The IVC deluxe 2LP pressing of ‘Swan Songs’ by Hollywood Undead features seven bonus tracks and is pressed on two-color “Swan Songs” Galaxy Vinyl. Limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies, it’s the first ever pressing coming in a gatefold jacket. The packaging is matte printed with a chrome HU logo, and includes a bonus two-sided HU turntable slip
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Armed with mysterious personas, party-rap lyrics and an aggressive, exuberant fusion of hip-hop, hard rock, and pop, Hollywood Undead exploded from MySpace darlings to bona fide stars. On their 2008 debut, the group enlisted production help from Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) and Don Gilmore (Linkin Park) to create an album that, to quote The Punk Site, “swaggers through your speakers in [a] self-confident, cocky way.”
Album opener “Undead” interpolates and upends the riff from Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” to set the scene for the rest of the album. The minor-key party vibe of “Everywhere I Go” mingles with the group's ode to their home state in “California,” while album standouts “No. 5” and “Young” deliver the record's catchiest hooks, placing the group beyond their rap-rock peers. “If you’re looking for the soundtrack to that one crazy party,” wrote The Punk Site, “this just might be the little gem for which you seek.”
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