Making Up For Lost Time With JOHNNY 3 YEARS From HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD

Interview by Kris Peters
Bursting onto the scene in 2005 with a rap/metal hybrid sound that
had, by then, all but vanished from the scene, Hollywood Undead
almost made it a personal mission to revive the sound.
By the time they released their 2008 debut album Swan Songs that
mission had already been conquered and Hollywood Undead have been
waging - and winning - countless battles ever since. Fans flock to
their shows, so-called respectable media outlets have stuck to them
like bees to honey, and even the mainstream music market have
embraced the Californian metal fusion outfit with their albums and
singles charting through the roof.
And, despite all of these obvious pre-cursors, Hollywood Undead
have never come close to selling out. Not that they have ever
needed to.
After far too long between visits, Hollywood Undead are on their
way back to Australia, forming part of a line-up that also includes
Falling In Reverse and Black Veil Brides. It is a monster line-up
that has already seen most of the tour sell out. But there are
limited tickets left, and if you don't manage to get your hands on
one, fear not, Hollywood Undead are also doing a couple of
headlining sideshows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
HEAVY caught up with vocalist Johnny 3 Tears to find out what we
can expect, pointing out the quality of the line-up.
"It's gonna be a lot of fun, man," he smiled. "We've done five or
six tours with falling and we did a tour in a van with Black Veil
10, 20 years ago. I dunno, it's been a long time. We've also been
on the same festivals. We all run in the same circles so you get to
know each other over time. It's very incestural (laughs)."
We ask Johnny to run through any changes with the band since their
last visit here.
"It's been ten years since we've been there, and fifteen… 2011 was
the last time we did a tour in Australia, so fourteen years," he
recounted. "Then we did that festival there in 2015, that's how
long it's been. A lot has changed…. well, nothing's changed and a
lot has changed, I guess. We're still going, we're just a few more
albums in deep, we're ten years older sadly. Closer to the grave,
bro but still going strong. We're very much looking forward to
coming back and hopefully it's not so long between this trip and
the next one."
In the full interview, Johnny reveals what we can expect from
Hollywood Undead live, the dynamics between themselves, Falling In
Reverse and Black Veil Brides, how their headline shows will
differ, how they approach support slots in terms of set lists and
playing to a crowd possibly not there for them, the early days of
the band and where they fit in, the impact of their debut album
Swan Songs and their thoughts on the album pre-release, how
Hollywood Undead have changed musically from that album to now, new
music and more.

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