Album of the Year 2019: Life of Agony—The Sound of Scars Dan Alleva December 18, 2019 Features, Interviews On October 11, seminal alt-metal act Life of Agony released their sixth album, The Sound of Scars (Napalm Records)—which has been named The Aquarian’s official “Album of the Year” for 2019. The release date he... Read More...
A Tribute to Slayer Arts Weekly November 6, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 “It was the road warrior himself, Lemmy Kilmister, who had this to say in Sounds magazine in 1975, describing his legendary group Motorhead: ‘If you moved in next door , your lawn would die.’ By that... Read More...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie September 25, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes DESPYRE – Shirley, NY Metal lives with these guys out of Shirley, NY. The name of the band is Despyre and man, are they heavy! I just got done listening to their latest record Rise Up, featuring the songs “... Read More...
Life of Agony — The Sound of Scars: An AQ Exclusive In the Studio Report Dan Alleva May 22, 2019 Features, Interviews As Alan Robert came around the bend of the snowy Oregon road that was leading him to producer Sylvia Massy’s recording studio, a strange feeling came over the Life of Agony bassist. A feeling that pulled on him... Read More...
Life Of Agony: Making It Happen Jenna Romaine December 19, 2018 Features, Interviews In the approximately 30 years since their inception, Life Of Agony have overcome numerous lineup and label changes to put out five full-lengths, three live and two compilation albums. The alternative metal outf... Read More...
An Interview With Life Of Agony: Song For The Absurd Ryan McGrath April 26, 2017 Interviews Since reuniting together for a second time back in 2014, Life Of Agony continues to play actively throughout Europe and the greater New York area. This time around, there’s no question that the band remains... Read More...
An Interview with Life Of Agony: Through And Through Ryan McGrath December 2, 2015 Interviews With a long-lasting career that spans over 25 years, there’s no question that Life Of Agony’s music still holds up. Through the release of colossal studio efforts like River Runs Red and Ugly in the '90s, t... Read More...
An Interview with Sal Abruscato from A Pale Horse Named Death: Lightning In One Hand, A Gun In The Other Giorgio Mustica October 16, 2013 Interviews Sal Abruscato is best known for being the former drummer of metal legends Type O Negative and Life Of Agony, but after playing behind the kit for more than 30 years, he decided to embark on a mystical new j... Read More...
Interview with Sal Abruscato from A Pale Horse Named Death: Riding Again For The First Time Jen Kajzer May 25, 2011 Interviews Sal Abruscato has been in his share of amazing bands. Starting in Type O Negative and then joining Life Of Agony, he was deeply involved in the metal, hardcore and goth scenes in the ‘90s. Later on, Sal wen... Read More...
Life Of Agony @ Starland Ballroom Jen Kajzer January 8, 2010 Concerts 1 SAYREVILLE, NJ—River Runs Red from Life Of Agony came out in 1993, when hair metal was on the way out when grunge was slowly infesting the metal scene. However there were some bands that were dominating the und... Read More...
