2019 release. Life Of Agony emerged from the New York music scene in the early '90s with one of the most distinctive sounds in it's genre. Best known for it's 1993 metal/crossover debut River Runs Red, the band instantly built a die-hard, cult following. For over two decades, the group toured relentlessly all over the world, sharing stages with the biggest names in rock, including Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Life of Agony has sold over one million albums to date. The hard rock and crossover metal veterans return with their hard-hitting, emotional concept album The Sound of Scars, that continues the haunting narrative from the band's groundbreaking 1993 debut River Runs Red. Produced by Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down), whose work has received multiple Grammy Awards and nominations, along wih LOA's Joey Z (with mixing duties helmed by Massy), have tapped esteemed engineer Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Soundgarden) to master the band's so catchy, personal and heavy record.