Agony of Death is the tenth studio album by German thrash metal band Holy Moses. The album was released in three different dates of 2008, on 26 September in Germany, 29 September in Europe and 7 October in the United States through SPV/Steamhammer.[4]

Agony of Death
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2008 (2008-09-26)
RecordedBlue Castle Studio, Germany
GenreThrash metal
Length69:30
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerMichael Hankel, Sabina Classen
Holy Moses chronology
Strength Power Will Passion
(2005)
Agony of Death
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Terrorizer(6.5/10)[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Sabina Classen

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Imagination"Jaath, Hankel6:07
2."Alienation"Jaath, Hankel5:43
3."World in Darkness"Jaath, Hankel4:34
4."Bloodbound of the Damned"Jaath4:17
5."Pseudohalluzination"Jaath8:17
6."Angels in War"Jaath, Hankel5:36
7."Schizophrenia"Hankel, Steiff, Classen4:52
8."Dissociative Disorder"Jaath5:59
9."The Cave (Paramnesia)"Jaath5:43
10."Delusional Denial"Hankel, Steiff, Classen3:34
11."The Retreat"Jaath6:27
12."Through Shattered Minds/Agony of Death (Outro)"Jaath (Through Shattered Minds), Hankel and Ferdy Doernberg (Agony of Death – Outro)8:16

Personnel

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Band members
Additional musicians
  • Ferdy Doernberg – keyboards, samples, slide guitar on "Through Shattered Minds"
  • Janos Murri – guitar solo on "Imagination" and "Alienation"
  • Ralph Santolla – guitar solo on "World in Darkness" and "Dissociative Disorder"
  • Trevor Peres – guitar solo on "Angels in War"
  • Karlos Medina – bass on "Imagination"
  • Henning Basse – backing vocals on "Schizophrenia"
  • The Wolf – backing vocals on "Imagination"
  • Schmier – backing vocals on "The Cave"

References

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  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Holy Moses – 'Agony of Death'". Heavy Metal. About.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Holy Moses Agony of Death review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Holy Moses- Agony of Death". Terrorizer (176). November 2008.
  4. ^ "Holy Moses: Agony of Death Artwork Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2008.