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Description
LABEL: Music On Vinyl
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 4/18/2025
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 1995
VARIANT: Import, Turquoise VINYL LP
* 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
* INCLUDES INSERT
* THE BAND'S SECOND ALBUM, INCLUDING TRACKS ''LET'S PRETEND'' AND ''I REGRET''
* LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1500 COPIES ON TURQUOISE COLORED VINYL
Life of Agony’s sophomore album sanded down the Brooklyn outfit’s early hardcore influences to instead harness a more despairing brand of alt-metal. In the absence of crossover-speedy segues and tough-as-nails gang vocals, the band leaned into resplendently inky guitar melodies and singer Keith Caputo’s rich and melancholy tenor. A brooding, introspective release featuring family drama (“Let’s Pretend”), cascading groove-metal (“Seasons”) and an achingly gloom-geared cover of Simple Minds’ “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”. While emotionally gutting, Ugly is a surprisingly gorgeous-sounding mid-Nineties masterwork.
TRACKLIST
SIDE A
1. Seasons
2. I Regret
3. Lost At 22
4. Other Side Of The River
5. Let's Pretend
6. Ugly
SIDE B
1. Drained
2. How It Would Be
3. Unstable
4. Damned If I Do
5. Fears
6. Don't You (Forget About Me)
