Agony of Death

{{Infobox album

| name = Agony of Death

| type = studio

| artist = Holy Moses

| cover = Holy Moses - Agony of Death.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2008|9|26}}

| recorded = Blue Castle Studio, Germany

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Thrash metal

| length = 69:30

| label = SPV/Steamhammer

| producer = Michael Hankel, Sabina Classen

| prev_title = Strength Power Will Passion

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = About.com

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/holymosesagony.htm | title = Holy Moses – 'Agony of Death' | accessdate = 8 September 2012 | last = Bowar | first = Chad | work = Heavy Metal | publisher = About.com | archive-date = 17 January 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130117053827/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/holymosesagony.htm | url-status = dead }}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/agony-of-death-mw0000797681 | title = Holy Moses Agony of Death review | accessdate = 8 September 2012 | last = Henderson | first = Alex | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

| rev3 = Terrorizer

| rev3Score = (6.5/10){{cite journal | title = Holy Moses- Agony of Death | journal = Terrorizer | date = November 2008 | issue = 176}}

| noprose = yes

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100172 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913172526/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100172 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Holy Moses: Agony of Death Artwork Revealed |date=3 July 2008 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=9 November 2008 }}

Track listing

{{track listing

| all_lyrics = Sabina Classen

| title1 = Imagination

| music1 = Jaath, Hankel

| length1 = 6:07

| title2 = Alienation

| music2 = Jaath, Hankel

| length2 = 5:43

| title3 = World in Darkness

| music3 = Jaath, Hankel

| length3 = 4:34

| title4 = Bloodbound of the Damned

| music4 = Jaath

| length4 = 4:17

| title5 = Pseudohalluzination

| music5 = Jaath

| length5 = 8:17

| title6 = Angels in War

| music6 = Jaath, Hankel

| length6 = 5:36

| title7 = Schizophrenia

| music7 = Hankel, Steiff, Classen

| length7 = 4:52

| title8 = Dissociative Disorder

| music8 = Jaath

| length8 = 5:59

| title9 = The Cave (Paramnesia)

| music9 = Jaath

| length9 = 5:43

| title10 = Delusional Denial

| music10 = Hankel, Steiff, Classen

| length10 = 3:34

| title11 = The Retreat

| music11 = Jaath

| length11 = 6:27

| title12 = Through Shattered Minds/Agony of Death (Outro)

| music12 = Jaath (Through Shattered Minds), Hankel and Ferdy Doernberg (Agony of Death – Outro)

| length12 = 8:16

}}

Personnel

;Band members

Sabina Classen – vocals, executive producer
Michael Hankel – guitar, producer, mastering, mixing
Oliver Jaath – guitar, backing vocals
Thomas Neitsch – bass
Atomic Steiff – drums

;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

Category:2008 albums

Category:Holy Moses albums

Category:SPV/Steamhammer albums