River Runs Red: Our First Record
Every band has the record people come back to. For us it's River Runs Red, our first album, and the one that set the tone for everything we've made since, including the merch in our store.
When did River Runs Red come out?
We released River Runs Red in 1993 on Roadrunner Records. We'd been a band in Brooklyn since the summer of 1989, and this was the first time the world heard us on a full album.
What does it sound like?
It's alternative metal, with grunge and New York hardcore running through it. Heavy, raw and close to home: the sound of where we come from.
How has it held up?
Better than we could have asked for:
- Rolling Stone put River Runs Red on its list of the 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.
- Decibel inducted it into its Hall of Fame in 2005.
Have we played it live in full?
Yes. On 3 April 2010 we played River Runs Red from start to finish in Brussels, and that show came out as a live release in July 2010.
Our other live records
- Unplugged at the Lowlands Festival '97 (2000)
- Our January 2003 reunion shows at Irving Plaza, on CD and DVD (2003)
- River Runs Red live in Brussels (2010)
Where does it show up in the store?
Our designs carry the Life of Agony name we put on that first record. Each product page tells you what its design shows, front and back.
Wear the record
Our designs come on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies, with kids' and youth sizes too, so the next generation can wear it as well.