Chosen Undead are relatively new band in the scene, being formed in 2024. This is their debut opus containing intro plus twelve songs. The music of Chosen Undead can be described as a mixture of melodic death metal with blast beats and melodic metalcore with horror themes of the lyrics. Rhythm changes and some grooves and breaks are also in order on this opus. I must especially emphasize the praise of vocals with different styles of singing, being screaming almost in black metal way, death metal growling and awesome clean melodic vocals. Guitar work is fantastic delivering blistering solos, melodic and epic melodies and hooks and although there are relatively many songs on this opus, it doesn’t get boring not for a second. There is almost pop punk and melodic punk influence in awesome After A Long Summernight, one of my personal favorites. My other personal favorites on this opus are: Karmic Justice, Smile for the Camera and The Way of Knife. As you can see, the lyrics deliver merry themes, just the way I like them. This is a strong debut, so go check out another great new band.
8/10
