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Cries of the Past

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Length
  
42:08

Artist
  
Underoath

Label
  
Takehold Records

Producer
  
James Paul Wisner

Release date
  
4 July 2000

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Released
  
July 4, 2000 August 20, 2013 (reissue)

Recorded
  
2000 at Wisner Productions, Saint Cloud, Florida

Cries of the Past (2000)
  
The Changing of Times (2002)

Genres
  
Metalcore, Hardcore punk, Christian metal, Death metal, Unblack metal

Similar
  
Underoath albums, Metalcore albums

Underoath cries of the past


Cries of the Past is the second album by Underoath, released on July 4, 2000, through Takehold Records. Only 3,000 copies of the album were pressed and, like Act of Depression, it was out of print for years. The album is the last to feature guitarist Corey Steger, the first to include keyboardist Christopher Dudley, and is the only release not to feature Aaron Gillespie on any vocals during his tenure with the band. Alongside their debut album, this album was reissued through Solid State Records on August 20, 2013.

Contents

This is the band's last album to be released through Takehold Records, as the label was bought by Solid State.

Underoath cries of the past full album


Musical content and style

The second and third song are out of order from the list on the jacket, with "Giving Up Hurts the Most" as the actual second track. The song "And I Dreamt of You" is Underoath's longest recorded song, clocking in at 11 minutes and 24 seconds. One of the most notorious things about the album is its length; there are only five songs, but reaches 42:08 in time length, with the shortest song on the album being "Giving Up Hurts the Most" (7:36).

Being the first album to feature Christopher Dudley, it is the first Underoath album to include keyboard effects. The album acquires a similar sound to Act of Depression; however, it features even more of a black metal influence.

Personnel

Underoath
  • Dallas Taylor – lead vocals
  • Corey Steger – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Octavio Fernandez – rhythm guitar
  • Christopher Dudley – keyboards
  • Matt Clark – bass guitar
  • Aaron Gillespie – drums
  • Production
  • Produced by James Paul Wisner
  • Songs

    1The Last7:42
    2Giving Up Hurts the Most7:47
    3Walking Away7:36

    References

    Cries of the Past Wikipedia