Alternative metal outfit Life Of Agony will be marking 30 years of their sophomore album “Ugly” on the road this fall, having just announced the dates for their ‘30 Years Of Ugly Tour‘. The U.S. leg of that run will find the band performing the album in full each night with support on select dates from NJ metalcore faction God Forbid and Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta‘s solo venture, Jasta.
Reflecting back on the aforementioned album now, the band’s guitarist Joey Zampella offered:
“Everyone was expecting ‘River Runs Red‘, Part 2, but ‘Ugly‘ was a left, right, and U-turn! People were like, ‘Okay, this is different?!’ It took some time to sink its hooks into our listeners, but when it did, it became a classic. I’m super excited to celebrate the ‘Ugly Duckling’ of the L.O.A. catalog!”
Bassist Alan Robert shared:
“‘Ugly‘ was probably the most emotionally vulnerable record we ever made. It was a big risk back then—to release something so different from ‘River Runs Red‘ — but we were just in a much different headspace, and we always wore our hearts on our sleeves. The album ended up connecting with people in a deep, lasting way. Playing it live from front to back is going to be powerful for both the band and the fans.”
Vocalist Keith Caputo added:
“I’m very excited to get back out on the road to play ‘Ugly‘ in its entirety and to share the stage with God Forbid, our boy Jasta, and our good buddies from Ugly Kid Joe — along with our special friend Whitfield Crane. I might even have to convince Whit to sing an L.O.A. song with us out there. That would be so cool. I’m looking forward to creating more incredible moments with L.O.A. and making memories with great people in killer bands. Come hang out with us for an unforgettable night of music and entertainment.”
In addition to the U.S. leg, a European leg of the trek has been announced with multi-platinum hard rockers Ugly Kid Joe as direct support.
09/19 Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet (feat. God Forbid)
09/20 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (feat. God Forbid & Jasta)
09/21 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
09/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Jergels
09/24 Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
09/26 Cleveland, OH – The Winchester
09/27 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
09/28 Joliet, IL – The Forge
09/30 Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
10/01 Reading, PA – Reverb
10/03 Worcester, MA – Palladium
10/04 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
10/05 Patchogue, NY – Stereo Garden
With Ugly Kid Joe:
11/4 Dornbirn, AT – Conrad Sohm
11/7 Munich, DE – Backstage Werk
11/8 Pilsen, CZ – KD Serikova
11/9 Katowice, PL – P23 (L.O.A. only)
11/11 Berlin, DE – Columbia Club
11/12 Hannover, DE – Capitol
11/14 Saarbrucken, DE – The Garage
11/15 Eindhoven, NL – Helldorado Festival
11/16 Antwerp, BE – Trix
11/18 Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Rotunda
11/19 Bochum, DE – Zeche
11/20 Drachten, NL – Iduna
Tickets will be available this Friday, May 09th.
