Broken Valley

Broken Valley is the fourth studio album by American alternative metal band Life of Agony. The album was released in the US on June 14, 2005, through Epic Records and in the UK on October 17, 2005, through Hassel Records.^[2] It is the band's first album in eight years, following 1997's Soul Searching Sun, and first with the band's classic, original line-up since Ugly in 1995. Epic Records elected not to issue Broken Valley in the United Kingdom upon initial release. However, the album was eventually released in the UK on October 17, 2005 through Sony BMG Music Entertainment under exclusive UK license to Hassel Records. This Hassle Records limited edition included a special bonus DVD along with a previously unreleased exclusive bonus track from the Broken Valley recording sessions titled "DNR."^[3]

Broken Valley
Studio album by Life of Agony
Released	June 14, 2005
Recorded	April – December 2004
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Genre	Alternative metal grunge hard rock
Length	43:38
Label	Epic
Producer	Greg Fidelman
Life of Agony chronology
Soul Searching Sun (1997) Broken Valley (2005) A Place Where There's No More Pain (2017)
Singles from Broken Valley
"Love to Let You Down" Released: March 21, 2005[1]

Commercial performance

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blabbermouth	8/10[5]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[6]

Broken Valley debuted at number 147 on the Billboard 200, selling 7,689 copies in its first week.^[7][8] However, the album quickly fell off the charts, and by December 2005 it had only sold 28,000 copies in the US.^[9]

The album's sales in the US were also damaged by the Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal, and was one of the affected albums selected for recall from retailers in November 2005.^[10][11] Like the other affected artists, Sony BMG resolutely refused to compensate the band.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Life of Agony.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love to Let You Down"	3:40
2.	"Last Cigarette"	2:56
3.	"Wicked Ways"	4:02
4.	"Don't Bother"	3:30
5.	"Strung Out"	3:59
6.	"Junk Sick"	3:18
7.	"The Calm That Disturbs You"	3:15
8.	"No One Survives"	1:34
9.	"Justified"	6:21
10.	"The Day He Died"	3:19
11.	"Broken Valley"	5:17
12.	"Room 244"	2:22
Total length:		43:38

UK Limited Edition (Hassle Records)

No.	Title	Length
13.	"DNR" (Exclusive UK Only Bonus Track)	2:20
Total length:		45:58

Bonus DVD

Several versions of the album were accompanied by a DVD, in which the band discussed their break-up and why they got back together.

The DVD includes several easter eggs such as a studio rehearsal of "Junk Sick" and backstage footage.

Personnel

Life of Agony

• Keith Caputo – lead vocals
• Joey Z. – guitar, backing vocals
• Alan Robert – bass, backing vocals, cover design
• Sal Abruscato – drums

Additional

• Greg Fidelman – producer
• Tony Zeller – engineer
• Johnny Fairfax – engineer
• Kevin Dean – engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography