Lullabies for the Dormant Mind

Studio album by The Agonist

Released

February 23, 2009 (Europe)
March 10, 2009 (US)

Recorded

Studio Garage, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2008

Length

43:37

47:10 (Japanese Edition)

Label

Century Media Records

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

"And Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep"
Released: 15 March 2009
"Birds Elope With the Sun"
Released: 20 August 2009
"Thank You, Pain"
Released: 13 September 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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".

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 songs written and composed by The Agonist, except for Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
12.	"Monochromatic Stains" (Dark Tranquility Cover, Japanese Bonus Track)	3:33

Personnel

The Agonist

Alissa White-Gluz – lead vocals
Danny Marino – guitars
Chris Kells – bass, backing vocals
Simon McKay – drums, percussions

Production

Christian Donaldson – producer, mixing, mastering
Youri Raymond (ex-Cryptopsy, Unhuman) – vocals on "...and Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep."
Avi Ludmer (Mahogany Rush) – violin
Melina Soochan – piano
Natalie Shau – artwork
Jonathan Lefrancois-Leduc (Blackguard) – piano

Charts

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

References

External links

www.myspace.com/theagonist

The Agonist

Vicky Psarakis Danny Marino Pascal "Paco" Jobin Chris Kells Simon McKay Alissa White-Gluz Andrew Tapley Chris Adolph

Studio albums	Once Only Imagined Lullabies For The Dormant Mind Prisoners Eye Of Providence

Singles	"Business Suits and Combat Boots" "...And Their Eulogies Sang Me To Sleep" "Birds Elope With The Sun" "Thank You, Pain" "Ideomotor"

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