Hollywood Undead is the notorious American rap-rock sextet that continues to capture the hearts of many with their controversial lyrical content and melodic choruses, with ‘Notes From The Underground’ being no exception.
The departure of Deuce, nearly 3 years ago, lead to a more hard-hitting ‘American Tragedy’ record, which, personally, failed to show the talents of Daniel “Danny” Murillo.
However, it’s been nearly 2 years since that release and you can see that from “Notes From The Underground” that the band have evolved and developed a sound that can encourage their various talents.
Re-administrating the strengths of ‘Swan Song’, the “Charlie Scene”’ pop-rap style, the group have produced an album that compliments all the various styles, including the infamous “Da Kurlzz” screams.
Many may complain that too much clean singing from “Danny” is present throughout the record, but if you turn your heads to a similar act Linkin Park, then you will understand that ‘Notes From The Underground’ replicates the success that LP gathered from ‘Hybrid Theory’ and ‘Meteora’.
It’s a pleasant return from a group that seemed to go stale a long time ago and, although 2013 looks set to be the year of “static indie” (if you believe the BBC long list), hopefully aspiring musicians will now be made aware that rap-rock isn’t dead. Hollywood Undead is here to bring it from the ashes.