The Agonist's EXCLUSIVE Video Premiere and Contest! September 3, 2009

I like it, its a different voice and shos the true power of women vocalists. Nice:)

Great Music, Great Attitude, Great Band!
(Great Girl ;)

xox

Amazing, as always. Alissa never ceases to amaze me with her vocals.
Great to see local bands getting into peta!

I love the creativeness of the video...it's very unique. Alissa's voice is so powerful and captivating. Love it!

Cool video! I love the concept with the whole court setup. Definitely their best video yet.

one word: AMAZING.

This song has amazing content but i think the video does not do it justice. When you but text in the middle of a video it takes away from the song. But all the footage of the band and Alissa really represents the song well. overall this was a really good music video made by a amazing band.

Really a great video. It makes me want to fly to their next show! I like the costumes and the backgrounds, i guess this kind of video is the best way to present the (amazing) song and i hope this band could finally reach the visibility that deserves.

Alissa really likes that old iron maiden style collant? XD

Humanity is on trial. Are you guilty?

THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE SONG.

ps love the video too

i wish she was my judge for my speeding ticket trial =[
but i'm glad to finally see a new video after awhile of waiting for something new besides the new outfit she had on their myspace and that she's now wearing on this video... i like the little hat =3

and what i would like the most is having a new poster to put up next to my resident evil: extinction movie poster! =]

HOT METAL CHICKS ROCK MY PURPLE SOCKS OFF!!

Sick vid!

Great song! One of my personnal favorites of this band. Hope they'll come to Quebec city, 3 hours of road from their city, shouldn't be hard to do ;)

Awesome!! Have been waiting for this video for a long time. Awesome of peta2 to do this!

Great costumes, pretty singer, beautiful sets. Well done.

it has a unique sound i like it alot

i love this video and alissa's voice. the clothes she wears in this video are awesome.

Loved this video! This is probably my favorite female fronted metal band, and I love the new album. Really cool concept for this video too, not sure which video from this album I like better though.

The video shows that they're certainly a stylish band and they definitely RAWK! I love the outfits and the concept is good but I think more could've been made of it.

p.s. I hope that wasn't a real feather she was waving around...unless it was one she found and dyed herself!

Just watched it 10 times in a row:P, My favourite band of all time, and i cant say its my favourite song on the album because every song is just as mind blowing as the next, i love the video as it effectively conveys the juxtaposition between the judge and the accused, and really shows what the song is about unlike most music videos that have nothing to do with the song itself, awesome vid!

The song was great, setting was amazing, Alissa was gorgeous.
The video was beautiful, but I didn't like all so much. I see the greatness of it though.
The fact that the singer has been a vegetarian since birth and a vegan for ten years so just so incredible. She gave me a lot of faith that I'll too be a vegan for that long one day. And maybe one day, I can raise my kids vegetarian!
Awesome music though, and an even better message!

i love this song, Alissas vocals are amazing!

no less than expected from the agonist!

i loved the video
this is a great way to make people realize
what harm they are doing to the world
humans can be punished by murdering someone
but what about animals?
people dont realize that animals are part of us
and they are in our cycle of life

AWESOME

I think the video was amazing.
"thank you pain" has been on of my favouraite agonist songgs since i first heard it.
the video was shot an cut togther great and was better than i imagined it to be. Alissa looked great in the video and i love it that she like me fight for animals.
loved the courtroom scenes with Alissa in the hood, almost made it seem like the judge was evil, which is how a criminal would see the judge.

Omg, this isnt the kind of music I usually listen to, but they're fantastic! The vocals are superb. :D heehee love the drums.

Thanks for introducing me to new music, and this band, Peta2!

I had been waiting for the video since I heard about it in March! Finally it premiered, and it was much worth the wait!!! "Thank You, Pain" is the song that got me addicted to The Agonist. I went on the Century Media website, and there it was: "Thank You, Pain" playing on the homepage! After that, I fell in love with The Agonist. The video is so great, the setting is beautiful, and Alissa and the band look awesome! I love the whole "accused" and "judge" thing; it relates to the video, unlike most songs by other artists. The Agonist is now my favorite band!!! I can't wait to see what they'll do next!

