Agony (band) explained

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Agony
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Origin:Bogotá, Colombia
Years Active:1993–2002; 2007–present
Spinoffs:Dia de los Muertos
Current Members:
Past Members:
  • Ernesto Velasco
  • Ernesto Robayo
  • Héctor Lozano
  • Carlos Reyes
  • Juanes
  • Cello Dias
  • César Botero

Agony is a Colombian extreme metal band formed in Bogotá in 1993 by guitarists Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo.[1]

History

The band was founded in 1993[2] by guitarists Andrés Jaramillo and Ernesto Robayo, two high school friends who shared a common interest in heavy metal.[3] They recruited two other members, drummer Alfonso Pinzón and Héctor Lozano (bass). Ernesto Velasco was added last, after auditioning as lead singer. This configuration of the band recorded a self-titled demo tape in 1994, with seven songs.

Robayo and Velasco both left by the end of 1994 and were replaced by Carlos Marín (guitar) and César Botero (vocals). This lineup recorded the concert album Live All the Time in 1995,[4] the first live metal album ever recorded in Colombia.[5] It featured covers of Pantera's "Strength Beyond Strength" and Sepultura's "Propaganda". That year, Agony participated in the inaugural edition of the Bogotá rock festival Rock al Parque.

Agony's first studio album, titled Millennium,[6] was released in 1996 and included new bassist Carlos Reyes. In 1999, the band relocated to Los Angeles, California. Shortly after, Reyes left and was briefly replaced by Juanes. Marín also exited the group around this time.

Agony's second album, Reborn, came out in 2002, after which Botero departed, and the group went on hiatus. In 2004, Jaramillo and Pinzón formed another metal band, Dia de los Muertos. In 2006, Agony reissued Millennium,[7] [8] and a year later, they headlined Rock al Parque for the fifth time.

The band's third album, The Devil's Breath, with Cello Dias on bass, was released in 2009.[9] It was mixed by Canadian guitarist and producer Logan Mader.

Band members

Current

Past

Discography

Studio albums

Other albums

Notes and References

  1. News: Agony: Metal sin drogas ni locuras . eltiempo.com . 10 October 1995 . 12 May 2024 . es . Agony: Metal without drugs or insanity.
  2. News: Rock al parque . rockalparque.gov.co . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315225445/http://www.rockalparque.gov.co/agony/index.php . 30 July 2023 . 15 March 2012 . es.
  3. News: Agony: La Banda de Thrash Metal Colombiana . living-metal.com . 19 May 2011 . 2 June 2024 . es . Agony: The Colombian thrash metal band.
  4. News: Agony prepara reedición de su álbum en vivo "Live All the Time" . factormetal.com . 12 May 2024 . es . Agony prepares reissue of its live album "Live All the Time".
  5. News: Las 10 mejores bandas de metal colombianas . vice.com . 2 November 2016 . 12 May 2024 . es . The 10 best Colombian metal bands.
  6. News: Reseña: Agony – 'Millenium' . vanguardiadisidentesite.wordpress.com . 22 March 2018 . 12 May 2024 . es . Review: Agony – 'Millenium".
  7. News: La banda de metal Agony regresa hoy en el cierre del primer día de Rock al Parque 2007 – Archivo – Archivo Digital de Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo desde 1.990 . El Tiempo . 2 November 2007 . 18 December 2010 . es.
  8. News: Agony re-edita "Millenium" . metallivecolombia.com . 14 October 2014 . 12 May 2024 . es . Agony reissues "Millenium".
  9. Web site: Agony – The Devil's Breath (2009) » Vasiliska.com – We Love Music . Vasiliska.com . 31 March 2010 . 18 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717185604/http://www.vasiliska.com/music/metal/10003-agony-the-devils-breath-2009.html . 17 July 2011 . dead.

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