Day of the Dead (album)
| Day of the Dead | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Hollywood Undead | ||||||||||
| Released | March 31, 2015 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||||||||
| Genre | Rap rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, hip hop, nu metal | |||||||||
| Length | 46:13 | |||||||||
| Label | Interscope | |||||||||
| Producer | Griffin Boice, Sean Gould, Charlie Scene, J-Dog | |||||||||
| Hollywood Undead studio album chronology | ||||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| aNewRisingMusic |   [1] |
| AllMusic | |
| UltimateGuitar |  |
| Evigshed | |
Day of the Dead is the fourth studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. Originally set to be released October 2014, Day of the Dead was released March 31, 2015, on Interscope Records.[2]
Singles and promotion
To promote the new album, the band will embark on the Album Release tour, beginning March 9, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ending on March 30 in Los Angeles, California. Fans that purchase tickets will have access to a digital download of the album (including every single released before the album's arrival). Prior to the release of the first single, it was hyped up through social media websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. On October 21, 2014, the first single from the album, "Day for the Dead", was released through Revolver Magazine.[3] The name of the album was also revealed, being the same as the single.
It was announced that the album would be available for preorder on February 17, along with the release of the second song from the album, "Usual Suspects".[4]
The single called 'Gravity' was released on February 23.[5] Leading up to the new CD's release, the band would unveil five new tracks from the album every Tuesday, which began with "Usual Suspects" on February 17.[6] March 3 being an exception, where instead the band was to release the music video for "Day for the Dead". However, it was delayed to March 17, 2015 and several song samples were released March 7.
"How We Roll" was released as a single on March 9, a day earlier to make up for the delayed release of the "Day for the Dead" music video which was released on March 16. After "How We Roll", their songs were released on Mondays "Live Forever" on March 17, and "Disease" was released as a single on March 23. "War Child" was released on March 27.
The band released songs every week beginning with Usual Suspects. Additionally, they put a band member's new mask on the artwork for each single with Johnny 3 Tears on "Usual Suspects", Danny on "Gravity", J-Dog on "How We Roll", Funny Man on "Live Forever" and Da Kurlzz on "Disease".
The band also did an album release tour throughout the month of March in the US, culminating back home in Los Angeles on March 31.
Track listing
| Standard edition | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
| 1. | "Usual Suspects" | Dylan Alvarez, Sean Gould, Daniel Murillo, George Ragan, Jordon Terrell | Gould, Ragan | 3:44 |
| 2. | "How We Roll" | Alvarez, Matthew Busek, Jorel Decker, Gould, Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Decker, Gould, Danny Lohner | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Day of the Dead" | Busek, Decker, Gould, Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Gould, Terrell | 3:55 |
| 4. | "War Child" | Alvarez, Gould, Morillo, Terrell | Gould, Matt Squire, Terrell | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Dark Places" | Busek, Decker, Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Decker | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Take Me Home" | Griffin Boice, Murillo, Terrell | Boice, Terrell | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Gravity" | Alvarez, Busek, Decker, Gould, Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Gould, Murillo | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Does Everybody in the World Have to Die" | Boice, Decker, Ragan | Boice | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Disease" | Busek, Decker, Gould, Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Busek, Gould, Lohner | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Party by Myself" | Alvarez, Boice, Terrell | Boice | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Live Forever" | Alvarez, Decker, Gould, Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Alvarez, Gould | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Save Me" | Alvarez, Boice, Busek, Decker, Murillo, Ragan | Boice | 3:27 |
Total length: |
46:13 | |||
| Deluxe edition bonus tracks | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
| 13. | "Guzzle, Guzzle" | Alvarez, Boice, Busek, Decker, Murillo, Ragan | Boice | 3:39 |
| 14. | "I'll Be There" | Boice, Ragan, Terrell | Boice, Terrell | 4:01 |
| 15. | "Let Go" | Busek, Decker, Gould, Murillo, Ragan | Gould | 4:16 |
Total length: |
58:09 | |||
| iTunes bonus track | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
| 16. | "Ghost" | Boice, Ragan, Terrell | Boice, Terrell | 3:21 |
Total length: |
61:30 | |||
| Best Buy bonus tracks | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
| 17. | "Sing" | Murillo, Ragan, Terrell | Terrell | 4:05 |
| 18. | "Fuck the World" | Decker, Murillo, Ragan | Decker | 4:09 |
Total length: |
66:26 | |||
Personnel
- Hollywood Undead
- Daniel "Danny" Murillo – clean vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, unclean vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7)
- Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell – lead guitar, vocals, clean vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17), back-up singing (track 2, 11)
- Jorel "J-Dog" Decker – vocals, bass guitar, unclean vocals (tracks 3, 8, 18), rhythm guitar, keyboards, synth, programming
- George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan – vocals, bass guitars, clean vocals (tracks 8, 14, 16, 17)
- Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez – vocals, clean vocals (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12, 13)
- Matthew "Da Kurlzz" Busek – unclean vocals (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14, 15) drums, percussion
Production
- Producers - Griffin Boice, Sean Gould
- Mastering - Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 18 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
References
- ↑ Truitt, Alex (April 3, 2015). "Album Review Hollywood Undead Day of the Dead". aNewRisingMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://loudwire.com/hollywood-undead-day-of-the-dead-exclusive-album-art-reveal/
- ↑ http://www.revolvermag.com/news/hollywood-undead-premiere-new-song-day-of-the-dead.html
- ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hollywood-undead-day-of-the-dead-album-cover-artwork-unveiled/
- ↑ http://hasitleaked.com/2015/hollywood-undead-day-of-the-dead-album/#sthash.SeCOuBzQ.dpuf/
- ↑ http://hasitleaked.com/2015/hollywood-undead-day-of-the-dead-album/
- ↑ "Hollywood Undead – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Hollywood Undead.
- ↑ "Hollywood Undead – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Hollywood Undead.
- ↑ "Hollywood Undead – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Hollywood Undead.
- ↑ "Hollywood Undead – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Hollywood Undead.
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