Party of ‘Five‘?
A silly pun indeed for the title of their new album, but yes, the Canadian death metallers have announced the title as ‘Five‘ to be released via Napalm Records on September 30th. Why ‘Five‘? Well Danny Marino explains a bit about the album on it’s announcement:
“We are so anxious to release this record to our fans and the rest of the world!
“This album represents another shift in the evolution of The Agonist!
“Vicky and I went even deeper into what makes a song really connect.
“I’m very proud of everyone’s hard work making this the most diverse and interesting record for us to date!
“It was a great learning experience working with Mike Plotnikoff and fully immersing ourselves in the recording process 24/7.
“Just as much as we are excited to release this album, we are psyched to get back out on the road and connect directly with our fans! Europe gets the first taste before we unleash on North America this November with Epica.”
And frontwoman Vicky Psarkis adds:
“Being in The Agonist for over two years now and after releasing my debut album with the band and numerous tours, I can say that ‘Five’ is the record where I believe that we finally found our sound!
“There’s a certain confidence that comes with experience and there’s something about being fully comfortable that can take your approach towards songwriting to a whole other level.
“Working on the lyrics and vocals on this album was an incredibly natural process.
“Halfway into the pre-production, we realized that a lot of our songs seemed to be telling a story and hearing the album in its entirety is like escaping into our world.”
Well…not a whole lot on why this album is actually called ‘Five’. But I’m sure there will be more on that later! In the mean time, here’s the tracklist and a lyrics video for the track ‘The Chain’.
01. The Moment
02. The Chain
03. The Anchor and The Sail
04. The Game
05. The Ocean
06. The Hunt
07. The Raven Eyes
08. The Wake
09. The Resurrection
10. The Villain
11. The Pursuit of Emptiness
12. The Man Who Fell to Earth
13. The Trial
14. Take Me to Church (HOZIER cover) (bonus edition only)
