''Agony'' is the second studio album by Italian
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
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Fleshgod Apocalypse
Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian symphonic death metal band. Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. They have released five full-length albums. History Formation and ''Oracles'' (2007–2009)
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On July 18, 2011, Fleshgod Apocalypse released a music video for "The Violation". On December 22, 2012, Fleshgod Apocalypse released a music video for "The Forsaking".
Reception
Max Lussier of The NewReview said that ''Agony'' "is a very different album than its predecessors". While he praised the speed of the songs and the guitar and drum work, he thought that the orchestral parts were "too large a part of the album's sound", resulting in "the guitar playing
ecomingslightly muddled and lost in the shuffle".
Track listing
Chart performance
Personnel
*Tommaso Riccardi - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*Cristiano Trionfera - lead guitar, backing vocals
*Paolo Rossi - bass, clean vocals
*Francesco Paoli - drums, additional guitars
*Francesco Ferrini - pianos, orchestral samples
References
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Fleshgod Apocalypse albums
2011 albums
Nuclear Blast albums