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Life of Agony
Life of Agony is an American alternative metal band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert and guitarist Joey Z. The band has released six studio albums to date, most notably their 1993 debut River Runs Red, named by Rolling Stone as one of the Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.
The band was formed in 1989 by Joey Zampella, his cousin Keith Caputo and Alan Robert, the group has gone through multiple drummers but these 3 have remained stables of the band. The bands first recorded River Runs Red was released in 1993 and was followed by Ugly in 1995, and Soul Searching Sun in 1997. However in 2002 the band broke up due to Caputo stepping award from the band, Whitfield Crane briefly filled in on tours however Robert and Zampella decided the band couldn't continue without Caputo. In 2003 the original lineup reunited for two sold-out shows in New York and eventually released 2005's Broken Valley. Caputo came out as transgender in 2011 and transitioned to female then known as Mina, the band then shortly broke up again soon thereafter in 2012. However following a 2 year hiatus they reunited in 2014 and released A Place Where There's No More Pain, their first studio album in 12 years, on April 28, 2017. In 2018 their longest tenured drummer Sal Abruscato left the group for good and was replaced by Veronica Bellino. Their most recent album The Sound of Scars was released in 2019. In late 2024 Caputo started detransitioning and has started going by Keith again.
The band was formed in the summer of 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert, and guitarist Joey Zampella (who used Joey Z. as an alias). The group recorded a handful of demos produced by Josh Silver of Type O Negative. Their initial drummer was Kenny Pedersen, who was replaced by Eric Chan in the latter half of 1990. Chan was then replaced by Mike Palmeri in 1991. Life of Agony performed up and down the East Coast, developing a loyal fan base. The band eventually signed to Roadrunner Records, and Palmeri was replaced by Type O Negative drummer Sal Abruscato to solidify the lineup. Roadrunner released their debut album River Runs Red in 1993. The following year, Life of Agony continued to build a following, and toured with the likes of Carcass, Pro-Pain, God Lives Underwater, KMFDM, Korn, and more.
Music videos and promotional singles would be released for the songs "This Time" and "Through and Through". The music video for "This Time" would be featured in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, while both videos would find occasional airplay on Headbangers Ball, which gave the band early exposure. In 2005 the album was inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
In late 1994, during a concert at L'Amour in Brooklyn, a fan died after falling from the stage while apparently trying to stage-dive. A security guard and, to a lesser extent, the band were implicated in a lawsuit which was eventually dropped with no charges filed. At subsequent concerts the band were mindful of the potential for fans to injure themselves, often trying to cool down the mosh pit between songs if things were rough. An example of this would be seen on the River Runs Again DVD, in which Caputo is heard saying "Everybody watch over each other out in the pit, we already lost a life." and "No lives lost, right?"
River Runs Red was followed by the more emotional Ugly album in 1995. It was produced by Steve Thompson, who would become a Grammy winner in later years. The album peaked at No. 153 on the Billboard 200, the band's first appearance on a Billboard chart. "Lost At 22" and "Let's Pretend" were both released as singles, but did not chart.
Drummer Abruscato left Life of Agony after the accompanying tour. His successor was ex-Pro-Pain and ex-Crumbsuckers drummer Dan Richardson.
Life of Agony released their third album Soul Searching Sun in September 1997. It marked a slight change of style for the band. The album charted at No. 157 on the Billboard 200, slightly lower than the band's previous effort; however, the lead single "Weeds" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and lingered on the chart for over 3 months. The second single, "Tangerine", would peak at No. 37 on the same chart.
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Life of Agony
Life of Agony is an American alternative metal band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert and guitarist Joey Z. The band has released six studio albums to date, most notably their 1993 debut River Runs Red, named by Rolling Stone as one of the Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.
The band was formed in 1989 by Joey Zampella, his cousin Keith Caputo and Alan Robert, the group has gone through multiple drummers but these 3 have remained stables of the band. The bands first recorded River Runs Red was released in 1993 and was followed by Ugly in 1995, and Soul Searching Sun in 1997. However in 2002 the band broke up due to Caputo stepping award from the band, Whitfield Crane briefly filled in on tours however Robert and Zampella decided the band couldn't continue without Caputo. In 2003 the original lineup reunited for two sold-out shows in New York and eventually released 2005's Broken Valley. Caputo came out as transgender in 2011 and transitioned to female then known as Mina, the band then shortly broke up again soon thereafter in 2012. However following a 2 year hiatus they reunited in 2014 and released A Place Where There's No More Pain, their first studio album in 12 years, on April 28, 2017. In 2018 their longest tenured drummer Sal Abruscato left the group for good and was replaced by Veronica Bellino. Their most recent album The Sound of Scars was released in 2019. In late 2024 Caputo started detransitioning and has started going by Keith again.
The band was formed in the summer of 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert, and guitarist Joey Zampella (who used Joey Z. as an alias). The group recorded a handful of demos produced by Josh Silver of Type O Negative. Their initial drummer was Kenny Pedersen, who was replaced by Eric Chan in the latter half of 1990. Chan was then replaced by Mike Palmeri in 1991. Life of Agony performed up and down the East Coast, developing a loyal fan base. The band eventually signed to Roadrunner Records, and Palmeri was replaced by Type O Negative drummer Sal Abruscato to solidify the lineup. Roadrunner released their debut album River Runs Red in 1993. The following year, Life of Agony continued to build a following, and toured with the likes of Carcass, Pro-Pain, God Lives Underwater, KMFDM, Korn, and more.
Music videos and promotional singles would be released for the songs "This Time" and "Through and Through". The music video for "This Time" would be featured in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, while both videos would find occasional airplay on Headbangers Ball, which gave the band early exposure. In 2005 the album was inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
In late 1994, during a concert at L'Amour in Brooklyn, a fan died after falling from the stage while apparently trying to stage-dive. A security guard and, to a lesser extent, the band were implicated in a lawsuit which was eventually dropped with no charges filed. At subsequent concerts the band were mindful of the potential for fans to injure themselves, often trying to cool down the mosh pit between songs if things were rough. An example of this would be seen on the River Runs Again DVD, in which Caputo is heard saying "Everybody watch over each other out in the pit, we already lost a life." and "No lives lost, right?"
River Runs Red was followed by the more emotional Ugly album in 1995. It was produced by Steve Thompson, who would become a Grammy winner in later years. The album peaked at No. 153 on the Billboard 200, the band's first appearance on a Billboard chart. "Lost At 22" and "Let's Pretend" were both released as singles, but did not chart.
Drummer Abruscato left Life of Agony after the accompanying tour. His successor was ex-Pro-Pain and ex-Crumbsuckers drummer Dan Richardson.
Life of Agony released their third album Soul Searching Sun in September 1997. It marked a slight change of style for the band. The album charted at No. 157 on the Billboard 200, slightly lower than the band's previous effort; however, the lead single "Weeds" peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and lingered on the chart for over 3 months. The second single, "Tangerine", would peak at No. 37 on the same chart.