There are not many bands who had such a big impact on younger bands, but who did not manage not to charged for their clairvoyance. This was especially the case in the 90s. The albums which put Life of Agony in various categories brought them to the pinnacle of what will later on be sung by Keith Caputo. On the edge of nostalgia and unavoidable thought that they deserve more, they have reunited in 2003 and dropped Broken Valley under the grand Epic Record. Peculiar and turbulent times brought them to the phase in which Keith acknowledged his gender transformation. Mina Caputo, as she says, is simply a woman born without a uterus.
Sal smelled future departures in this phase, so he decided to come up with A Pale Horse Named Death. In 2012, he buried Life Of Agony forever. He said – We are not going to play! We have our problems and we can not write a song together. Keith wants to continue his life and lifestyle. Life of Agony does not play, does not create, and I doubt anything will change in the future.
But forever turned to only two years. They made peace with the situation and figured out that they still have the ability to create art. A Place Where There’s No More Pain is a solid album. Meet My Maker and Right This Wrong sounds like a logical continuation.
Mina is a bit put in a shadow by numerous effects, but it still sounds like a vocal we are used to. Dead Speak Kindly is totally Alice In Chains, while World Gone Mad is attempt to come up with a dynamic number on a trace of legendary Weeds.
It has been a long time since LOA were relevant on the music scene. This is an album that will not spur our desire for them, but it will certainly revive their career. This is far from saying anything negative about the collection of songs, as all of them have good riffs and extraordinary choruses. It’s just that this is the record that marks their second comeback. And second comeback is never as good as first one.
