The Agony Scene
| The Agony Scene | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Metalcore |
| Years active | 2001–2008, 2013–present |
| Labels | Solid State, Roadrunner, Abacus Records, Century Media |
| Members | Mike Williams Chris Emmons Brian Hodges Brent Masters Chris Rye |
| Past members | Kevin Russell Brian "Destroyer" Stewart Mason Eaton Rod Burguiere Matt Shannon Ryan Folden Matt Horwitz Johnny Lloyd Pat Corcoran Robert "Bob" Foss Steven Kay Garrett Grover Pete Webb |
The Agony Scene is an American metal band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. On October 8, 2008, frontman Mike Williams confirmed that the band had broken up early in that year.
The band had released three albums, one on Solid State Records, one on Roadrunner Records, and one on Century Media Records. They had been signed to Abacus Records for a while when it folded.
Formed in early 2001, The Agony Scene was the brainchild of three Tulsa musicians: Johnny Lloyd, Rod Burguiere, and Daniel Hickman. Originally looking to form a Christian metal band in vein of Zao and Overcome, Lloyd and Hickman took guitar duties with Burguiere as the frontman. The arduous search for a rhythm section eventually exasperated Hickman, who left to join Tulsa metalcore outfit Enlow. Burguiere then looked to his former bandmates Mike Williams and Brent Masters and things began to mesh. The four piece, with Williams on bass and Masters on drums, eventually came across Chris Emmons as a second guitar and the lineup was solidified.
For the first year The Agony Scene made a name for themselves in the Tulsa hardcore scene and playing shows around the Midwest with fellow Tulsa acts Enlow and Plan B. In late 2001, Williams left the band to join Tulsa grind outfit Thirty Called Arson and was replaced by Garrett Grover.
January 2002 saw TAS's first studio recorded demo which subsequently landed in the hand's of Seattle-based label Solid State Records, that eventually granted the band a record deal. Immediately following their performance at Cornerstone that year, Burguiere stepped down from vocal duties and was replaced by former bassist Mike Williams.
Although the band was signed on with Solid State Records for a time, which mostly signs Christian acts, The Agony Scene confirmed in an interview with HM magazine that they were not a religious band.
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