Life of Agony @ Maxwell's, NJ | Pics by JP

Hoboken's legendary Maxwell's has added another stellar performance to it's archive. Playing off the efforts of their new album, Broken Valley, Life of Agony ripped through the night with lead singer, Keith, getting in the faces of the black clad potent intemperates.
The first chords of the night caused a massive wave of bodies to the front of the stage, and away from the giant JBL speakers into a temperature rising huddle with Keith leading the address.
The venue tried to contain the booming sound, and just as it was about to bleed, the bass amp went out midway through "Lost" and the guitarist, entertained the crowd with a medley of Metallica, and Pantera.
I was impressed with the backchat after/before songs of Keith and the band, as the crowd was a bit unpolished. Keith maintained the audience with his ear-peircing voice, and commanded the stage while stage divers from time to time landed right next to him.
In short, Brooklyn's finest are an example of fans who say to their friends, "It's a great cd, and you have to see them live"