Showing a band at the crossroads of their career, Unveiled is a strange blend of strong alternative hard rock and badly dated hair metal. The band obviously wants to move in a different direction, but their confusion about which way to turn gives the album a throwaway feel that the band has never quite had before. The almost-psychedelic sway of "Goodbye Cruel World" showcases vocalist Scott Wenzel's passionate vocals, while the jazzy "Come Unto the Light" has a tense collection of riffs that offset the Beatlesque harmonies ...
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Showing a band at the crossroads of their career, Unveiled is a strange blend of strong alternative hard rock and badly dated hair metal. The band obviously wants to move in a different direction, but their confusion about which way to turn gives the album a throwaway feel that the band has never quite had before. The almost-psychedelic sway of "Goodbye Cruel World" showcases vocalist Scott Wenzel's passionate vocals, while the jazzy "Come Unto the Light" has a tense collection of riffs that offset the Beatlesque harmonies and up-tempo lyrics. It is songs like these that give the listener hope for the future of the band, as they already have a firm grasp of the new aspects of their sound. But the few hair metal tracks that make it onto the album (especially album-openers "If You Believe" and "Home in Heaven") are disappointing anthems that offer nothing but stale ideas and cheesy lyrics. What has always made Whitecross work in any incarnation is the sincerity behind their message, and it is on these songs where that sincerity is barely felt. They were only one more studio album away from fleshing out their new direction, but here they offer some of their best material mixed with some unfortunate filler tracks. ~ Bradley Torreano, Rovi
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