THE AGONIST Replaces INTRONAUT On THE HAUNTED Tour

March 4, 2009

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted band THE AGONIST will replace INTRONAUT on THE HAUNTED's upcoming North American tour alongside Century Media labelmates NACHTMYSTIUM.

THE AGONIST comments: "We are so psyched and honored to be touring with THE HAUNTED! It's unbelievable that we will be playing on the same stage as a band that we would listen to in our bedrooms in high school and wished we could emulate. We are also extremely anxious to get back on the road in general and we are playing a lot of the same venues we have in the past so we hope to see some familiar faces out there! We're also hitting a few new towns including central and western Canada… FINALLY!!!"

THE HAUNTED, NACHTMYSTIUM, THE AGONIST tour dates:

Apr. 02 - The Glasshouse - Pomona, CA
Apr. 03 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
Apr. 04 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
Apr. 05 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
Apr. 06 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
Apr. 07 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Apr. 08 - Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB
Apr. 09 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB
Apr. 11 - Royal Albert - Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 12 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Apr. 13 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
Apr. 14 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
Apr. 15 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
Apr. 16 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
Apr. 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Apr. 19 - BB King's Blues Club - New York, NY
Apr. 21 - Mr. Small’s - Millvale, PA
Apr. 22 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
Apr. 23 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
Apr. 24 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

THE AGONIST will release its second album, "Lullabies For A Dormant Mind", in North America on March 10 through Century Media Records

"Lullabies For A Dormant Mind" will feature the following track listing:

01. The Tempest (The Siren's Song; The Banshee's Cry)
02. ...And Their Eulogies Sang Me To Sleep
03. Thank You, Pain
04. Birds Elope With The Sun
05. Waiting Out The Winter
06. Martyr Art
07. Globus Hystericus
08. Swan Lake, Op. 20 – Scene, Act 2, #10 – Tchaikovsky (A Cappella)
09. The Sentient
10. When The Bough Breaks
11. Chlorpromazine

The a cappella version of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" is only one example of the band's musical abilities as it impressively exhibits Alissa White-Gluz's mind-blowingly wide range of vocal skills and professionalism as a singer. Produced by Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOPSY, MYTHOSIS),"Lullabies for the Dormant Mind" exposes new facets of the band and touches upon classical, jazz, opera, grindcore, thrash and black metal influences in a complete metal opus. Featuring guest violins by Avi Ludmer (MAHOGANY RUSH),orchestrations by classical pianists Melina Soochan and Jonathan Lefrancois-Leduc (BLACKGUARD) along with many other Montreal-based contributors, this album is refreshing to hear upon every listen. Following a dark, twisted yet beautiful, surrealist visual concept from Natalie Shau once again, THE AGONIST have created an uncomfortable yet addictive setting for their metal, like being awoken from a bad dream, or falling asleep to escape a nightmarish reality.

THE AGONIST vocalist Alissa White-Gluz once appeared on "Canadian Idol" and was named one of "the hottest chicks in metal" in the July 2007 issue of Revolver magazine.

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