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Affliction |
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Title: |
"Breaking Through" |
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FA-Q Records |
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Reviewed By: |
Vinnie Apicella |
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This five song EP from the Wisconsin natives
- that's right - possesses a very riff-heavy quality in an otherwise
Hardcore style. Highly underproduced, and performed, we can assume
in a very modest condition, "Affliction" strikes out
with devastating effectiveness at the listener, first with a
"Lethal Injection," then once they're in a semi-conscious,
mind-altered state, pound at 'em with the "Sledgehammer"
which is where we're left off, an unpleasant ringing still occurring
between our ears. "Affliction" leaves a lot to be desired,
but considering they're still green, this is a respectable recording.
Combining elements of metal and hardcore, but more toward the
hardcore style, without including the slowed down version of
"Perfet," they've taken the first step. And so it goes
with them. Any preconceived notion that Wisconsin natives can
do little more than farm and brew beer is wrong. |
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