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| 5.0 classic | Polaris4 | January 25th 13 |
The Musicianship is insane and Alissa's vocals are at their best. Sick album
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| 4.0 excellent | CloudConnected | June 19th 12 |
Definitely The Agonist's most complete album thanks to improved song writing which adds a lot character to the songs and creates great diversity between tracks. Also, Alissa continues to be a force to be reckoned with as her clean vocals, while always a strong suit, have developed even further here with greater range and power on display. Obviously, her wide array of growls and screams continue to one up almost everybody else in the scene in terms of power, range, and clarity. Highly recommend this album. Considering the progressive and technical nature of "Prisoners," multiple listens are required for this album to fully be enjoyed.
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| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | May 31st 12 |
It's definitely better than their last album. They're still a female-fronted metalcore band, but they're doing better at changing things up and the growls are slightly better than before. They just need to work on making everything more memorable.
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| 3.5 great | TableLamp | January 31st 22 |
Great vocals and instrumentals, but the lyrics are often so esoteric to the point of being comical. It's like this album was sponsored by Merriam-Webster. I'm guilty of co-writing songs with my word a day calendar, but this is really taking the piss.
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| 4.5 superb | Jared Floryan | May 2nd 15 |
Most definitely the closest this Canadian melodeath band has to a magnum opus, The Agonist's Prisoners was their third and final studio outing with gorgeous frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz - and boy, does she go out with a bang here. Sonically stupendous, instrumentally powerful, and lacking in restraints from an overall songwriting perspective, these hounds of shameless flamboyance possess the grace of doves. The musicianship is passionately fierce as much as it is refined, as The Agonist took what they did on Lullabies for the Dormant Mind and expanded upon said prequel's influences. Alissa showcases her vocal range to the fullest extent of her abilities, being able to switch from war-ready death growls to hauntingly beautiful singing - a feat the ex-Agonist main lady can do in her sleep with no issues. Her overall performance and the contributions made by the other members are in a dead ocean of harmony. While it's a shame White-Gluz has since departed from the outfit, I think her vocals were and will always be the one characteristic everyone and their trendy grandma can recognize; on the brightside, Vicky Psarakis, as she has proven on The Agonist's latest full-length offering, is a very suitable alternative. I may prefer Alissa as the driving force, but Vicky herself is doing just fine right now with the boys. Eye of Providence has been getting lukewarm reception as of late - at least on Sputnik, unsurprisingly enough - but if you ask me, the new full-length LP's still a damn blast and a half.
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| 4.0 excellent | JokineAugustus | June 6th 12 |
You know they have done something right when you love their previous album, but barely take time to listen to it because you are busy listening to this.
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| 2.5 average | s0nicx | October 14th 25 |
| 3.5 great | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | March 6th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaSuPe | June 22nd 24 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 24th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Akifexx | August 19th 22 |
| 3.5 great | GLaDOS | November 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | frajpg | September 26th 21 |
| 3.0 good | El Olam | September 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zac124 | April 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ICDD | February 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck07 | November 24th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Lacking | October 1st 18 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | August 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Niczi | May 1st 18 |
| 2.5 average | bmelt | January 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | November 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greidy | October 4th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Soossi | October 1st 16 |
| 2.5 average | kark | August 24th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | MaggieG | August 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Absobae | June 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Kiwi | June 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Snide | May 19th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | October 11th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | Amon87 | August 22nd 15 |
| 5.0 classic | cherno | August 3rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | March 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Korpcun | March 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flave | January 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aaron77 | December 24th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Asha96 | October 9th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brains | October 6th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | Chorbo | September 21st 14 |
| 3.5 great | Kriss | September 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | November 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | STAR96 | October 8th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Tib | August 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | July 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Curse. | July 10th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | maj | May 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aladin | April 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | gothixl | March 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | chayka | February 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xybws | October 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lani | October 4th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yoz | September 30th 12 |
| 3.5 great | N2B3J | July 22nd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | tnp101 | June 28th 12 |
| 2.5 average | GhostK | June 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xyrnos | June 16th 12 |
| 3.0 good | itchy | June 12th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Thor | June 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kary77 | June 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metalz | June 7th 12 |
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