''Hotel Kalifornia'' is the eighth studio album by American
rap rock
Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, resp ...
band
Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. All of the band members use pseudonyms and previously wore their own unique mask, most of which were based on the common hockey goaltender design. The ...
. It was released on August 12, 2022 through Dove & Grenade Media and
BMG. The album was produced by No Love for the Middle Child.
Background and promotion
On September 5, 2021, the band announced that they were working on new music for their upcoming eighth studio album. On February 25, 2022, a few months after the announcement, the band released the first single "Chaos". On April 20, the band unveiled second single "Wild in These Streets" and its corresponding music video.
On June 8, the band released the third single "City of the Dead". At the same time, they officially announced the album itself while also revealed the album cover, the track list and release date. On July 8, one month before the album release, the band unveiled the fourth single "Trap God".
Critical reception
The album received mostly positive reviews from critics. Writing for ''
Louder Sound
''Classic Rock'' is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music, owned and published by Future. It was launched in October 1998 and is based in London. The magazine publishes 13 editions a year, mainly covering rock bands from the 60, ...
'', Nik Young calls the album "...an honest, confident and catchy release that winds up oddly hard to resist."
''New Noise'' gave the album 4 out of 5 and stated: "All in all, ''Hotel Kalifornia'' is an outstanding piece of work that is sure to keep fans entertained the whole way through."
''Wall of Sound'' gave the album a score 7/10 and saying: "While ''Hotel Kalifornia'' probably isn't going to win over any new fans, it is a consistently fresh addition of their bouncy nu-metal style that'll have you up on your feet as you crank up the volume to the limit. If you've enjoyed their previous albums, there's a pretty good chance of you giving this a go on your weekend drives outta town."
Track listing
Notes
* Track 1 is stylized in all caps.
Personnel
Hollywood Undead
* Jorel "J-Dog" Decker – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards,
programming, composition
* Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez – vocals, composition
* George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan – vocals, bass, composition
* Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell – vocals, guitars, composition
* Daniel "Danny" Murillo – vocals, keyboards, programming, guitars, bass, composition
Additional musicians
* Greg Garman – drums
Additional personnel
* No Love for the Middle Child – production
*
Drew Fulk
Drew Fulk (born May 1, 1987), also known as WZRD BLD, is an American songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists such as Disturbed, Lil Peep, Lil Wayne, Motionless in White, Kim Dracula, Highly Suspect and Il ...
– production, composition on track 1
*
Erik Ron
Erik Ron (born July 4, 1985) is an American producer, mixer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists such as Panic! at the Disco, Set It Off, Issues, New Years Day, Too Close to Touch, I the Mighty, Motionless In Wh ...
– production, composition on track 7
* Andrew Migliore – production, composition on track 7
*
Zakk Cervini
Zakk Cervini is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. He was born in Monroe, Connecticut on June 2, 1993. Cervini's work includes collaborations with Simple Plan, Limp Bizkit, Blink-182, All Time Low, Mach ...
and Chris Athens – engineering
* Michael Futterer – composition
Charts
References
{{Authority control
2022 albums
Hollywood Undead albums