Alan Robert's The Beauty of Horror 2 Gets a Trailer!

Following up his #1 best-selling coloring book The Beauty of Horror, creator Alan Robert returns with volume two in the series - The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium - Another GOREgeous Coloring Book. Everyone's favorite undead girl Ghouliana mischievously attempts to trick budding colorists into unleashing her deadly spell. Try and find the missing ingredients she's sprinkled throughout Robert's intricate pen and ink illustrations before it's too late! thebeautyofhorror.com

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Alan Robert is the creator of several critically-acclaimed graphic novels: Wire Hangers, Crawl to Me (in development to become a motion picture), Killogy, The Shunned One (2017), and The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book. Robert is also well known as the bassist/songwriter for the hard rock group Life of Agony for over two decades. A Brooklyn native, Alan's journey as a comic book creator began at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he attended on a scholarship and studied cartooning under legendary Thor comic writer/artist Walt Simonson.

Series: Beauty of Horror
Paperback: 88 pages
Publisher: IDW Publishing; Clr Csm edition (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1684050707
ISBN-13: 978-1684050703

Director: Robert Hall
Director of Photography: Brandon Trost
Makeup FX: Almost Human
VFX/Editing: Josh Petrino
Voiceover: Jane Dashow
Ghouliana performed by Biannca Nodle
Colorist: Nicole Hagestedt
Producer & Propmaster: Nick Principe
Writer and Producer: Alan Robert for Wasted Talent Entertainment
Executive Producer: IDW Publishing

Life of Agony's "A Place Where There's No More Pain" Receives Critical Acclaim

Life of Agony ‘A Place Where There’s No More Pain’ Album Reviews

“One of the Most Anticipated Albums of the Year!”—ROLLING STONE

“Life Of Agony’s return is set to blow you away!”—KERRANG!

“One of the best rock albums of the year!”—STENCIL

“Life of Agony have reinvented themselves and returned with A Place Where There’s No More Pain, an alternative hard rock record that features the group’s strongest material since their debut!“—REVOLVER

“Comeback Album of the Year? Very well possible!”—METAL HAMMER (DE)

“A true return to form which will satisfy the hunger of their loyal fan-base whilst recruiting newbies along the way. It’s great to have them back!”—VIVE LE ROCK

"Life of Agony in 2017 is clearly the most comfortable they have ever been in their own skin."--THE MONOLITH

10/10 REVIEW! "This is a stunning comeback with Life Of Agony producing their finest album to date...one of the best hard rock albums of 2017!"--METAL ON LOUD MAGAZINE

9/10 Review: "One of the absolute highlights of the year!"--CLASSIC ROCK

"Life of Agony have always done exactly what they have wanted to do and never really paid any heed to what has been expected of them...and their evolution has been fascinating, even more so when you consider that there hasn’t been a wrong step along the way."--ECHOES AND DUST

10/10 Review: "COMEBACK OF THE YEAR!!”—ZEPHYRS ODEM

BEST METAL ALBUMS OF THE WEEK: "LOA drive their sound back into the big, bloody heart of the 90s. Opener 'Meet Your Maker' is a growling, full-throttle belter with dissonant vocal harmonies that recall 'Dirt'-era Alice In Chains."--METAL HAMMER

4.8/5 Stars Review: "A masterpiece of harmony and heavy riffs...They have surpassed all expectations...It is easily their best!"--SKULLS N BONES

90/100 Review: "A Place Where There's No More Pain is a very strong album...with a thick wink to the past and beautiful songs."--ROCKMUZINE

9/10 Review: "A Place Where There's No More Pain is an album full to the brim with hulking great grooves...and Caputo, delves deep into her heart and soul to put in the kind of performance that few vocalists in the metal genre can come close to."--PURE GRAIN AUDIO

"This is a Life Of Agony album. It’s what you want from them and what they deliver very well...They have the ability to make you want to break down in tears one moment, before wanting to spin kick your way around a dance floor the next."--PUNKTASTIC

