Agony (band)
Agony is a Colombian metal band formed in Bogotá in 1993 by guitarists Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo. To date, they have released one demo tape, three studio albums, and one live album. History
The band was founded in 1993 by guitarists Ernesto Robayo and Andrés Jaramillo, two high school friends that shared a common interest in heavy metal. Once in college, Robayo met Alfonso Pinzón, who became the group's drummer and in turn invited classmate Héctor Lozano, who joined on bass. Ernesto Velasco was added last, after auditioning as lead singer. This configuration of the band recorded a self-titled demo tape in 1994, with seven songs. Robayo and Velasco both left by the end of 1994 and were replaced by Carlos Marín (guitar) and César Botero (vocals). This incarnation of the band recorded the concert album Live All the Time in 1995, which featured covers of Pantera's "Strength Beyond Strength" and Sepultura's "Propaganda". That year, Agony participated in the first edition of the Bogotá rock festival Rock al Parque. Agony's first studio album, titled Millennium, was released in 1996 and included new bassist Carlos Reyes. In 1999, the band relocated to Los Angeles, California. Shortly after, Reyes left and was briefly replaced by Juanes. Marín also exited the group around this time. Agony's second album, Reborn, came out in 2002, after which Botero departed, and the group went on hiatus. In 2004, Jaramillo and Pinzón formed another metal band, Dia de los Muertos. In 2006, Agony reissued their 1996 album, Millennium, and a year later, they headlined Rock al Parque. The band's third album, The Devil's Breath, with Cello Dias on bass, was released in 2009. Band members
Current
 Alfonso Pinzón – drums
 César Botero – vocals
 Andrés Jaramillo – guitar
 Carlos Marín – guitar

Past
 Ernesto Robayo – guitar
 Ernesto Velasco – vocals
 Héctor Lozano – bass
 Carlos Reyes – bass
 Tony Campos – bass
 Juanes – bass
 Cello Dias – bass

Discography
Studio albums
 Millennium (1996)
 Reborn (2002)
 The Devil's Breath (2009)

Other albums
 Agony (demo, 1994)
 Live All the Time (live, 1995)

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Colombian heavy metal musical groups
Colombian thrash metal musical groups
Speed metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups from Bogotá
Combat Records artists
English-language singers from Colombia