Agonist - Once Only Imagined
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Artist: AgonistEdition: Music CD
Audio: French (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-08-20
Music Label: Century Media
Soundtracks:
- Synopsis
- Rise And Fall
- Bord Dead; Buried Alive
- Take a Bow
- Trophy Kill
- Business Suits And Combats Boots
- Serendipity
- Memento Mori
- Void Of Sympathy
- Chiaroscuro
- Forget Tomorrow
Music reviews of Once Only Imagined
Music Review: Impressive First Outting
Rating: 4 Stars
Upon the first listening when the vocals on "Rise and Fall" began, I had to double check the liner notes to make sure I read this correctly. This is a female with the growls that would put most death metal vocalists to shame. Even though this has been done before, and mastered by Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy, the impressive thing here are the beautiful clean vocals that Alissa White-Gluz is able to follow up with; it is nearly as mesmerizing as what Mikael Åkerfeldt does.
Although there isn't anything overly impressive with the rest of the band, there isn't too much that can be said negatively either. Each musician is solid and lays down impressive tracks at different parts of the album. The main part that came across as annoying was the strange "noise" in the background of the song "Serendipity". It sounds as if there was a problem with the bass or there was a problem that occurred during mixing. If it was done purposely, it was a poor choice in song writing because it is very distracting to the rest of the song, which is one of the better songs.
There is strong potential here for greatness and hopefully the band will be able to continue to put out material that is interesting (especially lyrically). It would be a tragedy to see this band fall to the wayside as so many metal acts often do with follow ups to their strong debuts.
Note: The track listing on the back of my copy of the album has the songs on the second half of the album in the wrong order. Also, at the end of the song "Chiaroscuro" it sounds as if they sampled (or inadvertently recreated) some of Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive", but I could be just hearing things.
Description of Once Only Imagined
2007 debut album from the Montreal-based Metal band, formerly known as The Tempest. It is extremely rare to find an up-and-coming Metal band taking a strong political stance, much less one that's led by a dominating, beautiful, edgy female. But it is exactly this unique dynamic that led Century Media Records to sign them. This quartet delivers introspective, scathing lyrics, and Once Only Imagined will definitely catch people's attention. Vocalist Alissa White-Gluz's vegan roots fuel her need to promote the protection of the planet and its inhabitants, and she does so through this outlet. Along with guitarist Danny Marino, bassist Chris Kells and drummer Simon McKay, each member brings their own rich musical backgrounds to the table, creating the perfect expression of melody and madness. Make no mistake, this is a straight-up Metal band that holds nothing back with one goal in mind: to make music that is as catchy as it is heavy; as sweet as it is loud; and as angry as it is melancholy. Century Media.Hard Rock & Metal CDs
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