4/5 REVIEW: "An emotional rollercoaster of an album!"--BATTLE HELM

"With A Place Where There’s No More Pain...LOA made an album that combines everything the band is known for, with a sound that fits their maturity as artists."--POWER OF METAL

91.6/100 REVIEW: 'A Place Where There's No More Pain' is full of everything I shamelessly adore about Life of Agony...I dig EVERY SINGLE TRACK!"--GEEK FURIOUS

9/10 Review: "One of the absolute highlights of the year!"--CLASSIC ROCK

"A Place Where There’s No More Pain is a genuine return packed with more heat than Iron Man!"--SOUNDSCAPE

"'A Place Where There’s No More Pain’ is for everyone, and what I mean by that is that everyone has a song that they can relate to. It goes from a song about being abused to the feeling of being nothing more than worthless. All the songs tell different stories yet they fit perfectly like a cold beer on a beautiful Sunday night."--METAL NEXUS

"IMPRESSIVE RETURN! I have a clear recommendation for purchase!”—HANDWRITTEN MAGAZINE (DE)

"A successful record? Yes. A real come back? Of course. 'A Place Where There’s No More Pain' allows Life Of Agony to impose themselves again on the scene they conquered years ago, but also to increase their influence."--ACTA INFERNALIS

9.5/10 REVIEW: "This record is an emotional juggernaut that has no filler. With 10 songs that are instant classics, the album represents a heartfelt tour-DE-force sure to resonate with anyone, whether you are an old-school head, or just discovering the band for the first time."--GHOST CULT MAGAZINE

"Life of Agony continue following their own muse and not giving a single f@ck what anyone has to say. That’s the Life of Agony we all know and love, and I’m happy to see that version make a triumphant return.”—ANGRY METAL GUY

"So cool and addictive that when it came to an end you want some more!"--METALLUS REVIEW (ITALY)

9/10 Review: "A fantastic and timeless hard rock album, which is one of the best in this genre.”—HEAVY METAL (DK)

4.5/5 Review: "A Place Where There's No More Pain is definitely a hot contender for the comeback of the year!"--COUNT YOUR BRUISES

"A Place Where There’s No More Pain – a perfect Life Of Agony album title if ever there was one – has everything you want and expect from these veterans...from the very start, a number of things quickly become clear, first of which is that Life Of Agony are not fucking about with this release!"--WORSHIP METAL

9.5/10 REVIEW! "Life of Agony is back in a big bad way. This is the album we have been waiting for. ‘A Place Where There’s No More Pain’ showcases everything that made the band so great in the first place."-THE NOISE PROJECT (UK)

"These are riffy, catchy, beautifully crafted hard rock songs that provide the platform for a terrific vocal performance and some of the most undeniable choruses we’ve heard in a while. If it’s songwriting chops you’re after this week, look no further than this record."--THIS DECAY

Life of Agony 'A Place Where There's No More Pain' Debuts on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums Chart!

Life of Agony's "A Place Where There's No More Pain' Debuts on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums Chart at #24!

Alan Robert's Best Seller "The Beauty of Horror" Coloring Book Gets A Sequel

Life of Agony’s Alan Robert Announces Sequel to His Best-Selling Horror Coloring Book

The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana’s Creepatorium – Another GOREgeous Coloring Book Coming This September From IDW Publishing

Pre-order is up for "The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium - Another GOREgeous Coloring Book"! http://amzn.to/2l3iDT6

The color-crazed carnage continues with Alan Robert's The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium, Another GOREgeous Coloring Book!

Nerdist hailed Robert's debut as being "The World's Creepiest Adult Coloring Book" and it received critical acclaim in The Wall Street Journal, GQ, and BuzzFeed. The Life of Agony bassist/songwriter follows up his Amazon #1 Best Seller The Beauty of Horror with everyone's favorite undead girl Ghouliana, as she mischievously attempts to trick budding colorists into unleashing a deadly spell. Try and find the ingredients she's sprinkled throughout Robert's intricate pen and ink illustrations before it's too late!

