Catalyst (Prototype album)

Catalyst
Catalyst
Studio album by Prototype
Released	September 11, 2012
Studio	Wyman Records; Utopia (North Hollywood, California);
Genre	Progressive metal; thrash metal;
Length	61:20
Label	Nightmare
Producer	Prototype
Prototype chronology
Singles from Catalyst
	"Catalyst"; Released: August 27, 2012;

Catalyst is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Prototype, released on September 11, 2012, by Nightmare Records.^[1]^[2] It was their first studio album to feature drummer Pat Magrath as a permanent member of the band since Trinity (2002). The band's first conceptual album,^[3] the album tells a story depicting events and the symbiotic relationship between humankind and an alien race.^[4] Upon release, the album received mixed to positive reviews.^[5]^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Vince Levalois; all music is composed by Levalois, Kragen Lum and Kirk Scherer, except where noted

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Inceptum" (instrumental)	Levalois Scherer	1:28
2.	"Catalyst"		4:52
3.	"Cynic Dreams"		7:06
4.	"The Chosen Ones"		6:15
5.	"Illuminatum" (instrumental)		2:27
6.	"My Own Deception"		8:13
7.	"Into Oblivion"		5:02
8.	"Impetus" (instrumental)	Levalois Scherer	1:36
9.	"Gravity Well"		7:11
10.	"The Ageless Heart of Memory"		6:54
11.	"Exiled"	Lum	4:58
12.	"Communion"		5:18
Total length:			61:20

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[7]

Prototype

Vince Levalois – vocals, guitar
Kragen Lum – guitar
Kirk Scherer – bass
Pat Magrath – drums

Production

Prototype – producers
Neil Kernon – mixing
Alan Douches – mastering

Artwork

Travis Smith – artwork, package design and layout (with band)
Sydney Levalois – band photography

References

^ "Prototype: 'Catalyst' Artwork Unveiled; Release Date Announced". blabbermouth.net. July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ Walker, Lee. "LA Progressives Prototype Plan September Release Of 'Catalyst'". MetalMouth. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "Catalyst - Prototype". Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Bandcamp.
^ "prototypetheband on Instagram". Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Instagram.
^ "Album Review: Prototype – "Catalyst"". Bloody Good Horror. September 20, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ Hartranft, Craig (September 5, 2012). "Review: Prototype – Catalyst". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ Prototype (September 11, 2012). Catalyst (liner notes).

External links

Catalyst at Discogs

[1] "Prototype: 'Catalyst' Artwork Unveiled; Release Date Announced". blabbermouth.net. July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[2] Walker, Lee. "LA Progressives Prototype Plan September Release Of 'Catalyst'". MetalMouth. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[3] "Catalyst - Prototype". Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Bandcamp.

[4] "prototypetheband on Instagram". Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Instagram.

[5] "Album Review: Prototype – "Catalyst"". Bloody Good Horror. September 20, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[6] Hartranft, Craig (September 5, 2012). "Review: Prototype – Catalyst". Dangerdog Music Reviews. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[7] Prototype (September 11, 2012). Catalyst (liner notes).

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