Once Only Imagined

Once Only Imagined
Studio album by The Agonist
Released	August 14, 2007
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Metalcore melodic death metal
Length	38:17 42:58 (Japanese Edition)
Label	Century Media
Producer	The Agonist Christian Donaldson
The Agonist chronology
Once Only Imagined (2007) Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (2009)
Singles from Once Only Imagined
"Business Suits and Combat Boots" Released: September 21, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Time for Metal	[2]

Once Only Imagined is the debut studio album by Canadian metal band The Agonist.

The video for "Business Suits and Combat Boots" was filmed by acclaimed director David Brodsky ^[3] (Strapping Young Lad, Gwar, God Forbid) ^[4] and was released on September 21, 2007. The video was voted the number 6 video of the year 2007 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. ^[5]

Track listing

• All lyrics written by Alissa White-Gluz
• All songs composed by Danny Marino, Alissa White-Gluz, and Chris Kells

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Synopsis"	0:32
2.	"Rise and Fall"	4:02
3.	"Born Dead, Buried Alive"	4:32
4.	"Take a Bow"	4:05
5.	"Trophy Kill"	3:39
6.	"Business Suits and Combat Boots"	5:27
7.	"Serendipity"	3:42
8.	"Memento Mori"	3:09
9.	"Void of Sympathy"	4:21
10.	"Chiaroscuro"	1:06
11.	"Forget Tomorrow"	3:37
Total length:		38:17

Japanese Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Feel No Guilt"	4:41
Total length:		42:58

Personnel

The Agonist

• Alissa White-Gluz – lead vocals
• Danny Marino – guitars
• Chris Kells – bass, backing vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7 and 11)

Additional personnel

• Derek Nadon – drums, percussion
• Christian Donaldson – vocals (track 6)

Production

• Produced by Christian Donalson, Alissa White-Gluz, Danny Marino and Chris Kells (2005–2006)
• Recorder at Studio Garage with Christian Donaldson (2005–2006)
• Mastered by Alan Douches at West Side Music (2006–2007)

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Time For Metal Magazin (Germany) review Archived December 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
3. "MyGoodEye : Music Visuals | David S. Brodsky : Director : Editor : Animator : Shooter". Mgenyc.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
4. Century Media Records Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
5. "Headbangers Ball Top 20 Videos of 2007". Headbangers Blog. MTV. December 28, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.

External links

• www.myspace.com/theagonist