Darkest Red
Cut from the same cloth as their labelmates Chimaira and Trivium, The Agony Scene have created some very solid, powerful music that is compelling to listen to while not boring anywhere through it. Over the course of these 11 songs, you get the feeling that this band is as influenced not only by today's bands metalcore community, but also some black metal or extreme stuff. Vocalist Michael Williams is somewhat of a hybrid cross between Dani Filth of Cradle of Filth and whoever the shrieker is in 3 Inches Of Blood. He shrieks like a wounded animal throughout most of the record, although he does come down into a clean vocal on songs like "Screams Turn To Silence". Roadrunner. 2005.