Agony
Agony in 2009. L–R: Alfonso Pinzón, Carlos Marín, César Botero, Andrés Jaramillo, Cello Dias.
Agony in 2009. L–R: Alfonso Pinzón, Carlos Marín, César Botero, Andrés Jaramillo, Cello Dias.
Background information
OriginBogotá, Colombia
Genres
Years active1993–2002; 2006–present
LabelsBizarre Gods, Cinismo, Sum
SpinoffsDia de los Muertos
MembersAlfonso Pinzón
César Botero
Andrés Jaramillo
Carlos Marín
Past membersErnesto Robayo
Ernesto Velasco
Héctor Lozano
Carlos Reyes
Tony Campos
Juanes
Cello Dias
Websiteagonyreborn.com

Agony is a Colombian metal band formed in Bogotá in 1993 by guitarists Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo. To date, they have released one demo tape, three studio albums, and one live album.

History

The band was founded in 1993[1] by guitarists Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo, two high school friends that shared a common interest in heavy metal. Once in college, Robayo met Alfonso Pinzón, who became the group's drummer and in turn invited classmate Héctor Lozano, who joined on bass. Ernesto Velasco was added last, after auditioning as lead singer. This configuration of the band recorded a self-titled demo tape in 1994, with seven songs.[1]

Robayo and Velasco both left by the end of 1994 and were replaced by Carlos Marín (guitar) and César Botero (vocals). This incarnation of the band recorded the concert album Live All the Time in 1995,[1] which featured covers of Pantera's "Strength Beyond Strength" and Sepultura's "Propaganda". That year, Agony participated in the first edition of the Bogotá rock festival Rock al Parque.[1]

Agony's first studio album, titled Millennium,[1] was released in 1996 and included new bassist Carlos Reyes. In 1999, the band relocated to Los Angeles, California. Shortly after, Reyes left and was briefly replaced by Juanes. Marín also exited the group around this time.

Agony's second album, Reborn, came out in 2002, after which Botero departed, and the group went on hiatus. In 2004, Jaramillo and Pinzón formed another metal band, Dia de los Muertos. In 2006, Agony reissued their 1996 album, Millennium,[2] and a year later, they headlined Rock al Parque.[1]

The band's third album, The Devil's Breath, with Cello Dias on bass, was released in 2009.[3]

Band members

Current

  • Alfonso Pinzón – drums
  • César Botero – vocals
  • Andrés Jaramillo – guitar
  • Carlos Marín – guitar

Past

  • Ernesto Robayo – guitar
  • Ernesto Velasco – vocals
  • Héctor Lozano – bass
  • Carlos Reyes – bass
  • Tony Campos – bass
  • Juanes – bass
  • Cello Dias – bass

Discography

Studio albums

  • Millennium (1996)
  • Reborn (2002)
  • The Devil's Breath (2009)

Other albums

  • Agony (demo, 1994)
  • Live All the Time (live, 1995)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rock al parque". rockalparque.gov.co (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "La banda de metal Agony regresa hoy en el cierre del primer día de Rock al Parque 2007 – Archivo – Archivo Digital de Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo desde 1.990". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 November 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Agony – The Devil's Breath (2009) » Vasiliska.com – We Love Music". Vasiliska.com. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
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