Karl Agell
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Karl Agell | |
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| Agell performing with Leadfoot in 2003 Agell performing with Leadfoot in 2003 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 14, 1966 |
| Genres | Heavy metal, sludge metal, stoner rock |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Member of | Leadfoot, Blind |
| Formerly of | Corrosion of Conformity, Seizure |
Karl Agell (born August 14, 1966) is a Canadian heavy metal singer. He is best known for being the fifth recording lead vocalist of Corrosion of Conformity from 1989 until his departure in 1993, as well as being a founding member of Leadfoot. He has also formed a project called Blind.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Agell was born on August 14, 1966, in Montreal, Quebec, to Swedish parents.[1][unreliable source?][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Seizure
[edit | edit source]Agell was the first vocalist for the Connecticut punk/hardcore band Seizure in the mid-1980s with John Munera (bass), Jeff Coleman (drums) and Sex Bomb (guitar) .[3][4]
Corrosion of Conformity
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Agell joined Corrosion of Conformity in late 1989. The band released their third album called Blind with Agell as the lead vocalist. In 1993, Agell and Phil Swisher left the band without recording the fourth album (before Swisher was replaced by original C.O.C. bassist Mike Dean), before Pepper Keenan took over on lead vocals and rhythm guitar.
Leadfoot
[edit | edit source]In 1995, Agell and Phil Swisher formed Leadfoot. In 1997, the band released their debut album, Bring It On. In 1999, Leadfoot released their second album, Take a Look. In 2003, Leadfoot released their third album entitled We Drink for Free. In 2004, Swisher left the band and formed two hardcore punk bands, UNICEF and Blood Bath.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Seizure
[edit | edit source]| Date of release | Title | Label |
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| 1986 | All Hail the Fucking System | Incas |
Corrosion of Conformity
[edit | edit source]| Date of release | Title | Label |
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| January 17, 1991 | Blind | Relativity Records |
Leadfoot albums
[edit | edit source]| Date of release | Title | Label |
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| 1997 | Bring It On | The Music Cartel |
| 1999 | Take a Look | The Music Cartel |
| 2003 | We Drink for Free | The Abstract Music |
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- 1966 births
- Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States
- Canadian heavy metal singers
- Canadian people of Swedish descent
- Corrosion of Conformity members
- Living people
- Singers from Montreal
- Musicians from Raleigh, North Carolina
- 20th-century Canadian male singers
- 21st-century Canadian male singers
- 21st-century Canadian singers