I love the fact that this band brings us full metal with heavy rifts and gutteral vocal, fronted by a woman. i stumbled across them after trying to find some metal bands with a woman in because it is quote clear we dont have enough woman in the metal scene and alissa just blows everyone away with her awesome growls, beautiful singing and always she is gorgeous! I LOVE THE AGONIST!!! \M/
thank you alissa for representing us woman in the metal world!!!!

very cool

kickass video, never let the music stop, I got some friends addicted to this band

its just wonderful!! woaw!! :) the best band ever! :)

The Agonist finally gets a video with the quality they deserve. Also, they match perfectly with PETA's standards.
Can't wait to see you guys in Brazil!

Awesome vid,my favorite song by them

I love it so much, that I posted a link to this video on my Facebook profile and on the song's Last.FM page. Brilliant work. The text screens that flash throughout the video are an amazing idea too. This is my MOST played artist on Last.FM with 1,509 plays!

I've been a fan of The Agonist from seeing them live at Jaxx in Virginia...I've been spreading the word about them...Great video!!!

I have seriously been watching this video since 3:00 in the afternoon... and it is now 10:30 at night! (lol) The song itself is amazing.. and it has a amazing video to follow. I think that the video truly shows what the song is about. Unlike a lot of videos. And I do have to say in my opinion that this is their best video yet. Alissa and the rest of the band did a awesome performance in the video. And the video was shot well.. its really unique as well. Great Job done!! They are my favorite female fronted band I must say!

You're Fuckin' Awesome!
I can't wait to see you in Mexico City.
I hope you can see the fans to take a pictures or some autographs. Please!

The Agonist rocks! :)
love your voice *-*

I think this band is amazing. They are unique and beyond talented. Music is getting to repetitive and The Agonist and really a great refreshment from the same-old same-old.

the video is sick.. i like your style.

I Love The Video. the Agonist Is Awsome.! (:

Greatest Band Ever (L)

i have been a fan of the agonist since i first heard business suits and combat boots on a i tunes podcast loved them from there on and this video is no let down it has a great MSG along with the video just makes the MSG go further its amazing how they go back and forth between the judge and the accused and Allissa is so pretty!! her outfits in this vid are stunning this band has yet to let me down! awesome song and video!

Why is it said a female fronted band when the only thing that maters is dose it rock or not! And yes the Agonist RULES!!!!

I love this song so much one of my favorite songs off the album. Keep up the great work you do as a band and with PETA; Can't wait to see you guys in concert. Wishing you all the best

I became a vegetarian few months ago, because my doctor said so. And I had really no idea, that thanks to that and Peta organisation i found really, really good band.... Keep rocking, that video is awesome...

well this is an amazing video it´s simple but at the same time has a message, i think that the lyrics mentions the natural humang bieng, we are capable of a great horrors and also a great compassion, "thank u pain god bless the suffering" maybe this wanna mean that we can learn about our mistakes and do not repeat the horros of our history like wars, race violence, discrimination, and it could be mention the courts "enforcement of laws" how many innocent people are in jail. Well that´s all i don´t wanna ofend no one it´s just my point of view.

Weel cya guys in mexico city, i can´t wait to see the agonist on the stage and also meet u guys, i got my ticket :D, thanx 4 the visit, ur great music. This is not another heavy band, they got conscience about the problems of our world, and they want to do their part against this problems sending a message to all the people with their music respect.

with my bestregards Jorge

Loved the video, i like so much Alissa's voice, how can she turn guttural growls into a soft and nice voice is amazing..
I hope to see The Agonist someday here in Argentina, i'd like so much to see them live!

Best wishes.

You forgot to mention that Chris Kells, the bass player is also a vegetarian. :)

She's wearing the same leggings as she did on tour, haha. Great vocal range on this song.

I've always found The Agonist's music to be nothing short of incredible. Alissa is a warrior and a champion for animals everywhere, and she inspires me to be the same.

I got into this band a few years back, before their firsst album came out. Everything they do comepletely blows away anything they've done before, they just keep getting better.

I am so happy and proud on how far they've come in just a few short years. I'm happy to be a dedicated fan of this band. Not only they're music but everything they stand for.

This whole album is absolutely amazing and so full of energy. This video represents the song and it's meaning perfectly. It turned out better than I imagined it would. I was blown away by how amazing their video for Eulogies was, and then this one is even more exceptional.

