Life Of Agony strike the music scene hard with their launching album River Runs Red on October 12^th, 1993 through Roadrunner Records. They left a long lasting effect that continues to reverberate today in the music world. Although they came from humble beggings in Brooklyn in the New York Hardcore scene, their release was a sensation that recorded fans’ ears from all over the world. As one of the breakout bands from the crop of extremely influential Roadrunner releases that year that included Type O Negative, Sepultura, Fear Factory amongst others, they grew into an internationally known and enjoyed band.

Owing much to their hardcore roots with lyrics about overcoming misfortune and dealing with anxiety, callous grooves and breakdowns and gang vocals with elements of Black Sabbath-ian heavy metal, surge, acid rock, and even some progressive music moments; the songs on River Runs Red are undoubtedly original and unforgettable. Cuts like the heart-stopping title track, ‘This Time, ‘Through and Through’, ‘Underground’, ‘Words And Music’, ‘Method Of Grove’, ‘Bad Seed’, and ‘Respect’ continue to be amongst the most beloved songs in the bands’ history. Much deeper cuts like ‘My Eyes’ and ‘The Discoloration Stays’ have returned to the set list for the band on the most current tours, owing to the quality of the album. Beyond just the music, the art work of the album reflected the realness of the lyrics, including their renowned logo design, engraved itself into the aura of their brand forever. Go to any LOA show today and you will see dozens of logo design tattoos. Their 2017 album(Napalm) even had a callback to a few of this images. MTV heated up to the band and the with vigorous touring and PR by the label, they planted the seeds of among the best fanbases of any band today. The band has actually even carried out the album in its totality several times and committed it to permanence on live albums and DVD releases.

Life Of Pain has actually turned into one of the specifying bands of that age with an enduring result on the heavy music world. While they have a number of fantastic records, River Runs Red is the one that started everything and still their greatest.Watch as Alan Robert of LOA talks with Ghost Cult about River Runs Red at 25 and more: FOLLOW United States OR DIE!Newsletter– Opiate Of The Masses We Who Are Not As Others GHOST CULT #