Mad Agony are an italian band formed in 1991 by Samael Von Martin (guitar), Marco Vettore (bass) and Stefano Argenti (drums). Looking for a singer they got in touch with Massimo Mad Zanetti (Strong Revenge and other minor bands in the eighties) who enthusiastically joined the band. Different musical experiences and influences made Mad Agony songs hard to place in a specific genre. In december 1992 the band recorded the demo tape "The only way to die" that includes four songs: "From the Darkness", "Boundaries of death", "Back in town" and "Mad Agony". Mad Agony had a good response from the fans while playing live because of their direct approach on stage and their quite essential music. In 1993 Samael and the band divorced. He then brings to life several black metal combos (Evol, Satanel, Death Dies the most important). Max and Marco, without Stefano (who joined Serpenti Sonori, a cover band), recruit a new drummer, Christian Padoan and a guitarist, Carlo De Toni, who already played with Samael on Mad Agony for awhile. The change in line-up brings the band to nowhere because the old feeling and originality were lost, so Max and Marco decide to quit the band. After some tries to put the band together in the past years, Max and Samael re-formed Mad Agony in 2011 to put the old songs on a cd. The drummer is Demian De Saba, always present in Samael's black metal bands becomes the new drummer of Mad Agony.

October 2011: new kid in town Andrea "Babe" Babetto on 2nd guitar!

March 2012: Matteo Meneghel (ex-Mandale, Sette Volte Sette) plays bass with the band.

September 2012: Matteo Meneghel quit Mad Agony New bass player is Dario Dugo (Serenade).

July 2013: Dario Dugo left the band. Mad Agony’s bass player is now Mega Die (Metastasi, Desdaemona)