Agony

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Agony
General information
origin Solna , Sweden
Genre (s) Thrash metal
founding 1984 as Agoni
resolution 1988 or later
Last occupation
Nappe Benchemsi
Tommy Moberg
Magnus Sjölin
Peter Lündstrom
former members
Electric guitar
 Pelle Ström
Electric guitar
 Conny Wigström

Agony was a Swedish thrash metal band from Solna , which was founded in 1984 under the name Agoni and split up after 1988.

history

The band was founded in August 1984 under the name Agoni. A short time later, drummer Tommy Moberg and guitarist Magnus Sjölin joined the cast. This was followed by a tour of Great Britain in June and July 1986 with the Swedish hardcore punk band Anti Cimex . In March before, the band had released their first demo The Future Is Ours , which was followed by the second Demi Execution of Mankind in August , with the band now called Agony. In 1987 the band reached a contract with Music for Nations .

In 1988 their first and only album The First Defiance was released . The album was released in North America on Combat Records . Two guitarists could be heard on the album. Guitarist Pelle Ström was kicked out of the band before Christmas 1987. He later played in bands such as The Krixhjälters (later Omitron ) and Comecon . After the album was released, the band broke up.

style

The band played fast Thrash Metal, with the vocals mostly comprising deeper screaming typical of Thrash Metal .

Discography

as agoni
  • The Future Is Ours (Demo, 1985, self-published)
as agony
  • Execution of Mankind (Demo, 1986, self-published)
  • The Future Is Ours (Demo, 1986, self-published)
  • MFN (Demo, 1986, self-published)
  • The First Defiance (album, 1988, Under One Flag / Combat Records )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MusicMight: AGONY ( Memento from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) ( English )
  2. ↑ Steven Cannon: Agony: The First Defiance ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Agony The First Defiance (1988) , accessed June 28, 2012.