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Life of Agony is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of American Head Charge, John Joseph, Roadrunner Records, Blood, Sweat and No Tears and Ugly Kid Joe. Those roots explain a lot about how Life of Agony arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Helmet, Corrosion of Conformity, Body Count, Twitching Tongues and Hatebreed, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Worm Infested, Bloodsimple, Skrape, Cannibal Corpse and A Pale Horse Named Death, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Life of Agony, reaching back through American Head Charge and forward to Worm Infested. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
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.
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Life of Agony connections
Life of Agony grew out of American Head Charge, John Joseph, Roadrunner Records and Blood, Sweat and No Tears, shares an orbit with Helmet, Corrosion of Conformity, Body Count and Twitching Tongues, went on to shape Worm Infested, Bloodsimple, Skrape and Cannibal Corpse. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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