| Agony | ||||
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| Released | August 9, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 49:26 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Stefano "Saul" Morabito | |||
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Agony is the second studio album by Italian death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse.
On July 18, 2011, Fleshgod Apocalypse released a music video for "The Violation". [1] On December 22, 2012, Fleshgod Apocalypse released a music video for "The Forsaking". [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The NewReview |   [3] |
| Metal Underground.com | [4] |
Max Lussier of The NewReview said that Agony "is a very different album than its predecessors". While he praised the speed of the songs and the guitar and drum work, he thought that the orchestral parts were "too large a part of the album's sound", resulting in "the guitar playing [becoming] slightly muddled and lost in the shuffle". [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Temptation" | 1:47 |
| 2. | "The Hypocrisy" | 5:31 |
| 3. | "The Imposition" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "The Deceit" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "The Violation" | 4:19 |
| 6. | "The Egoism" | 6:22 |
| 7. | "The Betrayal" | 5:31 |
| 8. | "The Forsaking" | 5:37 |
| 9. | "The Oppression" | 6:04 |
| 10. | "Agony" | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 53:49 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Heartwork" (Carcass cover) | 4:23 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Top Hotseekers [5] | 18 |
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