Alissa White-Gluz is definitely one of the best female vocalists in metal. The video is the best video the band has released so far. It's visually very stylish and the different characters between screaming and clean vocals is also a fun idea. Good work!

The video was awesome. It was very similar to how I had pictured it. Thank You Pain is my favorite track on the album, so seeing the video to it now is brilliant! The camera angles and especially the vividness of the colors was absolutely amaying!
I could listen to the song and watch the video for years!

The song is awesome, the clip is stunning
A skilful blend of music and acting.
The riffs rock like hell, Alissa is godly
Her voice with the strings does entwine insanely.
My favorite song it is, no doubt The Agonist
is a non-pareil band and shall ever so be.

Simply great!!

Agonists, keep on like that!!

This video is amazing. It follows the lyrics which is awesome. The guitarists are complete shredders...I'm thinking these 2 deserve a cover for Guitar World. The drumming in the song is intense and I'm a huge fan of this band. I just recently heard of the Agonist through Threat Signal, being that they're on tour together. I cannot get enough of Lullabies for the Dormant Mind. It hasn't left my CD player since I bought it. Cheers, your band rules!

Incrível!
I love the heavy weight in theyr sound, but more than this. I know that what they are sayng is what the world truly needs:
Truth

Most metal videos, to be blunt, are not very well done. However, this video portrays the story in the song very well. I saw The Agonist live a few weeks ago on their tour with threat signal and they played this song. Afterwards I met Alissa at the merch booth. She was wearing one of the outfits in the video throughout the whole tour. Ever since seeing them on the Sonata Arctica headline tour two years ago, they have been one of my favorite bands.

The Agonist is my favorite band! I'm so excited to see them on peta! :) She's so inspiring.

I just love this band, both albums they released are breathtaking...such intensity, such technique, such lyrical content...i love the way Alissa sings(all the way from the lows to the highs) and her presence, as well as the rest of the band, is just awesome!As to this Video, its just perfect fit for the song. The trial idea is great and is perfectely executed by the genious mind and work of David Brodsky(hail to you once again!!!), so this is one epic release yet again from The Agonist!!Praise from Portugal!! :)

I love this band, love this sight. An amazing video overall. Don't stop singing, don't stop playing. Keep up the great work!

This song shows everything i love about this band :) even after being sent all the songs off this album, i still went out and bought it just to own one of the best albums I've ever heard :)

Wow, this video and song are so great! Beautiful

the agonis't exclusive video premier....

it's awesome...
u r appearance in the video was amazing...
continue on a metal works and I looked forward to the works of you then because I was a fan of you and do not forget to convey greetings of peace to the entire contents of this world ...

u r the great band metal... \m/

wow that video is amazing! the setting really captures the atmosphere of the album. great work guys! we love you!

Great Video

great song, cool video! I look forward to hear more from those guys! ;)

The Agonist is by far my favorite band. Another great video from the band with one of the most talented lead singers that I've seen. And gorgeous too!

I love their new video! They are getting better and better! && Alissa looks beautiful!! Im glad that they are getting their name out there. They all deserve it especially since they Have so much to give not just in the music industry but as well as helping with Animal rights!

I love the emotions and lyrics Alissa sings and screams. Its great to see pretty girls fronting metal bands and being unique. The video gives itself a gothic feel and the attire Alissa wears looks amazing :-)

Very nice. There are a lot of strong musicians in this band, and the singer's vocal range is incredible.

I'm not surprised the band's so involved in animal rights issues: After all, metal has always been about denying "conventional" thinking and shaking up the status quo. That's why metal is so vital.

Wow that was a deeper video then I was expecting,I hope to see things like this later on too. It was very dark artistic and amazing band, everyone plays amazing together!! Keep up the good work!

Sick fucking video! Great video for a great song from a great album.

Wow, that video was kind of amazing... Its really cool that its premeired on peta2... I didn't know she was a vegan for so long... Now I don't just like their music, I know that they actually believe in the same things I do... cool =)

I like it.I never heard a girl sing like that before.

The Agonist doesn't leave you in agony. That's for sure. Alissa and all, they rock!!! She's a very strong vocalist!!!

I love how she can sing opera and scream metal in the same sentence. The band is wonderful and I have been following them since I first saw a video late one night on MTV2 while in training before I deployed to Afghanistan. I sold many friends onto their music while over there as well as when I got home and saw a new album coming out. Keep on keepin' on!

