The Sound of Scars
Directed by Leigh Brooks
Written by Documentary
Starring Life of Agony
Released April 16th, 2021
The Sound of Scars is an incredibly emotional documentary. The story behind the band, Life of Agony, The Sound of Scars details the trauma, the heartache, the tragedy and the triumph that created this legendary heavy metal band. I’d never heard of Life of Agony before this documentary, it’s not my kind of music, but after seeing The Sound of Scars, you can count me in as a fan.
Life of Agony began in a family basement in a New York City burb in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Cousins Mina, formerly Keith, Caputo and Joey Zampella discovered a mutual love of the band Biohazard and the hardcore metal scene. Sneaking into shows, they lived for mosh pits where they could explore and exert the anger and pain of their home life. For Mina, home was a place of constant agony at the hands of her abusive grandfather. For Tony, it was a father in the grip of alcoholism, and for both it was so much more than that.
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