Lullabies for the Dormant Mind

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).^[5] In 2009 the band released two videos from the album, "...And Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep" and "Thank You, Pain".

Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
Studio album by The Agonist
Released	February 23, 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	Studio Garage, Montreal, Canada
Genre	Melodic death metal metalcore
Length	43:37
Label	Century Media
Producer	The Agonist, Christian Donaldson
The Agonist chronology
Once Only Imagined (2007) Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (2009) Prisoners (2012)
Singles from Lullabies for the Dormant Mind
"And Their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep" Released: March 15, 2009 "Birds Elope With the Sun" Released: August 20, 2009 "Thank You, Pain" Released: September 13, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Alter the Press	[3]
The Heaviest Matter of the Universe	[4]

Style

Lullabies for the Dormant Mind contains a wide range of songs including ones described as gothic metal and power metal.^[6]

Track listing

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

All tracks are written by The Agonist, except for Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Monochromatic Stains" (Dark Tranquility Cover, Japanese Bonus Track)	3:33
Total length:		47:10

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[7]	174