written by The Agonist, except for Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Monochromatic Stains" (Dark Tranquility Cover, Japanese Bonus Track) | 3:33 |
Total length: | 47:10 |
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Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums Chart [7] | 174 |
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