This ghastly follow up to the Beauty of Horror features over 80 pages of original artwork depicting a variety of increasingly terrifying scenes and patterns. Featuring a beautifully chilling red foiled cover and high-quality paper that will ensure the pools of blood you color don't leak through the pages, Robert and IDW have come together to present a deluxe coloring experience.

“I was completely blown away by the overwhelming response to the first book,” Robert says, “the amazing color work fans have been posting online inspired me to get crackin’ on volume two right away! And this time, Ghouliana’s got even more tricks up her sleeve.”

"Alan gave colorists around the world the creeps with his coloring book debut," says IDW VP of New Product Development, Jerry Bennington. “If you’re not still shaking from the first go round, there’s more gruesome images from his brain splattered onto the page for fans to color until their hair stands on end!"

The Beauty of Horror 2: Ghouliana's Creepatorium, Another GOREgeous Coloring Book by Alan Robert arrives in stores this September from IDW Publishing. http://www.thebeautyofhorror.com

TP • BW • $17.99 • 88 Pages • 9.8” x 9.8”• ISBN: 978-1-68405-070-3

About Alan Robert

Over the last two decades, Alan Robert's band Life of Agony has built a die-hard cult following, selling over one million albums worldwide. Life of Agony is set to release their 5th studio album A Place Where There's No More Pain through Napalm Records on April 28, 2017. Rolling Stone hailed it as “One of the Most Anticipated Albums of the Year.” Robert is also the critically acclaimed author/artist of several IDW creator-owned comic book series. Titles include Crawl to Me, Killogy and Wire Hangers. Crawl to Me is currently in development to become a live-action feature film.

LIFE OF AGONY Confirm Release Date For "A Place Where There's No More Pain"

Reactivated Brooklyn hard rock legends LIFE OF AGONY are hard at work on their new album and Napalm Records debut A Place Where There's No More Pain. Today the band has confirmed an April 28th release date. The track listing along with pre-order options will be made available soon.

"We're in the final stages of mixing the album with our producer and then we head into mastering sessions with Ted Jensen (ALICE IN CHAINS, MACHINE HEAD, DEFTONES) at Sterling Sound, NYC. This record is a monster and we're so psyched to finally share it come April. It's got such an energy to it. Raging guitar riffs, heartfelt lyrics and killer grooves. We definitely turned things up a few notches in 2017 and it feels great. And I gotta say, we've never been so focused as a band. Before we even wrote the first note, we all knew what kind of record we wanted to make. You can hear that drive and intensity in the tracks and you can feel the momentum building." - Alan Robert, LIFE OF AGONY

In support of A Place Where There's No More Pain, LIFE OF AGONY will hit the road this Spring in the Northeast United States. The first short run of dates kicks off April 27th in Allston, MA and runs through April 29th in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The second jaunt begins May 12th in Stroudsburg, PA and runs through May 20th in Sayreville, NJ. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

With the excitement around LIFE OF AGONY at a fever pitch, the band has announced a contest called the LIFE OF AGONY "Calling From the Underground" Unsigned Band Contest. This contest will award the best unsigned band in the tri-state area by being booked to open on one of their upcoming dates. LOA got their big break in the early 90's as an unsigned act, opening for OVERKILL, TYPE O NEGATIVE, and BIOHAZARD at The Ritz and now want to be able to give that chance to an up and coming band. The winner will be opening the band's hometown album release show April 28th in New York, NY More details will be announced soon.

LIFE OF AGONY returned to the stage and performed on multiple festival dates in Europe over the summer of 2014. They have toured extensively across the globe since! The famed River Runs Red line-up, of vocalist Mina Caputo, guitarist Joey Z, bassist Alan Robert and drummer Sal Abruscato are re-invigorated and ready to make 2017 the year of LIFE OF AGONY, and A Place Where There's No More Pain.

