Hollywood Undead - American Tragedy (Deluxe Edition)

Genre - Rap / Rock Cross over
Label - A&M/Octone Records


Track Listing -

01 - Been to Hell
02 - Apologize
03 - Comin' In Hot
04 - My Town
05 - I Don't Wanna Die
06 - Hear Me Now
07 - Gangsta Sexy
08 - Glory
09 - Lights Out
10 - Coming Back Down
11 - Bullet
12 - Levitate
13 - Pour Me
14 - Tendencies
15 - Mother Murder
16 - Lump Your Head
17 - Le Deux
18 - S.C.A.V.A.

Hollywood Undead is an American rap rock cross over band from Los Angeles, California.. Their sound has a lot in common with Horror bands such as Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Tech N9ne, yet with a mainstream element mixed in similar to Eminem, with a little Linkin Park thrown in to th mix for good measure to give tem the Rock element.
Now its no secret that I am a huge fan of Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Tech N9ne and Eminem, and rarely do people trying to pull off similar sounds come close to acheiving their goal and usually end up sounding like cheap imitations, yet this is not the case with Hollywood Undead.
These guys are hugely talented, and here the produce an excellent and varied album. American Tradegy has it all, itr has the comericail tracks like Comin' In Hot, Gangsta Sexy and current single, Hear Me Now but it also has the darker edged tracks more at home on underground albums such as Apologize, I Don't Wanna Die, Tendencies
and Mother Murder all of which are truly excellent!
I came across this album by accident and by god I am glad that I did, as Hollywood Undead may be my personal musical discovery of 2011!
Hollywood Undead's music features a wide variety of musical styles, generally blending hip hop with alternative rock and dance influence. However, many would identify them as rap rock, crunkcore, or nu metal. Half of the songs in Swan Songs display a more party-based style, while the other half show a more rock approach to the album.

If you have an open mind (musically)and want to check out a band bringing something different to the table then I strongly reconmend this album!

I Love it!

Website - Hollywood Undead

Rating - 9/10

Calabrese - They Call Us Death Calabrese III

You could summarise this review by stating "If you love the Misfits you'll love 'They Call Us Death', but that would be unfair as there is so much more to Calabrese.

As the band tear into the opening (and title) track of the album, their self styled Damned meets Misfits meets Ramones B-movie Gothic Rockabilly vibe is evident for all to see.
'Blood Of The Wolf' has a pure channelled aggression that wouldn't be out of place on a hardcore bands album,
This Calabrese's third full length album is easily as good as its predecessor's, if not better, and if your into a Misfits inspired Gothic / Punk / Rockabilly onslaught (less the Danzig Esq crooners) then this album maybe right up your alley!

website - http://www.myspace.com/calabrese

rating 8/10

Insane Clown Posse - Bang Pow Boom Review

It is unfortunately rare that Insane Clown Posse get noticed by major corporate media outlets. So, we’re going to give them some love. Once considered in bad taste or just plain pointless, the bread winners of Psychopathic Records have developed a expansive fan cult for an underground artist. At their peak, the Insane Clown Posse released numerous albums in a semi-coherent storyline linked by “Joker’s Cards”. This series of seven “cards” introduced The Dark Carnival — a metaphorical representation of what could be purgatory -0 where one’s soul is judged before being sent to Heaven (Shangri-La) or Hell (Hell’s Pit). The most recent efforts by ICP (The Tempest, Psychopathics From Outer Space) hinted at the end of this story, but apparently they are returning to their roots with Bang! Pow! Boom!, scheduled for release on September 1st, 2009.
What does this mean for the fans known as “juggalos”? Based on the audio sample promoting the album (scroll down), it likely means more skits, haunted backdrops and a slew of new tracks guaranteed to please. It also means a pretty extensive, yet-to-be-announced North American tour. Finally, Bang! Pow! Boom! will be released in three different editions coded as red, green and blue — each of which with a different intro and bonus track.

Bang Pow Boom really is a return to form for the wicket clowns along with a return to the styles of music that made them (in)famous with Great Milenko, Rioddle bOx and Amazing Jeckle Bros!

Rating 10/10