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Hollywood Undead’s latest release, American Tragedy, debuted at No. 4 and sold 70,000 copies during its first week of release in April.

Impressive numbers for a second album, but not entirely surprising.

As a new band, Hollywood Undead built an online presence via MySpace several years ago, setting up the foundation for their first album, Swan Songs A&M/Octone), which was released in 2008 and surprised both band and label with its chart longevity.

Next week, guitarist J-Dog, vocalist Johnny 3 Tears, guitarist/vocalist Charlie Scene, drummer Da Kurlzz, vocalist Funny Man and vocalist/guitarist Danny will join Avenged Sevenfold, Black Veil Brides and Asking Alexandria on the Buried Alive tour.

J-Dog phoned in to talk about the diverse sounds that come together as Hollywood Undead.

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