LIFE OF AGONY Live:

• 4/27: Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
• 4/28: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
• 4/29: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
• 5/12: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theatre
• 5/13: Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy's
• 5/19: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon
• 5/20: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

Life of Agony Presented Megadeth's Dave Mustaine with the Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist Award at Revolver Music Awards

Life of Agony 's Alan Robert, Mina Caputo, and Joey Z. presented the Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist Award to Megadeth's Dave Mustaine at the Revolver Music Awards in New York City on December 13th, 2016. The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus (pictured) was also on hand as a presenter. Watch the award show, here: https://youtu.be/aWDRs2sujpI (skip to 1:43 to see Life of Agony presenting the award).

The Beauty of Horror Coloring Book is "PHENOMENAL" says Metallica's Kirk Hammett

It is no secret that Metallica's Kirk Hammett is obsessed with everything horror. He has a huge horror collection on display in his fantastic book "Too Much Horror Business": https://youtu.be/_gMUtYWo6Tg . Well, his kids got a hold of "The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" and he had just one word to describe it: "PHENOMENAL." Thanks, Kirk!! http://bit.ly/2eOw09t

Meet Life of Agony's Alan Robert at Chiller Theatre October 28-30 in New Jersey

Meet Life of Agony's Alan Robert at Chiller Theatre (Sheraton Parsippany, NJ) in THE MORRIS ROOM!

GET ZOMBIFIED! Alan will be drawing personalized zombie portraits all weekend long! FREE AUTOGRAPHS & FREE PHOTOS! Fri. 6 - 11pm, Sat. 10am - 7pm, Sun. 11am - 4pm http://chillertheatre.com http://getzombifiednow.com

Alan Robert's The Beauty of Horror Coloring Book Featured in The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal interviewed The Beauty of Horror creator Alan Robert about his best-selling adult coloring book. http://on.wsj.com/2dH7YhV

Alan Robert Announces NYC Book Release Party and More October Appearances at New York Comic Con, Rock & Shock, and Chiller Theatre

LIFE OF AGONY'S ALAN ROBERT ANNOUNCES NYC BOOK RELEASE PARTY AND MORE OCTOBER APPEARANCES

Life of Agony is currently wrapping up production on its highly anticipated new studio album "A Place Where There's No More Pain" (Napalm Records), due in early 2017. This November and December, the group heads over to Europe for a full headlining tour, but before they do, LOA bassist/songwriter Alan Robert sets out to support the release of his best-selling, horror-themed adult coloring book at several events this October.

"The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" (IDW Publishing) hits stores on October 4th and is already in its 2nd printing. Nerdist called it "The World's Creepiest Adult Coloring Book" and Pure Grain Audio hailed it as "a masterpiece." Alan Robert will appear at New York Comic Con, Rock and Shock, Chiller Theatre, and Thursday, October 13th at a very special New York City book release party at Dr. Martens' SoHo location: 148 Spring Street, NYC. The event will be held from 5 - 9pm, with food, drinks, and free giveaways while supplies last. Alan Robert will provide free customization with any footwear purchase! http://bit.ly/2d763hg

Alan Robert's October schedule is below. Find out more at TheBeautyOfHorror.com and AlanRobert.com, or follow Alan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arobert

Sunday, Oct 2nd: The Rock Carnival

Life of Agony performs with Halestorm, The Used and many more. LOA on stage at 6:30pm. First Energy Park, 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood, NJ 08701

http://therockcarnival.com

Tuesday, October 4th: The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book hits stores in the USA!

