If I remember correctly, when Anguish Unsaid's first album came out, I read in HM Magazine that Steve Saxby from Training For Utopia had said that it was "chaotic", among other things. I thought, "Well, if a guy from TFU can think it's chaotic, it must be pretty darn chaotic." Well, that album was, to the point of driving me to insanity along with it. Well, this one has that effect multiplied tenfold. These guys are crazy. Oh yeah, they sound a lot like TFU at times too. They've added some cool samples in some songs, and even have a couple techno style instrumentals. Most of the music is completely discordant and insane, but keeps you off balance with its frequent emo-esque breakdowns, its odd timing, and its sporadic punk style music. In some of the emo parts, it goes trippy like Eso-Charis. Sometimes the vocalist sings, but all the rest of the time he's screaming his head off, even when there is no music sometimes. To clear up some confusion caused in a few sentences above, there is NO punk in this CD. The MUSIC sometimes sounds punkish but the scream is still there. The recording is done pretty well considering Bettie Rocket is more of a punk/emo label geared towards the skating kids. Overall, a definitely worthwhile disc.
7/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #87Reviewed by Jason DoddAlready fairly established as a surprisingly legitimate hardcore outfit, Sacramento's Anguish Unsaid further assert their claim to maim on the creative sophomore full-length The Chronicles... Perhaps taking a cue from their sactown Utopian neighbors -- and maybe even socal spock rockers like The Locust -- Anguish accentuate their violent spasms with curt tensions and maddening progressions…Dead Zine 2000Reviewed by thOrNSometimes I wait quite awhile on doing a review of a CD in hopes that it will grow on me and I can give it a more fair and or favorable review. I keep putting this CD in hoping to like it more each time but every time I take it out again and frown. It's just not that good. The elements on their own aren't bad, it's just when you add them all up that the sum is all wrong. The guitar work is weird…Similar sounding releases
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