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| Released | January 14, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | September 2020–January 2021 | |||
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| Length | 67:45 | |||
| Label | eOne | |||
| Producer | Gabe Mangold | |||
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The Chosen is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band Enterprise Earth,the album was released on January 14,2022 through eOne. [1] It is the band's first album to feature drummer Brandon Zackey and the final to feature founding vocalist Dan Watson as he would departure from the band on April 12,2022 after having a premonition of his own death. [2] Is it also the band's final album to feature any original members as Watson was the final original member left following BJ Sampson's departure in 2019. [3] An instrumental version of the album was released on September 30,2022. [4]
The band would show a more progressive shift in their deathcore sound in this album,taking on other genres such as death metal and progressive metal. [5]
The album was announced on September 10,2021 along with the release of the first single titled "Where Dreams Are Broken”and its music video. [6] The second single titled "Reanimate // Disintegrate" was released on October 28,2021 along with its music video. [7] On December 9,2021,the band announced that they have fired their bassist Rob Saireh and released the third single from the album titled "Legends Never Die". [8] On July 26,2022,the band released a music video for the song "You Couldn’t Save Me" which featured new vocalist Travis Worland,who replaced Watson on May 2,2022. [9] [10] The band would accompany the album with a summer tour with support from Within Destruction,Sentinels and Great American Ghost. [11] In late 2022,the band supported Shadow of Intent's tour in North America for their Elegy album with Inferi and Wormhole. [12]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| New Transcendence | 8/10 [13] |
| Boolin Tunes | 8.5/10 [14] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10 [15] |
All tracks are written by Enterprise Earth.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Where Dreams Are Broken" | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Reanimate // Disintegrate" | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Unleash Hell" | 6:05 |
| 4. | "I Have To Escape" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "The Tower" | 1:18 |
| 6. | "They Have No Honor" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Overpass" | 7:47 |
| 8. | "You Couldn’t Save Me" | 5:57 |
| 9. | "Unhallowed Path" | 1:29 |
| 10. | "Legends Never Die" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "My Blood, Their Satiation" | 5:43 |
| 12. | "Skeleton Key" | 4:02 |
| 13. | "The Chosen" | 8:34 |
| 14. | "Atlas" | 2:53 |
| Total length: | 67:45 | |
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