The Agonist es una banda de metal melódico originaria de Montreal, Canadá. La historia de su creación se remonta al año 2004, cuando el guitarrista Danny Marino y la vocalista Alissa White-Gluz decidieron unir sus talentos para dar vida a un proyecto musical que trascendería fronteras. Junto con el bajista Chris Kells y el baterista Simon McKay, el grupo completó su formación inicial.
El debut de The Agonist no pasó desapercibido. Su primer álbum, Once Only Imagined, lanzado en 2007, mostró una fusión de géneros innovadora y la habilidad vocal impresionante de Alissa, quien alternaba entre voces limpias y gruñidos guturales con una destreza envidiable. La recepción crítica fue positiva, y empezaron a ganar adeptos en la escena del metal.
En 2009, lanzaron su segundo álbum, Lullabies for the Dormant Mind. Este trabajo consolidó su estatus como una banda en ascenso, con críticas destacando la complejidad de sus composiciones y la versatilidad de Alissa como vocalista. Canciones como "Thank You, Pain", se convirtieron en himnos para sus seguidores y con este álbum lograron realizar giras más extensas, tanto en Norteamérica como en Europa.
El 2014 fue un año de cambios significativos para The Agonist. Alissa White-Gluz dejó la banda para unirse a Arch Enemy, una decisión que causó sorpresa y preocupación entre los fans. No obstante, esta salida permitió la entrada de Vicky Psarakis como nueva vocalista.
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Letra Born Dead, Buried Alive - The Agonist
The bloodline traces back to the past from
Whence the first real Christians came. The
Racist procreation remains in every God-damned
rally, riot and rage. Eternal damnation divided by
nation, fighting for land, language and souls. A
kick to the face of pride... leave hypnotic control
behind, how is it that even now, to this day,
This potion we're born with still runs through
Our veins?
Brainwash young minds - They will learn what
you teach; practice what you preach. Brainwash
young minds - breed corruption.
Didn't you expect when you built your
Empire on pillars of cadavers (genocide yields power -
you built your empire on murder) that it would
corrode with time?
Say, how do you justify systematic eradication
of the diversity, the foundation, of all humanity?
Say how do you justify putting words in my
mouth, blood on my hands, hate in my heart?
Say how do you justify putting words in my
mouth, blood on my hands, hate in my heart?
Say how do you justify?
The bloodline traces back to the past from
Whence the first real Christians came. The
Racist procreation remains in every God-damned
rally, riot and rage. Eternal damnation divided by
nation, fighting for land, language and souls. A
kick to the face of pride...
An insult to all those who've died
To all those who've died
To all those who've died
Brainwash young minds - They will learn what
you teach; practice what you preach. Brainwash
young minds - breed corruption.
Didn't you expect when you built your
Empire on pillars of cadavers (genocide yields power -
you built your empire on murder) that it would
corrode with time? Say, how do you justify?
I lock eyes with the black monolith
Towering over me.
I lock eyes with the black monolith
In my reflection I see our
Name printed far too many times, over and over
Again. You cannot know the warm toveh of the
vengeance that calls without the sting of the
Betrayal that afflicts us all.
You cannot know the warm toveh of the
vengeance that calls without the sting of the
Betrayal that afflicts us all