Hollywood Undead Was King-Then They Dropped The Duece
Hollywood Undead rose from the lawless era of MySpace to become one of the biggest rap-rock acts of the 2000s, but their journey was fueled by pure chaos. From their early days as masked Los Angeles provocateurs to the infamous departure of lead singer Deuce at an airport gate, the band’s history is a relentless cycle of controversy and survival. We explore the recording of Swan Songs, the massive legal battle with Interscope Records that nearly ended their career before it began, and the shocking alleyway brawl that led to a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Discover how J-Dog, Charlie Scene, and Johnny 3 Tears managed to replace their frontman with Danny, ditch their iconic hockey masks, and maintain a platinum-selling career despite industry blacklisting and internal feuds. Kindly like and subscribe – it really helps this channel a lot. I do appreciate it!
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@johnrau2873
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
The deuce is loose
@artvandelay8767
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I always thought they were lame.
@3x6Corvus
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
How tf did i recognize who this was from the thumbnail?! I aint listened to them in like a decade. Whenever they did that song "bullet" was around when i stopped. I was getting super disillusioned by the kinda goth/emo/party scene. And now i look back im glad lol
@qcripplethesavage1019
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Deuce and Da Kurlzzz needs to come back to HU, since it's not the same without them
@Sour_Goose
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
They have great live shows. Literally a fun party
@darrensimpson861
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Please do Scatterbrain or MCR 🙏
@chimchim
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
i will always love hollywood undead.
@alucard6919
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I have never heard of this band.
@patrickgalvin4343
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
yea buddy i can see the page in my head great album
@TonyFlowersAFSTopGuy
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Bieber catching strays 😂😂😂😂
@alexryherd9810
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Middle school me thought the mfs were hard as fuck, then like ten years later I heard one of their new songs on Octane and it just made me sad 😂. Still singing about parties and being hard.
@scottieray
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
MySpace needs to come back, but only as it existed in the late 2000s. No 'Blue Checks' and no AI.
@chrishyde777
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
It’s so funny members of Hollywood undead and Lorene Drive both live in my neighborhood here in SVL😂 my daughter is friends with there kids .
@StevenAllen-z6b
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
If a Hot Topic and a vape shop had sex in a gas station bathroom while the Monster drink delivery guy watches and the overnight cashier Linda takes notes Hollywood Undead would be the spawn.
@MrDerekandrews88
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Just refreshing as hell to see these videos daily. No ai. Just honest. Appreciate what you do.
@TheMaticus06
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
If you still listen to Hollywood Undead in 2026, you never hit puberty.
@Johtoddler92
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I’ve always loved this band, been there since Deuce but watched as they got better with Danny. Sorry to see DaKurlzz part ways with them to focus on his own thing, but still my favorite band
@jorgeantonini201
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
One of my friends went to one of their shows back in the day, one guy came up to him while he was smoking(not cigarettes, naw mean?) and asked him if he could take a hit. He said yea sure, then got invited by their tour is because it was one of the band members, the one with the 3 tattooed on the neck, he’s got pictures of it all, he said it was crazy. Got a bunch of stuff, pics and signatures out of it.
@jamesmoore4385
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I never got the undead thing just seemed corny couldn't dig it
@sicButcher
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
For me, this is one of those bands that I can't really get into but there's 3 or 4 songs that I bump consistently
@OG-Anetka
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I remember finding HU on MySpace a month after their 1st upload… I was hooked.
Got to see seeing HU 4x (small venues in Canada), before they got "big".
Got to meet, greet & chill with the guys each time I saw them. They just chilled with fans outside their tourbus which was parked infront of the venues.
I still have my tickets. First ticket I paid $8, Second ticket I paid $13. Third ticket I paid $18. Fourth ticket I paid $26.
I need to find my harddrive, restore and upload the images & videos I took with them, their shows… and hundreds of other bands I watched and interacted with. I bet people would love to see the stuff I've got.
UNDEAD!
@cadilakisrodcustom
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Swan songs was incredible, but deuce leaving took a lot of the emotion and fun out of their music. Recently theyve been releasing some alright stuff but not nearly what It once was. Deuces album was fantastic.
@bftvclips8925
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
First video I saw of these guys I thought Slipknot was switching up their style
@SageGingko
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Great video. Swan Songs was the soundtrack to every party freshman year of college.
@TheThomaskattus
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
"They dropped the deuce", dude you must be so stoked you got to make that joke.
@jimmydaps8707
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I’m gonna tell my grandchildren this was Slipknot lol
@tribblefluffer
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
"Blowing the deuce off the stage" is a phrase i'm going to have to use next time I need to use the bathroom. 😆
@CNYKnifeNut
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Like 10-15 years ago, there was this dude named "HollywoodUndeadRares" on the opiates subreddit. He'd dig his grandmother's used fent patches out of the trash and eat them.
That's the extent of my knowledge about this band, and how I'm always gonna think of their fans.
@rob_barriecharles2042
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
"They dropped their duece"… you could have ended the video like this and i would have been happy. Perfect quote.
@hunterirving3998
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
im seeing them tonight
@JimmyKnight-m4g
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Honestly, after first album, they sucked. Deuce was all of the talent , and without him ,to me, it was never the same.
@michaelfarineau6
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Shows how out of touch with music, and still probably am, that this is the first band I’ve seen you cover on the channel that I’ve never heard of.
( I was more into Dillinger Escape Plan & Gojira at the time.)
@RustyJeepHole
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I remember seeing deuces ad on Craigslist as a singer before Hollywood undead was a things was taking to him. But he specifically stated that he wanted to be famous. Went to school with one of the guys and childhood friend married him
@bt0694
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
My wife and I saw Hollywood. I’m dead in Missoula Montana and they are one of the few bands that I swear sounds better than studio.
@skotwilt
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
whenever i liked a new song that had censorship in it, it just made me wanna go buy the cd even more. to hear the Real lyrics. i never really got big into these guys, but liked em.
@the_nubleys
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Hollywood Undead dropped the duece😂🤌
@liloreoinya
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
The undead army 🪖 🎭
@Aurelio-y2j
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I bought their swan songs album. That shit sucked… only one song was ok. Fuck that band…
@raymondmasullo6686
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I'm not into the music, but I love the attitude. I respect anyone who tells the record companies to go kick rocks. Especially after hearing all the stories here. Another great video! Keep 'em coming! 🤘
@stevematney5255
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
The opened up for a7x where hanging outside saleing there own merch nice guys did two shows that night invited us to there 2nd show
@xenos_n.
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
You know, MySpace IS supposedly coming back, and I actually think it could do REALLY well if executed properly. It would need to be similar to the old days, everything customizable, and it would need to stick out from current sites, while also feeling modern.
You can do it, Tom. You can resurrect MySpace.
@tp8271
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Worst band of all time possibly
@chrisbunka
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
The Deuce is wild.
@ThomasGray-f1s
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I love that you're doing 90's-00s bands. And I hope you continue right up to 2026 and beyond. I hope you do the Randy Blithe vs fan story along the way. But did you do steely dan? I looked and cant find it. There are so many poorly done steely dan documentaries out there.
@vjdegetaover69brillion
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
I opened for them. They were drunk and falling all over their words. No refunds for the fans either. Fitchburg, MA 2015. Charlie Scene sounds like diet Eminem.
@AlexG207
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Looking into Deuce nowadays is just sad, just begs for money from fans and still has his same inflated ego
@Soilwork-ri8wn
August 4, 2026 at 11:20 pm
Perfect timing. I don’t know who they are. I’ll be seeing them in September when they tour with In This Moment! Thanks for the info on them! Great work man. You got a sub from me.