The Agonist

CA · 2004–present · active
Melodic Death MetalMetalcore
Formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 2004 under the name The Tempest, The Agonist built their reputation on a volatile blend of melodic death metal and metalcore distinguished by the contrast between screamed aggression and soaring clean vocals. The band rose to prominence with founding vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, releasing standout albums including Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (2009) and Prisoners (2012) before White-Gluz departed in 2014 to join Arch Enemy. Vocalist Vicky Psarakis fronted the band through three further records, culminating in Orphans (2019), before the group disbanded in May 2023.

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The Agonist Discography

The Eye Of Providence
The Eye Of Providence · LP
13 tracks
  1. 1 Gate Of Horn And Ivory 3:25
  2. 2 My Witness, Your Victim 4:47
  3. 3 Danse Macabre 4:01
  4. 4 I Endeavor 4:08
  5. 5 Faceless Messenger 5:00
  6. 6 Perpetual Notion 4:34
  7. 7 A Necessary Evil 3:44
  8. 8 Architects Hallucinate 4:30
  9. 9 Disconnect Me 3:32
  10. 10 The Perfect Embodiment 5:13
  11. 11 A Gentle Disease 3:45
  12. 12 Follow The Crossed Line 4:11
  13. 13 As Above, So Below 7:57
Prisoners
Prisoners · LP
11 tracks
  1. 1 You're Coming With Me 5:35
  2. 2 The Escape 4:08
  3. 3 Predator And Prayer 5:04
  4. 4 Anxious Darwinians 5:23
  5. 5 Panophobia 3:54
  6. 6 Ideomotor 8:07
  7. 7 Lonely Solipsist 3:45
  8. 8 Dead Ocean 6:19
  9. 9 The Mass Of The Earth 4:40
  10. 10 Everybody Wants You (Dead) 5:00
  11. 11 Revenge Of The Dadaists 6:42
Lullabies For The Dormant Mind
Lullabies For The Dormant Mind · LP
11 tracks
  1. 1 The Tempest (The Siren's Song, The Banshee's Cry) 4:46
  2. 2 ...And Their Eulogies Sang Me To Sleep 3:32
  3. 3 Thank You, Pain 3:44
  4. 4 Birds Elope With The Sun 4:29
  5. 5 Waiting Out The Winter 4:03
  6. 6 Martyr Art 4:31
  7. 7 Globus Hystericus 3:41
  8. 8 Swan Lake, Op. 20 2:53
  9. 9 The Sentient 3:39
  10. 10 When The Bough Breaks 4:13
  11. 11 Chlorpromazine 4:07
Once Only Imagined
Once Only Imagined · LP
12 tracks
  1. 1 Synopsis 0:32
  2. 2 Rise And Fall 4:02
  3. 3 Born Dead, Buried Alive 4:32
  4. 4 Take A Bow 4:05
  5. 5 Trophy Kill 3:39
  6. 6 Business Suits And Combat Boots 5:27
  7. 7 Serendipity 3:42
  8. 8 Memento Mori 3:09
  9. 9 Void Of Sympathy 4:21
  10. 10 Chiarascuro 1:06
  11. 11 Forget Tomorrow 3:37
  12. 12 Monochromatic Stains (Bonus Track) 3:32
Five
Five 2018 · LP
14 tracks
  1. 1 The Moment 4:14
  2. 2 The Chain 3:12
  3. 3 The Anchor and the Sail 3:49
  4. 4 The Game 2:50
  5. 5 The Ocean 4:27
  6. 6 The Hunt 3:35
  7. 7 The Raven Eyes 5:34
  8. 8 The Wake 2:44
  9. 9 The Resurrection 5:22
  10. 10 The Villain 5:00
  11. 11 The Pursuit of Emptiness 4:03
  12. 12 The Man Who Fell to Earth 3:53
  13. 13 The Trial 4:33
  14. 14 Take Me To Church (Bonus Track) 3:46
Orphans
Orphans 2019 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 In Vertigo 5:04
  2. 2 As One We Survive 3:40
  3. 3 The Gift of Silence 4:38
  4. 4 Blood as My Guide 4:27
  5. 5 Mr. Cold 4:40
  6. 6 Dust to Dust 3:17
  7. 7 A Devil Made Me Do It 3:38
  8. 8 The Killing I 4:17
  9. 9 Orphans 5:39
  10. 10 Burn It All Down 3:36
Days Before The World Wept
Days Before The World Wept 2021 · LP
5 tracks
  1. 1 Remnants in Time 4:53
  2. 2 Immaculate Deception 3:35
  3. 3 Resurrection 5:11
  4. 4 Feast on the Living 3:22
  5. 5 Days Before the World Wept 6:05
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