Agony (COL) - Biography
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Biography
Agony was formed in Bogotá, Colombia in 1992. The band was founded by Alfonso Pinzón (drums) and Andrés Jaramillo (lead guitar), two college friends that shared a common passion for metal. A demo tape of the band's first songs, was quickly spread through Bogotá's metal fans in 1994. The band created a reputation of strong and fierce live shows, which was recorded in the first live album published by a Colombian band, Live All The Time in 1995, a limited edition live album that sold out in the first two weeks. First studio album entitled Millennium was recorded at Audiovision studios in Bogotá, released in 1996 and later re-released in 2006. The band reached a milestone within the Latin metal scene with Millenium, becoming an instant classic amongst the South American underground, and placed Agony within the forefront of the Colombian metal scene.
Agony opened for several international bands in Colombia, including Testament in 1998. In 1999, the band relocated to Los Angeles, California, to record a new album and widen their fan base to worldwide level. After the first couple of shows in American ground, at the famous Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood with latino metal icons A.N.I.M.A.L. (Argentina) and Transmetal (Mexico), Agony's second album Reborn was recorded at Cornerstone Recorders, and released in 2002 on Sum Records. Agony went into hiatus in 2002, after several members left the band, and reunited in 2007. During the hiatus, In 2004, Jaramillo and Pinzón created Dia de los Muertos.
Agony performed in the world's largest 'free of charge' rock festival Rock al Parque festival several times, headlining the metal day on its first editions, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2002, this last one with Static-X's Tony Campos on bass, last time was in 2007 when they headlined the event alongside Brujeria, Third album The Devil's Breath, with Cello Dias (ex-Soulfly) on bass and mixed by Logan Mader, was released online in 2009.Last show to date, was in Bogotá, December 6, 2009, alongside Venom.
In 2012, Agony will release a new cover song to be featured in "Masacrando El Imperio Del Terror", a tribute album to Colombian Death Metal pioneers Masacre. The track will also be released in a limited edition flexi disc.
Agony opened for several international bands in Colombia, including Testament in 1998. In 1999, the band relocated to Los Angeles, California, to record a new album and widen their fan base to worldwide level. After the first couple of shows in American ground, at the famous Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood with latino metal icons A.N.I.M.A.L. (Argentina) and Transmetal (Mexico), Agony's second album Reborn was recorded at Cornerstone Recorders, and released in 2002 on Sum Records. Agony went into hiatus in 2002, after several members left the band, and reunited in 2007. During the hiatus, In 2004, Jaramillo and Pinzón created Dia de los Muertos.
Agony performed in the world's largest 'free of charge' rock festival Rock al Parque festival several times, headlining the metal day on its first editions, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2002, this last one with Static-X's Tony Campos on bass, last time was in 2007 when they headlined the event alongside Brujeria, Third album The Devil's Breath, with Cello Dias (ex-Soulfly) on bass and mixed by Logan Mader, was released online in 2009.Last show to date, was in Bogotá, December 6, 2009, alongside Venom.
In 2012, Agony will release a new cover song to be featured in "Masacrando El Imperio Del Terror", a tribute album to Colombian Death Metal pioneers Masacre. The track will also be released in a limited edition flexi disc.