Life of Agony is an American alternative metal band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 1989 by singer Mina 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.
Life of Agony performing in 2014
The band in the mid-1990s
Life of Agony performing at the 2009 Damnation Festival
Mina Caputo at the PictureOn Festival 2014
Alternative metal is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s.
Tool (pictured) is one of the most influential alternative metal bands.
Faith No More performing in 2009
Helmet performing in Melbourne, Australia in 2008
Aaron Lewis of Staind performing live in 2001