All the extra parts in this album give it such a real raw, authentic vibe, like the ending and some of the sound clips on other tracks. So the album just flows and fits with what real life is like. Hardcore tends to still have that real world approach to it. Lot of metal tends to go into exaggerated scenarios & intensified story telling. But albums like this remind me how grounded music can be while still heavy. The riffs are pretty basic in retrospect but that gives it a more raw feel instead of extremely overproduced, multi-layered guitar wank going on now. There's probably not that many albums like this in existence, at least as real as this one was. It's kinda the cousin or brother of a Pantera album in my opinion in terms of rawness, production, vocal quality & cadence, realness, riffs, etc.
What an incredible album! And so 30 years have passed! I remember buying the cassette tape when it came out! How long has it been since I listened to it! What can I say, it still sounds wonderful, powerful, dark. Really a great album, great LOA 🤘💀🤘
I still have the tattoo... these guys probably saved my life at one point; and I'm very grateful in hindsight. Shit got weird for a while back in the day.
ITS a masterpiece. Totally underrated album. You can Hear that the Lyrics are true Feelings, Not Fake. LoA and other great Bands Like Nirvana and Tool helped me through Adolescence and beyond. Love and peace.
We jammed this in a kitchen i worked in back in the day... bought the tape, loaned it out to a friend, never saw it again. Years passed, and i forgot their name... until the other night, i saw their name on the front of a music venue outside Boston while i worked. I like the sound just as much- gritty, raw, aggressive... wish i could go back a few days, and see them live. F* work.😊
I saw these guys @ OzzFest in 98, with the singer from Ugly Kid Joe. They put on a great performance on the 2nd stage & I still have my tour shirt, in pristine condition 🙂 But TOOL ruled the day 🥰 On the main stage, OF COURSE. The most hilarious memory of the day was, a couple bands before Tool, was Coal Chamber (I think it was them) and they did a song, which to me sounded like they were complaining about having toilet paper stuck to their shoes & the would scream "poop" & spin around in circles 🤣🤣🤣 My girlfriend, Eloise, was pissed at me & was even more angry after that song. She told me the name of the song & what it was about but I couldn't stop laughing. All in all, I wish I'd have gone by myself. I was long since over babysitting drunken stoners.
@@samuelwetz8378 Quite probable, the memory of that performance made me laugh for years & even now, still makes me giggle a bit. All I can say is... oh to be young & more healthy again.
Will never forget the first time I heard some of these songs back in the day on 89.5 WSOU FM Seton Hall's Pirate Radio in Jersey. "This tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime." Dirty Jerz and Metal 4 evahhhh!!!! lol....🤘🤘🤘
Hahaha I remember always going to the show with a few of the hosts and it was so much fun. I learned a lot about different bands too and this is one record that is just still amazing.. have a good one!! 🖤🤘🏼 🐧🖤
Yessir!! Saw that tour at the Thirsty Whale just outside Chicago. I think either a band called Stick opened or it may have been Fishbone. Regardless seeing these guys play at a fucking bar back then at 13 or 14 was fuckin magic. Me and my best friend Kramer were trying so hard to get "Keith" to have a good time. He was being nice n all but you could just tell back then he was a different person off stage. I'll never forget that show and being a total fan boy for getting to actually stand with hang out and talk to LOA.
You said it!!! I was never much of a hardcore fan, but when I heard this album when it came out, I was immediately sucked into the incredibly thick and chunky sound!! The vocals are beautiful and threatening all in one!! What I liked most about this album was the somewhat doom-laden element in almost every song!!! Brilliant debut effort, right down to the album cover! It took me a while to figure out that it's actually the bathtub drain with the blood of a troubled teenager!
"Thursday " suddenly has a different meaning to me 28 years after listening to it for the first time....i hear it from a different perspective than i originally did
Grew up with Joey and Keith, Keith split from LOA and had a band with my Best friend, we were all friends since we were little boys, the Band with my friend pete was amazing music. Totally different kind of music. Keith’s vocals were amazing,(he has a great hardcore voice too) he has a beautiful voice when he’s not singing hardcore. We were in the studio several days a week, it was fun times. He almost got signed to a major label with my friends band, but he decided to go to Europe and go solo. When I heard years later he became Mina, safe to say we were all shocked ,but he’s doing great with LOA again. Have not seen him in years ,
@@codydrums2175He has a difficulty life and has struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts, through all the skits he doesn't have a great relationship with his parents, he was fired and also was being notified that he is failing two classes and won't be able to graduate high school.
