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Cry Of The Afflicted
The Unveiling
The best thing to do with The Unveiling is to not judge it by its first song. Cry of the Afflicted’s opening track “Lift the Veil” is typical screamo, but the rest of the record tends to shy away from such a genre into a more melodic, guitar-driven distorted rock. This five-piece from Canada have pulled together a pretty dense record. Delay is all over the guitars on the record, and lot of the riffs seem to be picked from the same tree. The vocals sound like they have 14 people singing at any given point, and it sounds like that throughout the record. The songwriting is decent, even if the subject matter is overdone (“Bury my remains / under ashes falling on my grave…” etc.). The band does have flashes of brilliance. There are definitely a couple parts that made me take a step back and rewind the track to make sure I heard correctly; unfortunately, what’s between the great parts on The Unveiling and the good parts is too distant.
[Solid State] David Stagg
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