Lullabies for the Dormant Mind

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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). 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written 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	174

External links

• www.myspace.com/theagonist