I first saw Life of Agony at a dive bar in Baltimore in 1991. There were about 15 or 20 people at the gig. I bought their demo and played the cassette over and over until they played their next all ages gig in Bmore. I bought the 2nd demo and was super impressed! Then this album was released. I bought it and listened to it a couple of times. I decided to revisit it today, after a few decades and I'm still not able to really get into it. I miss the rawness and power of the two demos. Early 90's metal/hardcore from that part of the world was something truly special. 🙂
Saw them tonight-- the band hasn't lost a goddamn STEP 30 years later-- confused singer? Start a new band. Leave LOA with their legacy and go do your own shit. Please. This album is TOO instrumental. Pun intended.
Even today most of the bands played on WSOU are from this time period (late 80's-early 2000's). In terms of overall output I don't think metal will see something that good again.
@@bryanb.386 You think so? Try listen Pain of Truth, Age of Apocalypse, Gridiron, King Nine, Sunami, Facewreck, Two Piece and similar bands and then come here and repeat what you've said :)
@@soundframemusic Alright, I'll take the Pepsi challenge. First up, Pain of Truth-No blame just facts. Singer sucks, no voice he's just hollering, music is good, mix is terrible, way to fucking loud... loud doesn't mean good. Next, Age of Apocalypse-Grim Wisdom, better than PoT decent mix, singer lacks range. Next, Gridiron-No Good at Goodbyes, Drummer Kicks fucking ass, if it's drum tracked then he's good. If not he is badass. again with the mix... Believe it or not you don't have to turn everything all the way up, Same with the singer, lacks range. But I am seeing a trend here with the hip hop influence. Sorry, stuck in the 90's... get off my lawn. Fuck, running out of time, I will check the others out. Over all, you can hear the influence and it sounds good. Not a fan of the super loud mix. Mina Caputo or Keith as I knew him (shout out to Jenna Jolt for the introduction) has a hell of a voice, these modern bands have a different style and it's not a fair comparison. But most importantly \m/ rock on
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Really dark, but one of the greatest albums of all time. Their shows during this time period were so good.
All the extra parts in this album give it such a real raw, authentic vibe, like the ending and some of the sound clips on other tracks. So the album just flows and fits with what real life is like. Hardcore tends to still have that real world approach to it. Lot of metal tends to go into exaggerated scenarios & intensified story telling. But albums like this remind me how grounded music can be while still heavy. The riffs are pretty basic in retrospect but that gives it a more raw feel instead of extremely overproduced, multi-layered guitar wank going on now. There's probably not that many albums like this in existence, at least as real as this one was. It's kinda the cousin or brother of a Pantera album in my opinion in terms of rawness, production, vocal quality & cadence, realness, riffs, etc.
Extraordinary sound indeedv❤❤❤❤
What an incredible album! And so 30 years have passed! I remember buying the cassette tape when it came out! How long has it been since I listened to it! What can I say, it still sounds wonderful, powerful, dark. Really a great album, great LOA 🤘💀🤘
Still remember buying the tape as well and I know exactly where it is till this day. 🤘
@@goatsdoingstuff are satisfaction!
@@goatsdoingstuff Same with me , yeah ....
Same here! I used to deliver pizzas to this album on cassette and many others
@@jasonhargis5598 🤘🍕🤘
I remember falling in love with this because it was the only band out there that sounded anything remotely like Type O Negative...still listen to it.
this record is part of my life
This record IS my life. Same :)
I still have the tattoo... these guys probably saved my life at one point; and I'm very grateful in hindsight. Shit got weird for a while back in the day.
I remember discovering this band with their "Through and Through" video on MTV Headbangers' Ball.
Like wise from Belgium.
If I could only choose ONE album for the rest of my life, this is it!
Mina Loves You!!
One of the best albums ever I had the privilege of seeing them live in a small bar called Malibu in lido Beach New York many years ago
Same
ITS a masterpiece. Totally underrated album. You can Hear that the Lyrics are true Feelings, Not Fake. LoA and other great Bands Like Nirvana and Tool helped me through Adolescence and beyond. Love and peace.
ok.. nirvana and tool had the worst lyrics in the whole 90s, but whatever
We jammed this in a kitchen i worked in back in the day... bought the tape, loaned it out to a friend, never saw it again.
Years passed, and i forgot their name... until the other night, i saw their name on the front of a music venue outside Boston while i worked. I like the sound just as much- gritty, raw, aggressive... wish i could go back a few days, and see them live. F* work.😊
in 96 i was 15 and i can't say how much this album changed me when i first grabbed it at the local record store. i miss record stores
On the west coast there's Zia, I go there all the time.
I was 20. This album was a game changer
It’s a gooden
In 1995 i was also 16 years old bought thier other album called UGLY .
@ryeyan8613 that was my first LOA album. Helped me through my teens
I saw these guys @ OzzFest in 98, with the singer from Ugly Kid Joe.
They put on a great performance on the 2nd stage & I still have my tour shirt, in pristine condition 🙂
But TOOL ruled the day 🥰 On the main stage, OF COURSE.