LT Kellogg

I'm following this Montreal band 'till their debuts and I was very impressed by this video and the one they made on the song ''... And their Eulogies Sang Me to Sleep'', your two albums really kick ass! Also, your lyrics are so rich! We are proud of you in Montreal!

This is awesome! The part with the cape was kinda too much, but it's an awesome song!! Alyssa is as hot as ever!

waoooooo que increible video de verdad que es muy bueno y la cancion tambien es muy muy bueno de verdad
waoooooo that amazing video that is really very good and the song is also very very good indeed

Wow! What an awesome video!

This video is amazing. Her singing is amazing. This band is amazing. The music is amazing. It's just... amazing!

i absolutely love this. its so hard to find a bad with a female lead thats actually good. but agonist is so rad!

Probably the best videoclip ever because this is the best music band ever! :)

Amazing voice! I love how she can change her voice from soft to hard. It's a really amazing talent that so many people would love to have. And she's Canadian! There aren't alot of good Canadian bands these days. The rest of the band are great too. Chris Adolph is a great guitarist. So is Danny. I REALLY like Simon's drums. They compliment the song perfectly. But the thing that really makes this band rock is that they address real issues in their songs-especially animal rights. So, GO AGONISTS!

i love the volcals and the video, not just the music, really speaks to you and makes you think. so what are YOU thinking?

Very nice video, I've never heard a metal band with a female vocalist.

The video is AMAZING! I

That's awesome! The video is good and doesn't bored you, plus the lyrics are fantastic! I really feel the emotion in this song. Plus I think it's really awesome how great that chick can sing! I mean , really, HELLZ YES!!! plus, she's got awesome hair lol

I love the agonist. Their first album was great and they keep progressing in their music.i love their new album! keep up the great lyric writing Alyssa! =)

First, great hair :o)! The lead singer is hott and has a heavenly voice. Great place, wardrobe and music. I'm not going to get picked tho. :'( please

Massive music love em

wow this vid was aw-sum not a lot of music vid keep me into it when i was watching that i never looked away and its an great song like alwayz

the agonist forever

This is a sick video, i saw them live last month and it was amazing! there a great band!

Ooh!
I like it.
It's different because it's a woman's voice, which makes it amazing!

very hardcore,
her hair is super hawtt.

I absolutely love The Agonist. They have such powerful music! (:

I found the video to be quite interesting. The music seemed very unique and I would like to get to know it a bit better.

This band is simply amazing. The vocals are great, and the lyrics encouraging. They're all quite talented. I'd LOVE a poster and CD. :D

Great video!
I love the dramatics and silent movie type caption clips.
Oh and she's sexy ;)

very creative.ive been looking 7 months for this cd and no luck...grrrrr.each member brings a certain pop that flows.

This song, and everything Alissa & the rest of the band stand for is inspirational. Not to mention the fact that is such an amazing song! & Alissa is stunning. I really like the video, it's really different to BS&CB, which is such an eyeopening video. The band overall are pure talent i love them. (:

i loved how tehre were chapters to it. and seeing the guitaring in action was a very nice bonus too.
overall the video looked nice and well put together. the song was nice too.

guten Start

I really love how the vid tells a story- music vids which just show the band playing are all very well and good but i prefer ones that tell a story or add more to the song cos it makes me think deeper bout it :) plus alissa is just too hot, which is an added bonus :)

wow. i love these vids on peta because they always give me new music to love, once again they give me new music to look forward to!

wow, this song is amazing and the video goes right along with it! I love it!

I've never heard the band before but not even half way through i fell in love with it. X]

powerful message, powerful vocals, and amazingg comstumes and sets.
i absolutely lovelovelove it. [:

Great video, great song.

Oh. Emm. Gee! The Agonist is officially my new favourite band!! Girls who can scream are the best!!! Like in Flyleaf. But you guys are wAaAaAaAy better!!

i liked it
it was really different.
i like how she sang and there was some screaming going on and whatnot..
it was kinda like across the sun, but you know...a chick singer
i'd like to have the cd

also, the singer is friggin hott!! :]

I'd loved it~ its was amazingly good! thanks

This is one of my favorite female fronted bands and bands in general. I've loved them since back in '07 when I first saw the video for Business Suits and Combat Boots. I love how Alissa can show that women can and WILL hold their own in the metal scene while spreading the message of animal rights. This band does and always will hold my heart.

