Bands named Agony: 1.) Agony, originally formed as Agoni in August 1984, was a swedish thrash metal band. Their first demo-tape titled "The Future Is Ours" was released in March 1986. A tour in Britain with swedish punkers Anti-Cimex, and a second demo-recording ("Execution of Mankind") followed the same year, before changing name to Agony. In 1987, the band obtained a record deal with the famous Music For Nations label, and released their full-length debut album, "The First Defiance", in 1988.