Writer: Brandon M.
Hollywood
Undead Ingites
The Zombie Party
The legendary Hollywood Undead returns with “Day Of
The Dead,” an anthemic industrial banger that features
the band’s signature melancholic vocals, guitar wailing,
and zombie-movie themes. This single is the marker of a
band that is just doing what they do best, no curve balls
or magic tricks pulled out of a hat; just the same pure,
raw, and visceral energy that the group has dished out
for years.
The masked group of rap-rockers returns with the usual
showy flair of their previous tracks, one that seems to
channel a certain gruff mixed with cinematic edginess.
There is indeed that element of horror laced in the
sounds, one that manifests perfectly in a song that aptly
shares its title with George A. Romero’s classic flick (and
even channels the same energy that may be found in
the remake of Romero’s Dawn of The Dead.) There’s a
distinct end-of-the-world dread that churns all throughout this number, and I think that already wins the group
top marks for being able to skillfully create this aura.
The song itself clocks at four-minutes, although with
its dark and hard energy it seems to go by at an appropriate and faster pace. Progressing melodramatically between acoustic guitar sequences and distorted
electric sections, supplemented by the group’s trademark rap vocals and an anthemic chorus, “Day Of The
Dead” is at its core a memorable rock song, never too
embellished nor lacking at any moment. The guitars rip
at just the right moments, and the angsty vocals that
have so pervaded the band’s music take centre stage
all throughout the single. The lyrics are as expected of
Hollywood Undead, keeping true to the fantastical and
raucous nature that has so prominently propelled their
music for over a decade.
“Day Of The Dead” it seems is only a glimpse into the
zombie apocalypse that the rap rock band is about to
unleash, and given their track record of how rambunctious and raw their music is, this is one release worth
waiting for.
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