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]