As for the video, a piece of pure genius.

Great music, powerful lyrics, extraordinary voice.

It's A lot Different Voice & Shows The True Real Powers Of A Women Vocalists....
& I Know There's Many Bands Out There With Female Vocalist

Simply awesome!!! Best female fronted metalcore band around!

i'm liking Alissa's outfits. she is HOT. and the cape is awesome :D. good video :)

If She's Vegan, why does she wave around a big feather? Even if the feather is fake, it's still resembling the real thing. I see a contradiction here.

Awesome creativity. Love the voice, love the band. Great to see bands like this influencing the world with their powerful meaningful views.

I love the 1920s silent films,so it's really cool they have the subtitles in this video.

Alyssa White-Gluz is one of my favorite singer, "Thank you pain" is one of my favorite song and I was so happy to see they made a video! And I think it's their video "Business suit and combat boots" that made me realize the cruelty against animals that I've never seen before and convinced me to become vegetarian. I'm from Montreal, just like The Agonist.

I've never heard a women sing like that before. I really enjoyed it. I'll be on a look out for there CD.

Awesome! Rockin' voice! Love it!

oh wow i loved her voice. never heard their songs before. but now im hooked=]

I think I just found my new favourite band.
Amazing video, amazing, powerful vocals, wow.. How have I not heard of The Agonist before? I have to go out and find some more of there stuff now...awesome!

Great song!!! I love this band is soooo coool!!!!!

i loved the video
this is a great way to make people realize
what harm they are doing to the world
humans can be punished by murdering someone
but what about animals?
people dont realize that animals are part of us
and they are in our cycle of life

thank you pain
and thanks to the agonist! love the video! cant wait to see them again!

theres only one word even remotely close to describing how awesome this video is and thats 'Extravegant'. now this is how music should be ^-^

Call the Exorcist!! She's loose and singing. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

This video is amazing, the song is amazing. It's really good to see a band that can sing about something more relevant than broken hearts and paparazzis.
Waiting for them to reschedule their concert in Brazil, can't wait to see them live!

oo i like it :)
and my hair was sorta like that once, this makes me miss it. lol

Sounds good!! Would love to win!!

So awesome! I think I've found my new favourite band. I love her clothes.

OMG! I LOVE the Agonist! This video is really well done. The story, settings, costumes, lighting, and they must had a really nice camera because the quality is amazing. The one thing (and it's a small thing) I don't like about their music is they have such awesome and meaningful lyrics, but sometimes you can't hear them :o(

Wow. All I have to say is wow. :D This is the very first I have ever heard of these guys, and I think I'm in love! xD I saw them on the homepage, so I was like, what the heck, I'll check it out. And I'm really glad I did! I'll definitely continue to listen to them in the future. Thanks PETA. :D

I was always taught to spell it "lullabyes." ;-)

ive loved the agonist for a long time. but i never knew the singer was a vegan. thats awesome :) i love them just that much more

Wow! She screams really, really well. Plus, the setting of the video makes it seem a lot like Phantom of the Opera, which I LOVE. The opera-like singing parts add to the mystique. It reminds me of Evanescence, only harder, more fast-paced, and more interesting. Props to the whole band for looking so great doing what they do best, punching you in the face with their music!

These guys just don't stop amazing me. First, it was their intricate yet heavy songs. Now, they're vegetarian?!
Can I meet them now and die happy? :3

its pretty much the most amazing video ever.

I think that this music video is absolutly amazing. It shows the power of women vocals and the clarity that being vegan/vegetarain has given her. Allisa and the rest of the band certainly rock my socks. lol. I love this band and so does my chiken who roams freely amoungst the outdoors and in the house when she wants to come in. Now we must sit and listen while Allisa's vocals help my chicken drift to sleep.

Thanks for the giveaway!...I would love to win... =D

Cool video!

I would too!! Thanks for this chance!

sweet!

Love the video.

Awesome! She CAN sing!

I love the video! great concept!

cool video.

This is a group I hadn't heard of before and I absoluetly loved the video. I will definately be checking out the band in the future. Thanks for the great contest.
titletowntreasures(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

simply fantastic. band to look out for

Meat is fucking metal....

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