Friday, October 7th: New York Comic Con

Jacob Javits Center, NYC

Panel: Keeping Control of Your Comic, Part 1: Contracts for the Comic Book Creator

11:15am - 12:15pm, Room #1A05

Signing: 5 -6pm, IDW Publishing booth #1844

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com

Thursday, October 13th: The Beauty of Horror Book Release Party at Dr. Martens store, 148 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC

5 - 9pm, Food, Drinks, Music + Free Customization with any footwear purchase

http://bit.ly/2d763hg

Friday, October 14th - Sunday, October 16th: Rock and Shock, DCU Center, Worcester, MA. (50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA 01608)

Signing all weekend + performing with The Rocking Dead on Saturday night, featuring Max & Iggor Cavalera of Sepultura/Soulfly

http://rockandshock.com

Friday, October 28th - Sunday, October 30th: Chiller Theatre, Sheraton, Parsippany Hotel, 199 Smith Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054

Signing all weekend! Fri. 6-11pm, Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. 11am-4pm

http://chillertheatre.com

Alan Robert Featured in The Huffington Post for Hit Horror Coloring Book

“The Beauty of Horror” was called by The Nerdist “delightfully macabre.” His video teaser, “Inside the Beauty of Horror,” continues to generate more and more attention for the book. “I wanted to make the ultimate horror coloring book. If there was a book that I, as a horror fan, wanted to buy, this would be it,” he said.

Read the full article on The Huffington Post >

Nerdist: "THE BEAUTY OF HORROR IS THE WORLD’S CREEPIEST ADULT COLORING BOOK"

READ THE NERDIST FEATURE: THE BEAUTY OF HORROR IS THE WORLD’S CREEPIEST ADULT COLORING BOOK

TAKE A CREEPY LOOK INSIDE ALAN ROBERT'S “THE BEAUTY OF HORROR: A GOREGEOUS COLORING BOOK”

[vimeo 176340332 w=640 h=360] The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book from Alan Robert on Vimeo.

Creator Alan Robert Invites Horror Fans to Color Their Hearts Out

From the twisted mind of Life of Agony’s Alan Robert (Killogy, Crawl to Me, Wire Hangers), his highly anticipated horror-themed coloring book for adults The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book will see an October release from IDW Publishing.

Take a closer look at Robert’s intricate, hand drawn, pen and ink illustrations with this new video: https://vimeo.com/176340332/fa997d715d

More illustrations can be found at: http://www.thebeautyofhorror.com

"Bookstores are filled with coloring books for adults, but there’s a huge void for the kind of creepy art that horror fans like me want to color, so I decided to create my own," Robert explains. "The world needs a book like this to cut through the mandalas! It’s art therapy for the abnormal…and trust me, there are plenty of us."

Pre-Order "The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" at a REDUCED PRICE for a limited time from one of these fine booksellers...

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2aOZIbJ

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1UenMnf

Life Of Agony Announce 2016 Tour Dates

Very excited to share the news that we have a new Life Of Agony European tour scheduled that will take us through the end of the year! Before we head overseas, we'll play two special US dates: Sept. 30th at the Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, NY and on October 2nd (my birthday!) at The Rock Carnival in Lakewood, NJ. The band is still hard at work on our new album "A Place Where There's No More Pain" (Napalm Records). The tracks are sounding killer and the record will be completed this year, but the album is now scheduled to drop in early 2017. I know, I know... a little later than what we had planned, but you really can't rush these things. Trust me, it will be worth the wait! As soon as we have an official release date we will post it immediately.

LIFE OF AGONY Northeast Dates: 9/30: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall 10/2: Lakewood, NJ @ Rock Carnival Festival

LIFE OF AGONY European Tour: 11/13: Vienna, Austria @ Simm City 11/15: Gdansk, Poland @ Stary Manez 11/16: Warsaw, Poland @ Progresia Music Zone 11/18: Aschaffenburg, Germany @ Colos-Saal 11/19: Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Klokgebouw 11/30: Saarbrucken, Germany @ The Garage 12/1: Bochum, Germany @ Zeche 12/3: Augsburg, Germany @ Kantine 12/4: Herford, Germany @ X 12/6: Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle 12/8: Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryshuset Klubben 12/9: Gothenburg, Sweden @ Sticky Fingers 12/10: Aalborg, Denmark @ Aalborg Metal Festival

http://www.lifeofagony.com

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