The Agonist was a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2004. Its founding vocalist Alissa White-Gluz left in 2014, and Vicky Psarakis took over as lead singer in March of that year. The band released six studio albums, from Once Only Imagined in 2007 to Orphans in 2019, plus several EPs, the last being Days Before the World Wept in 2021. Its labels included Century Media for Prisoners in 2012 and Rodeostar Records for Orphans. She now leads the nu metal project Sicksense.
Tarja, Anette, Floor: three singers, three exits, one band that keeps moving on. Inside the recurring tension at the heart of NIGHTWISH.
