The Agonist - Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (holy shit)

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  1. LithoJazzoSphere Dreaming Sheherezadeh

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    She should be the vocalist for Into Eternity or someone like that, then I'd spin this a lot more.
    LithoJazzoSphere, Jul 1, 2009
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  2. Scary Ed Don't tempt me Frodo

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    You sure love your female metal vocalists litho.
    Scary Ed, Jul 1, 2009
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  3. LithoJazzoSphere Dreaming Sheherezadeh

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    :dance
    LithoJazzoSphere, Jul 1, 2009
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  4. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    what do the other bands she may be in have to do with this album?
    Yousie, Jul 1, 2009
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  5. LithoJazzoSphere Dreaming Sheherezadeh

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    I'm just saying the musicians supporting her in The Agonist don't excite me. She is by far the strongest component of their sound, but there are other somewhat similar bands with musicians that are far more interesting (and usually lack a good vocalist).
    LithoJazzoSphere, Jul 1, 2009
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  6. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    Stu Block is one of the best metal vocalists though.
    Yousie, Jul 1, 2009
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  7. LithoJazzoSphere Dreaming Sheherezadeh

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    To me he's a 3rd rate Rob Halford.
    LithoJazzoSphere, Jul 2, 2009
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  8. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    with awesome death growls?
    Yousie, Jul 2, 2009
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  9. LithoJazzoSphere Dreaming Sheherezadeh

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    I like the growls better on BiO.
    LithoJazzoSphere, Jul 2, 2009
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  10. Danimal A stench of excellence in a world gone tits-up.

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    I love this album.
    Danimal, Jul 2, 2009
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  11. dissentience President of PC Gaming Master Race

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    Yes, bumping this again. This is one of the best metal albums of 2009. If not *the* best metal album of 2009. Yeah, I said it, wanna fight about it?
    dissentience, Sep 23, 2009
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  12. Danimal A stench of excellence in a world gone tits-up.

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    Nope.
    Danimal, Sep 23, 2009
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  13. dissentience President of PC Gaming Master Race

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    Good
    dissentience, Sep 23, 2009
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  14. Danimal A stench of excellence in a world gone tits-up.

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    Well then, that's that.
    Danimal, Sep 23, 2009
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  15. dissentience President of PC Gaming Master Race

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    btw this is the best song on the album

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7NA1vEgsAA"]YouTube - The Agonist - Chlorpromazine[/ame]
    dissentience, Sep 23, 2009
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  16. dissentience President of PC Gaming Master Race

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    Holy shit Alissa was on Canadian Idol

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SVZL_3zIbE"]YouTube - Alissa White Gluz-Canadian Idol[/ame]
    dissentience, Sep 23, 2009
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  17. Archduke Gianpietro Immensely Creepy Member

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    OMG The music video for Thank You, Pain is awesome. I didn't see it posted, so here it is...

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jud_SnKTlY"]YouTube - THE AGONIST - Thank You Pain (OFFICIAL VIDEO)[/ame]

    Fuck.

    Holy shit. It's so much better than ...and Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep (which sucked). I'll try to get the album tomorrow.

    Oh, and Alissa is so hot.
    Archduke Gianpietro, Sep 23, 2009
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  18. jdsarge91 Junior Member

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    I fucking love this album. Its just the songs pretty much more or less have the same style.
    jdsarge91, Sep 23, 2009
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  19. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    Finally got to listening to the whole new album. I'm still blown away by how much theyve improved. It's The Human Abstract all over again.

    Edit: Fuck. Globus Hystericus is kicking my ass.
    Yousie, Oct 15, 2009
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  20. LithoJazzoSphere Dreaming Sheherezadeh

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    Alissa is a great vocalist, but the music still seems too stock to me.
    LithoJazzoSphere, Oct 15, 2009
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  21. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    Well, granted, without Alissa, this band wouldn't be much, but it's not just that she's an awesome vocalist. It's the actual melodies as well. When you add those, it's not so generic anymore.

    Also, is anyone else bothered that the kick is panned left and the ride is panned right? It's annoying during the blast beats.
    Yousie, Oct 15, 2009
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  22. Trainofthought3 Junior Member

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    Its a pretty solid album and a HUGE improvement from the first album. I'm not sure if they got a different drummer, but its a huge improvement.
    Trainofthought3, Oct 15, 2009
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  23. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    same drummer
    Yousie, Oct 15, 2009
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  24. dissentience President of PC Gaming Master Race

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    I bought this album today for 12 muthafuckin' dollaz

    Ripping to FLAC as I type
    dissentience, Oct 28, 2009
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  25. Spyral2112 Chewin' baby guts

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    lol the agonist
    Spyral2112, Oct 28, 2009
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  26. dissentience President of PC Gaming Master Race

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    marry me immediately
    dissentience, Oct 28, 2009
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  27. Eric Cioe Junior Member

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    To a person who is decidedly not into death metal, I actually enjoyed this song. She's pretty great. The production sounds lame, especially the drums, and the music didn't really stick out that much, but she sounds great.
    Eric Cioe, Oct 28, 2009
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  28. cheddar Wears a $6300 suit

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    you can't really say anything about the skill level of the drummer when the drums are obviously quantized





    this band has a great vocalist but the music is unremarkable
    cheddar, Oct 28, 2009
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  29. NikTh Do you know the way out?

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    Man, this girl can fucking sing.

    Also, the music is pretty great.
    NikTh, Oct 29, 2009
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  30. Danimal A stench of excellence in a world gone tits-up.

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    The drum production is most definitely the worst thing about the album. So incredibly fake and sterile, they may as well have programmed them. As for the drummer himself, I was under the impression it was a different guy to the first album, hence his actual ideas are a lot more interesting.

    That being said, I still love the tits off this album.
    Danimal, Oct 29, 2009
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  31. Yousie I'd like some pound cake

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    Didn't think a 2-song EP warranted a brand new thread, but holy shit how did I not know about this?

    Yousie, Feb 22, 2012
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