Prisoners (album)
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| Studio album by The Agonist | ||||
| Released | June 4, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, metalcore, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 58:37 | |||
| Label | Century Media Records | |||
| Producer | The Agonist, Christian Donaldson | |||
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Prisoners is the third studio album by Canadian metal band The Agonist. It was released on June 4 in Europe and June 5, 2012 in North America via Century Media records and was produced by the band's longtime producer Christian Donaldson. "Ideomotor" has been confirmed as the first single.[1] The album sold 1,400 copies in the United States in the first week of its release and debuted at No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.[2] This is the last album with original singer Alissa White-Gluz who left the band in 2014 to join Arch Enemy.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [3] |
| Allmusic | [4] |
| Heavy Blog is Heavy | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Style
About.com's Dan Marsicano described the album as a "focused blend of straight-laced metalcore and technical craftsmanship that borders on the progressive front"[3] and Sputnik Music wrote that the album is "oozing with inspiration from a plethora of genres, such as melodeath, thrash and progressive metal."[6]
Track listing
All tracks written by The Agonist.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're Coming with Me" | 5:35 |
| 2. | "The Escape" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Predator & Prayer" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Anxious Darwinians" | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Panophobia" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Ideomotor" | 8:07 |
| 7. | "Lonely Solipsist" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Dead Ocean" | 6:19 |
| 9. | "The Mass of the Earth" | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Everybody Wants You (Dead)" | 5:00 |
| 11. | "Revenge of the Dadaists" | 6:42 |
| 12. | "Jesters Rejoice Where Wise Men Weep" (Japan bonus track) | 4:37 |
Total length: |
1:03:04 | |
Personnel
The Agonist
- Alissa White-Gluz – lead vocals, lyrics
- Danny Marino – guitars, additional acoustic guitar in "Dead Ocean"
- Pascal "Paco" Jobin – guitars, additional acoustic guitar in "Dead Ocean"
- Chris Kells – bass, backing vocals
- Simon McKay – drums, percussions
Production
- Christian Donaldson – producer
- Tue Madsen – mixing
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Heatseekers Albums[7] | 19 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[8] | 89 |
References
- ↑ "THE AGONIST To Release 'The Escape' EP – Aug. 25, 2011". blabbermouth.net. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ↑ "THE AGONIST: Prisoners First-Week Sales Revealed". June 13, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- 1 2 Marsicano, Dan. "The Agonist Prisoners Review". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Prisoners The Agonist Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards Allmusic". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Tokgozoglu, Noyan (July 5, 2012). "The Agonist Prisoners Heavy Blog is Heavy". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- 1 2 Jacquibim (June 16, 2012). "The Agonist Prisoners album review Sputnikmusic". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1496594/the+agonist/chart
- ↑ The Agonistのアルバム売上ランキング | ORICON STYLE