Radical Research Podcast

Prolific for a brief few years, with curious beginnings and a mostly ignored ending, Afflicted’s supernova burned brightly at its peak. That peak, Prodigal Sun, is the essential cornerstone of Afflicted’s output and is explored in depth here. Psychedelic, transcendent left-field death metal lunacy from far beyond. Note I: As we talk about Afflicted’s 7” era in this episode, we discuss an insane haul both of us made at Manifest Records in Charlotte, NC back in 2003. In the hauls, Hunter bought Primordial’s A Journey’s End, original vinyl pressing, for $4. It’s now going for around $90 on Discogs.com. Jeff’s best score was Mortem’s Slow Death 7”, bought for $3, currently going for around $85 on Discogs. Music cited, in order of appearance: “Consumed in Flames” (as Afflicted Convulsion) (Beyond Redemption demo, 1990) “Viewing the Obscene” (Ingrained 7”, 1990) “Prodigal Sun” (Prodigal Sun, 1992) “Harbouring the Soul” (Prodigal Sun, 1992) “In Years to Come” (Prodigal Sun, 1992) “Astray” (Prodigal Sun, 1992) “Risin