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Montreal’s hottest new export, THE AGONIST, is quickly catching the attention of the entire metal community due primarily to vocalist Alissa White-Gluz’s uncompromising vision, intelligence and thought-provoking lyrics. Their vicious debut offering, Once Only Imagined, tackles some of society’s biggest issues, including animal testing, drug abuse, eating disorders, environmental protection and man’s inhumanity towards man and animals. The band’s ultimate goal, though, is simply to encourage people to think for themselves. Once Only Imagined is now available everywhere.

THE AGONIST recently shot their first music video for the track “Business Suits and Combat Boots” with renowned director David Brodsky (All That Remains, GWAR, The Red Chord). You can check out the video now on the band’s official MySpace page www.myspace.com/theagonist.

THE AGONIST kicked off the touring cycle for Once Only Imagined by supporting labelmates God Forbid, and will soon join Epica and Visions of Atlantis for select dates in September, leading them immediately into a month-long North American tour with Sonata Arctica. They will cap off the fall with shows alongside Enslaved and Overkill, further proving their ability to appeal to multiple genres while winning over any crowd they face. Be sure to check out their MySpace page to view new photos and for current tourdates.

Alissa, recently named by Revolver as one of “the hottest chicks in metal” http://www.centurymedia.com/images/Revolver/Alissa{20Revolver}20Photo.jpg, states: “THE AGONIST is thrilled to finally see our years of hard work coming together with the worldwide release of our debut album Once Only Imagined, the release of our first video and the start of our North American tours. We are anxious to get out on the road so we can start showing people what we are made of! Playing a total of 60 shows all over North America with fantastic acts like Sonata Arctica, Overkill and Enslaved is definitely an honor. We plan on working extremely hard to make our live show intriguing and captivating and aim to leave the audience wanting more, so I hope everyone who sees us appreciates our show and our music.

“The video for ‘Business Suits and Combat Boots’ turned out better than we ever expected. There was a nice balance of elements that we as a band had control over, and areas where David’s creativity came into play. We think that it is visually beautiful, and along with the lyrics, makes for interesting visual interpretations. We have loaded the video with ‘portraits’ personifying certain social conflicts and hypocrisies I speak of in the lyrics. If the viewer isn’t familiar with the lyrics, they may be confused by these vignettes, but we made them just subtle enough as to create questioning and hopefully encourage the viewer to pick up a copy of the album and read up on what the track is all about.”

THE AGONIST
w/Epica, Visions of Atlantis
09/06 Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT
09/08 Mark’s Place – Bedford, NH
09/09 Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
W/Sonata Arctica, Firewind (9/26-10/03)
09/12 Palladium – Dallas, TX
09/14 The Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
09/15 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
09/16 The Key Club – Hollywood, CA
09/17 The Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
09/19 Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO
09/21 Metro/Smart Bar – Chicago, IL
09/22 Harpo’s Concert Theatre – Detroit, MI
09/23 Peabody’s Down Under – Cleveland, OH
09/24 The Opera House – Toronto, ON
09/26 Salle Albert Rousseau – Quebec City, QC
09/27 Medley – Montreal, QC
09/28 Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY
09/29 The Palladium – Worcester, MA (NO FIREWIND!)
09/30 B.B. Kings Blues Club – New York City, NY
10/02 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
10/03 Jaxx – Springfield, VA
10/06 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/07 The Haven – Winter Park, FL
10/09 Meridian – Houston, TX
w/Overkill
10/11 The Mad Hatter – Covington, KY
10/12 Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH
10/13 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
10/14 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
10/15 The Rock – Maplewood, MN
10/16 Reverb – Cedar Falls, IA
10/17 Pop’s – Sauget, IL
10/18 Peabody’s Down Under – Cleveland, OH

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