The most hilarious memory of the day was, a couple bands before Tool, was Coal Chamber (I think it was them)
and they did a song, which to me sounded like they were complaining about having toilet paper stuck to their shoes & the would scream "poop" & spin around in circles 🤣🤣🤣
My girlfriend, Eloise, was pissed at me & was even more angry after that song.
She told me the name of the song & what it was about but I couldn't stop laughing.
All in all, I wish I'd have gone by myself. I was long since over babysitting drunken stoners.
Was at the uk ozzfest, 98, he did a good job.
I saw that show at Nissan ,Pavillion,
I Would think it was Loco you're Thinking about from Coal Chamber 😂
@@samuelwetz8378 Quite probable, the memory of that performance made me laugh for years & even now, still makes me giggle a bit. All I can say is... oh to be young & more healthy again.
I saw them in a small ass bar in at louis,w Whitfield…and anthrax,and vision of disorder.They slayed..maybe 20 people there.not the same tho wo keith
Should have been huge!
A bit too heavy. In both respects.
If you like, as I do; hard driving Rock and Roll as I do you'll love this entire album.👍
Cała płyta jak dla mnie zrobiła mi dzieciństwo (w p i p k ę kozak)
One of those "this record changed the trajectory of my musical life fundamentally" kind of albums.
Yessir 😏
Will never forget the first time I heard some of these songs back in the day on 89.5 WSOU FM Seton Hall's Pirate Radio in Jersey. "This tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime." Dirty Jerz and Metal 4 evahhhh!!!! lol....🤘🤘🤘
When I put on WSOU, most of the songs/bands played are from the '85ish-2000ish period. I don't think metal will ever see something like that again.
Hahaha I remember always going to the show with a few of the hosts and it was so much fun. I learned a lot about different bands too and this is one record that is just still amazing.. have a good one!! 🖤🤘🏼 🐧🖤
This is such a classic!
Life of Agony's first two albums were the best the '90s had to offer. Even though they sold out like bitches, we can thank them for that much
Life of Agony and Type 0 Negative.... if you were there, you know. 🤘
Yessir!! Saw that tour at the Thirsty Whale just outside Chicago. I think either a band called Stick opened or it may have been Fishbone. Regardless seeing these guys play at a fucking bar back then at 13 or 14 was fuckin magic. Me and my best friend Kramer were trying so hard to get "Keith" to have a good time. He was being nice n all but you could just tell back then he was a different person off stage.
I'll never forget that show and being a total fan boy for getting to actually stand with hang out and talk to LOA.
Seen them both at alrossavilla,columbu
Old school !!! That's my past! its so long long ago ! I love this Band! many Greets from Germany
The most underrated record of all human history!!!
You said it!!! I was never much of a hardcore fan, but when I heard this album when it came out, I was immediately sucked into the incredibly thick and chunky sound!! The vocals are beautiful and threatening all in one!! What I liked most about this album was the somewhat doom-laden element in almost every song!!! Brilliant debut effort, right down to the album cover! It took me a while to figure out that it's actually the bathtub drain with the blood of a troubled teenager!
@@kf3393same i dont even like hardcore but this just rocks. it's not as fast or loud, it's like if black sabbath did hardcore for a bit
Confirm, Sir.
Smiling is just a phase yeah.
Nothing can phase me.
Brooklyn 93-95.
M A S T E R P I E C E !!!!
Love this fucking album and band. Always have since I first heard in the late 90s
💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Still have this 1 in my collection
Same...on tape and CD...I'm old...lol...🤘
Bruh yes life of agony river runs red brugh.
Absolutely a masterpiece
Thank you, brain, for digging up this gem out of nowhere....
this poor guys parents failed him
reminds me of VOlbeat's Voice!
Will never forget seeing them at alrosavilla in Columbus with type of negative, great night
"Thursday " suddenly has a different meaning to me 28 years after listening to it for the first time....i hear it from a different perspective than i originally did
Love love love it.
❤😊
Same same same !
Heavy Metal ClassicTunes x 😈🎸
Álbum Clássico!!!
River still runs red.
Absolutely one of my favorites and Ugly as well I seen them live three times 1 with the other singer got to talk with them cool guys
Saw LOA in Asbury Park NJ at the Stone Pony in 94' . Merciless mosh pit lots of blood, not kidding either.
Then I'm all like wow wee go hang out with the exploited band and are like.well he'll yes we fuck the system 😂
Grew up with Joey and Keith, Keith split from LOA and had a band with my Best friend, we were all friends since we were little boys, the Band with my friend pete was amazing music. Totally different kind of music. Keith’s vocals were amazing,(he has a great hardcore voice too) he has a beautiful voice when he’s not singing hardcore. We were in the studio several days a week, it was fun times. He almost got signed to a major label with my friends band, but he decided to go to Europe and go solo. When I heard years later he became Mina, safe to say we were all shocked ,but he’s doing great with LOA again. Have not seen him in years ,
Oh my gosh. You were there? I'm pretty sure I was there.
