Kinetic Energy Breaks Through Your Eardrums With The Agony’s Latest ‘She Said’

Now, through the multiple listening sessions of this song I felt surge after surge in my body to headbang or thrash or break something. Not that I’m prone to violence, not in the least, but the gnarly riffs, the battering drumbeat and Nikola Kandoussi’s raspy vocal delivery fills you with that excitable energy you need to release.

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Structurally this feels like a beautiful tip of the cap to rock and metal from yesteryear. From the opening riff I felt as if I was hearing the second coming of Judas Priest. Low and behold though these talented Woman are bringing 100% of themselves with this banger of track. Yeah, you might hear some faint similarities to iconic rock acts, but that’s just showing respect to their influences. From there on out you are on a runaway freight train with The Agony as it’s conductors. You take Petra Pohankova, who is genius providing the aforementioned riffs, toss in the indelible talent of Martina Kajda Balcarova behind the thumping drums, add a dash of rhythm courtesy of bassist Dominika Mrazkova and her immeasurable bass play, and then you pepper it all with the triumphant lyrical prowess of Nikola Kandoussi. Hell, it seems to me you’ve created some magical music, and we are all blessed to bear witness to it. I for one am a bit salty I didn’t get to see this amazing band open for The Scorpions. Well, ladies if you ever play Chicago, it’d be an honor to see you live. Nuff said.

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