The Agony Scene - The Agony Scene (10 tracks) +Album Reviews

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TheTerrorBeyond | McKinney, Texas USA | 05/18/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is from an interview with the band:The Agony Scene - is there any deeper meaning in your name? What are your lyrics about - your first full length was released on solid state records - a Christian label. Do you consider yourself as Christians?We are not a Christian band, we've been asked a lot because of our relationship with our label here, but we're just a band trying to make a name for oursleves just like any other band. The lyrics are mostly dark imagery and metaphor about a relationship that our singer had that had gone bad. There are also several songs just about some of his personal experiences."

Sad to say, but i forgot about these guys

mr. mest up | Bainbridge Island, WA USA | 04/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"you ever buy a cd, love it for a long time, forget about it, then rediscover it and ask yourself why you ever let that cd leave your cd player? happens to me all the time, and unfortunately it happened with the agony scene. this cd is abolutely amazing. well, i will admit they went a little overboard with the stones cover, but other than that, there is not one thing wrong with this disc. i don't care about lyrics because that's really only a tiny part of what makes a good song. it's the music that should blow you away. and this music does blow me away. most of the time, the guitarists aren't playing the same thing, which just makes it sound cooler. never gonna forget about this band again. new record comes out soon. go get it."

The Agony Scene = Wrecking Crew!

mr. mest up | 12/07/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"let me start this off by saying im not under 13,i just don't want to bother making an account. now, the agony scene have gotten mixed reviews. some say they're repetive,but all the songs are very diverse (epecially creepy atmospheric track 6, Nausea). T.A.S. sound like Zao, but with raspier high pitched screams. the best tracks are: We Bury Our Dead at dawn (1), Lines of Suicide (4), Eyes Sewn Shut (5), Shotgun Wedding (7),and Vivid (8). I didn't enjoy The Agony Scene's take on The Rolling Stone's "Paint it Black", but if you want to hear a good cover of that song, listen to The Black dahlia Murder's version of it. It didn't get 5 stars because well,it only had 10 tracks, and i didn'tlike paint it black, and of course nothing is perfect, especially on a debut album. They've replaced some members, and signed to roadrunner records. look for their new albumcalled "The Darkest Red" sometime in 2005! i expect greatness from these guys, and its a great debut cd!"

More European-influenced metalcore

John Viagra | Your Mom | 02/18/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Before I start, I wrote a review for this yesterday, but for some apparent reason, Amazon didn't post it. So this is my second time writing this, and hopefully, it will get posted. Well, thanks to the success of Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engage, the latest trend in metal is to take American hardcore and combine it with At The Gates/In Flames style riffs, thus making the genre metalcore. Here's a band following the same trend, The Agony Scene. Anyways, their music can is pretty much your regular Swedish metalcore style. It's sort of like a more simpler version of Killswitch or Shadows Fall. There's double bass, there's the Swedish style riffs, just not as good as the two afromentioned bands. The vocalist, Mike, definitely takes you on a vocal extravenganza. Ranging from high-pitched screams to barking growls, at some points he makes Jesse Leach(ex- Killswitch Engage) sound like he's whispering. The first track, "We Bury Our Dead At Dawn", is very intense. With great double bass drumming, great riffs, and ungodly vocals, you'll be moshing around the house to this. The best track is "Eyes Sewn Shut." It starts with an unusual cowbell sound with some low-pitched riffs, then BAM, full blown hardcore. Fast drums, fast riffs, and vocals comparable to Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth). The drumming is spectacular. It's amazing how fast he could keeep up in it.Anyways, the problem with this CD is that it's very repetitive. All the songs on here, including a weird cover of the Stones' classic "Paint It Black", are good. It's just it's like a "been there, done that" sort of thing. The Agony Scene will really have to step it up a notch to get recognized on their next album. Anyways, it's a decent debut, and will appeal to fans of the Swedish sound."

Good Metalcore.....could be a tad bit better.

itsaclassicwhodunnit | 04/08/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Agony Scene excel in their respective genre of metalcore. Just like Bleeding Through, they have heaps of talent. The best song is "We bury our dead at dawn." I noticed that The Agony Scene produces songs that seam flawlessly together.(A quality I highly appreciate.) I higly anticipate their next release and hopefully will be the same caliber as this was. Kudos!"

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	The Agony Scene The Agony Scene Genres: Alternative Rock, Rock, Metal Track Listings (10) - Disc #1 We Bury Our Dead At Dawn Habeas Corpus Judas Lines Of Suicide Eyes Sewn Shut Nausea Shotgun Wedding Vivid Paint It Black The Damned
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