Life of Agony

Biography

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.

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