Brugh just listen to life of agony river runs red and im like bruh you know stuff
Shame he wears dresses now
Who cares they still Rock
Cosmic application,internet this is work zone ,isn't?
Очень крутой альбом!
Brugh hello😮.
Bad negative vibes from gf
sick
A masterpiece... And then all went downhill for this band after this album
Definitely life of agony best album
@@maurobarrera9511 Absolutely
Tbf, they dealt with a lot that most bands don't...
old times! fuckin brilliant!!!!
good album, thanks for the upload
I love how his voice sounded when he still had balls
lo mas type o negative que escuche
Me help talk to others happens😂
I'm not allowed to speak😮
❤❤massive !!!😅😅
Best record ever
An Anthem
I’ve always loved the Alternative vibes this album gives off. Like almost New Wave Hardcore?
Ill be honest i found out about life of agony thanx to Beavis and Butthead love this band ever since.
What an album! Most dirty guitars and his voice😘
At the end of Friday, does he drop a toaster in the bathtub or what? I can’t tell lol
He tries to kill himself, that's why his mother scream, but he survived and the story is continued in The Sound of Scars.
@@talesxavier5752 do we know what he did to try and kill himself?
@@codydrums2175He has a difficulty life and has struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts, through all the skits he doesn't have a great relationship with his parents, he was fired and also was being notified that he is failing two classes and won't be able to graduate high school.
very nice vocals on the album ,melodic hardcore
not so hardcore , stoner metal will be more exact.
@@jeanferrer5110yeah NO.👎🏻
without the band this girl wouln't be fire
I’m From NY and got to see these guys early on in a small club show. So damn good then and still hits… how tf has it been 30 years!!!
No one cares
@@prshr6145 about you? I can tell…
Saw these guys in Boston around 1996 or so. Good times!
Lucky !
Un disco perfecto
Before Keith trooned out
If Mina is happy now, who cares?
I saw LOA live about 4 or 5 years ago. They crushed it! Yea, Keith is now Mina. So what?
Nobody cares this shit is still heavy as hell.
I dont know what that means, butn i have been a huge fan of LOA for more than 30 years.
@@leedawson2995 They are upset the lead singer is transexual.
I first saw Life of Agony at a dive bar in Baltimore in 1991. There were about 15 or 20 people at the gig. I bought their demo and played the cassette over and over until they played their next all ages gig in Bmore. I bought the 2nd demo and was super impressed! Then this album was released. I bought it and listened to it a couple of times. I decided to revisit it today, after a few decades and I'm still not able to really get into it.
I miss the rawness and power of the two demos. Early 90's metal/hardcore from that part of the world was something truly special. 🙂
I love this more than the scars I left on those who disrespected mine.👊❤️🔥
I’ve been around the band and onstage with them too. I find Mina to be delightful and the metal audience to be inclusive & engaged each time.
He had a sex change,but that makes them even more pure and powerful imo.They were touring for a bit I think
Saw them tonight-- the band hasn't lost a goddamn STEP 30 years later-- confused singer?
Start a new band.
Leave LOA with their legacy and go do your own shit.
Please.
This album is TOO instrumental.
Pun intended.
new songs are nothing in compare with this...
Even today most of the bands played on WSOU are from this time period (late 80's-early 2000's). In terms of overall output I don't think metal will see something that good again.
@@bryanb.386 You think so? Try listen Pain of Truth, Age of Apocalypse, Gridiron, King Nine, Sunami, Facewreck, Two Piece and similar bands and then come here and repeat what you've said :)
@@soundframemusic Alright, I'll take the Pepsi challenge. First up, Pain of Truth-No blame just facts. Singer sucks, no voice he's just hollering, music is good, mix is terrible, way to fucking loud... loud doesn't mean good. Next, Age of Apocalypse-Grim Wisdom, better than PoT decent mix, singer lacks range. Next, Gridiron-No Good at Goodbyes, Drummer Kicks fucking ass, if it's drum tracked then he's good. If not he is badass. again with the mix... Believe it or not you don't have to turn everything all the way up, Same with the singer, lacks range. But I am seeing a trend here with the hip hop influence. Sorry, stuck in the 90's... get off my lawn. Fuck, running out of time, I will check the others out. Over all, you can hear the influence and it sounds good. Not a fan of the super loud mix. Mina Caputo or Keith as I knew him (shout out to Jenna Jolt for the introduction) has a hell of a voice, these modern bands have a different style and it's not a fair comparison. But most importantly \m/ rock on
Gosh, I love hearing how happy Mina sounds nowadays. You can really tell she was super depressed during this time period.