![]() The band reportedly almost drank the entire bar behind the Turner Broadcasting System set, with George Lopez saying to J-Dog, "Drink all of it. On March 22, the band appeared live on the late night talk show Lopez Tonight as a musical guest where they performed the single "Hear Me Now" to promote the album. "Hear Me Now" was the album's most successful single, charting variously on the Billboard Heatseeker charts, Alternative charts, and the Rock charts. The track was released on December 13 for radio and was made available online a week later on December 21. On December 8, 2010, the band released the artwork for the album's first single, titled " Hear Me Now". The band also played various holiday shows, such as a Cinco De Mayo show in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Flogging Molly and others. Outside of official tours, the band played several festivals throughout 2011 including UFEST in Mesa, Arizona, Rockfest, and Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band also supported the Buried Alive Tour with headliner Avenged Sevenfold and supporters Asking Alexandria and Black Veil Brides on November 19, 2011. For supporting tours, the band began with the Nightmare After Christmas Tour with headliners Avenged Sevenfold and supporters Stone Sour and New Medicine on January 20, 2011, which was the first supporting tour for the album. The tour was co-headlined with Asking Alexandria with support acts We Came As Romans, D.R.U.G.S., and Borgore, with different local openers for each location. The third tour was the World War III Tour, which the band called the biggest tour they had done yet. The second headlining tour for the album was the Endless Summer Tour with All That Remains and Hyro Da Hero which began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and ended in Knoxville, Tennessee. The first headlining tour, the Revolt Tour, began on April 6 and spanned across the spring until May 27, playing with Drive-A, New Medicine, 10 Years, and others at various House of Blues venues across North America. To promote the album, the band participated in three headlining tours and several other supporting tours. From left to right: J-Dog, Johnny 3 Tears, Da Kurlzz, Charlie Scene, Danny, Daren Pfeifer (touring member), and Funny Man. Lyrics were widely criticized while the energy and instruments were praised in most reviews.īackground and promotion The band performing in the "Been To Hell" music video. Critics consistently noted the darker and more serious tone of the album, but to mixed reception. Upon release, American Tragedy received mixed reviews. The band participated in three headlining tours: the Revolt Tour, the Endless Summer Tour, and the World War III Tour, as well as other supporting tours throughout 2011 to promote the album. The album also had five singles: " Hear Me Now", " Been to Hell", " Coming Back Down", " Comin' in Hot", and " My Town", with music videos being made for all of them except "Coming Back Down" as it was released on the same day as "Been to Hell". It also charted in a few other countries, including Canada and the UK, a first for the band. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling approximately 67,000 copies in its first week in the United States, and ended up becoming the 142nd best selling album of 2011 in the US. A remix of the album, American Tragedy Redux, was released on November 21, 2011. Originally set to release in March, American Tragedy was released on April 5, 2011 in the United States and was released on various other dates that month in other countries. The album is musically heavier and features darker lyrical content than the band's previous effort. Don Gilmore and Ben Grosse, who helped produce the band's debut album, Swan Songs (2008), also returned to produce the album along with several other producers including Kevin Rudolf, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Griffin Boice, Jeff Halavacs, and Jacob Kasher. ![]() ![]() Production for the album began following the induction of Daniel Murillo into the band in early 2010 and lasted until December. American Tragedy is the second studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead.
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