Hotel Kalifornia

by Hollywood Undead

Overview

Hotel Kalifornia is the eighth long-player from Los Angeles rap-rock stalwarts Hollywood Undead and the first since 2020's ambitious two-parter New Empire, Vols. 1 and 2. Like those albums, Hotel Kalifornia finds the quintet alternating between teeth-rattling nu-metal breakdowns, soaring melodic choruses, and nimble raps fueled by a mix of aggro swagger and the horror-chaos themes that are their bread and butter. Formed in the mid-2000s, the formerly hockey-masked crew have a long history of genre-loading their songs, and over the years they've become quite good at assembling quick-cut tracks that stylistically turn on a dime while still hanging together. They also have a knack for melodic hooks and provide enough here ("Ruin My Life," "Lion Eyes") to satisfy the album's duration. It's not a game changer likely to earn the band legions of new fans, but it's certainly on par with the quality of their latter-day releases. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/28/2023
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538864168
Rank:	57271

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Chaos
2. World War Me
3. Ruin My Life
4. Hourglass
5. Go to War
6. Alone at the Top
7. Wild in These Streets
8. Dangerous
9. Lion Eyes
10. Trap God
11. Happy When I Die
12. Reclaim
13. City of the Dead
14. Alright

Disc 2

15. Evil
16. Salvation
17. First Class Suicide
18. Ransom
19. Break on Through

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hollywood Undead   Primary Artist
Greg Garman   Drums

Technical Credits

Chris Athens   Mastering
Hollywood Undead   Composer
Jeff Huskins   Mixing
Johnny 3 Tears   Group Member
Erik Ron   Producer
Funny Man   Group Member
Charlie Scene   Group Member
J-Dog   Group Member
Danny   Group Member
Chris Nilsson   Management
Andrew Purcell   Management
WZRD BLD   Producer
Zakk Cervini   Mixing
Dylan Alvarez   Photography
No Love for the Middle Child   Producer
Ian Dietrich   Management
Cameron Nunez   Photography
Junie Olmedo   Cover Photo