Year : 2020
Style : Alternative Rock , Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 133 mb
Bio:
Hollywood Undead is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005.They released their debut album, Swan Songs, on September 2, 2008, and their live CD/DVD Desperate Measures, on November 10, 2009. Their second studio album, American Tragedy, was released April 5, 2011. All of the band members use pseudonyms and previously wore their own unique mask, most of which were based on the common hockey goaltender design. The band members currently consist of Charlie Scene, Danny, Funny Man, J-Dog, and Johnny 3 Tears. Their third studio album, titled Notes from the Underground, was released on January 8, 2013.Their fourth studio album, Day of the Dead, was released on March 31, 2015.Hollywood Undead's fifth record is titled Five (or V), and was released on October 27, 2017.The first single from the album, called "California Dreaming", was made available July 24, 2017.Their recent sixth studio album, New Empire, Vol. 1, was released on February 14, 2020.The band originated on June 3, 2005, as The Kids from a song titled "Hollywood" (Later released as "The Kids") that Jorel Decker (J-Dog), Aron Erlichman (Deuce), and Jeff Phillips (Shady Jeff) posted on the band's MySpace profile to positive reviews,leading them to form the group Hollywood Undead with their friends George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan (formerly known as "The Server"), Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell, Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez, and Matthew "Da Kurlzz" Busek.In an interview with Shave magazine, J-Dog explained that when forming the band "Whoever was in the room at the time and played an instrument was in the band."Phillips later left the group because of conflict with Erlichman.The band only took one year working on their debut album, Swan Songs. The other two years were spent looking for a company that wouldn't try to censor the album. They first signed a record contract with MySpace Records in 2005 but they left the label after the label tried to censor their first album. They then signed a contract with A&M/Octone Records and their first album, Swan Songs was released on September 2, 2008, and reached No.22 on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release, selling 21,000 copies; which was later on released in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2009, with two bonus tracks.[14] In April 2009, the band toured with American electronic musician Skrillex as "Sonny and the Blood Monkeys". On June 23, 2009, Hollywood Undead released Swan Songs B-Sides through iTunes.The band released a CD/DVD set entitled Desperate Measures on November 10, 2009. The set includes a CD of previously unreleased six new songs, three of which are cover songs, as well a previously unreleased remix of "Everywhere I Go", and six live recordings of songs from Swan Songs, and a DVD of a full live performance by the band.In December 2009, the band won Best Crunk/Rock Rap Artist at the Rock on Request Awards.In its first week of release, Desperate Measures reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200. It also peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard's Rock Albums chart, No. 8 on the Alternative Albums chart, No. 5 on the Hard Rock albums chart, and No. 15 on the Digital Albums chart.
Album:
Everyone in the Hard Rock/Metal scene seems to have fairly strong feelings about Hollywood Undead, not all of them good. Most of that seems to be based off the fact that they’re a Rap Rock band in goalie masks, a slightly more ghetto version of bands like Slipknot or Mushroomhead. They’ve always been kinda just…. there. I personally haven’t paid much attention to them, aside from reading occasional Kerrang or Metal Hammer write-ups, or stumbling across them on a Soundwave stage. So sure, I’ll throw the disc on and give them a chance, see how they go.The second single off the album is the opening track “Time Bomb”, and its named appropriately, this track goes OFF! Keeping way closer to the rock side of the scale, crisp crunchy guitars, electronic backings and an incredibly catchy bridge and chorus… do yourself a favour and go listen to that track as soon as you can, it’s a lot of fun.“Heart of a champion” starts with loads more synth, almost a “Linkin Park” style to it, this track wouldn’t feel out of place in the early 2000s which is a great nostalgic throwback feeling for anyone who weathered those years, like me. “Already dead” follows that same vibe, with a huge layered sound, it’s at about this point on the album, I questioned myself… “Is this really the Hollywood Undead” I remember? Its an eerie melody laden trip, and its great.“Empire” strays back into rap territory, just beats, lyrics and synth for most of the verses, with a nice sprinkling of electronic vocal distortion. Definitely the most modern track of the album so far, which doesn’t change direction much with “Killin it” Minimalist beats and fairly straight forward lyrics, with a few fun nods to Godzilla, Stephen King and serial killer John Wayne Gacey. Good times. “Enemy” throws us a high energy guitar lick, and a hilariously large usage of Motherfucker. This is one of those stand out tracks that will get people jumping at a festival, with another arena-ready chorus that almost strays a little pop punk in its melody. It’s a great guitar laden romp. “Upside Down” follows that trend, sounding very reminiscent of 2017’s “California Dreaming”(Another great track from Hollywood Undead). Its got a great pop punk/metalcore flavour to it, and I’d say a big part of that is a vocal cameo from “Sleeping with Sirens” Kellin Quinn. The guest spots continue with pop punk heavyweight Benji “Good Charlotte” Madden on “Second Chances”. This song is ethereal and expansive, a complex yet incredibly heavy track. It’s definitely a huge stand out on this album, with energy, variance and an almost timeless sound. Totally unexpected, but thoroughly welcome.The album closes with “Nightmare”. Tinkling pianos and minimalist beats across the board with this one, loads of electronic distortion. It certainly conjuors the feeling of being trapped in a nightmare, especially an unfinished line capped off with a flat-lining heart monitor. It’s perfectly serviceable, but almost feels a little out of place to finish this album off, especially chasing a bombastic track like “Second Chances”.“Hollywood Undead” have crafted a damn good album, mixing multiple musical genres, vocal styles, nostalgic sounds and even bands together to create something really special. It sounds perfectly at home within their back catalog, yet totally different and mature at the same time. If you’re not a fan of “Hollywood Undead”, this may very well change that. Some songs may not hit their mark for you, but listened cover-to-cover, it’s hard to deny that the hard work and tenacity of this band has paid off very well. “New Empire Vol. One” is out on Valentine’s Day, and I reckon you should give this band some “Second Chances”.
Line Up:
Funny Man - Vocals
J-Dog - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys
Johnny 3 Tears - Vocals, Bass
Charlie Scene - Vocals, Guitars
Danny Murillo - Vocals, Keys, Guitar, Bass
Tracklist:
01. Time Bomb
02. Heart of a Champion
03. Already Dead
04. Empire
05. Killin It
06. Enemy
07. Upside Down
08. Second Chances
09. Nightmare
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