Watch Hollywood Undead’s video for Whatever It Takes

By Martin Kielty
( Metal Hammer )
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Hollywood Undead release Whatever It Takes video from new album Five

Hollywood Undead

Hollywood Undead have released a video for their track Whatever It Takes, which appears on upcoming album Five. View it above.

The promo was directed by vocalist-guitarist Charlie Scene, who says: “The song is about being driven by your own determination to succeed no matter what anyone else thinks. I wanted the video to show that same message.”

The title “Five” has multiple meanings for the band. They report: “We have five senses. Five points adorn a star. Five represents man in theology. For the five members of Hollywood Undead the digit perfectly encapsulates their fifth full-length offering.”

Johnny 3 Tears adds: “We’re five brothers, and this is our fifth record. Nothing gets to the essence of the music like this number does.

“Numerology has a lot of power. When we said ‘Five,’ it just made sense. The fact that we could all agree on one word codifies who we are.

“It also nods back to No. 5 from our first album, because it was our fifth song. The number is significant, and this is a significant moment for us.”

The album is released on October 27 via Dove & Grenade Media / BMG and it’savailable for pre-order now. Hollywood Undead commence a European tour in January, starting with a run of UK dates – see them below.

Hollywood Undead European tour 2018

Jan 24: O2 Academy Glasgow, UK
Jan 25: Manchester Academy, UK
Jan 26: O2 Academy Birmingham, UK
Jan 27: The LCR - UEA, UK
Jan 30: KOKO, UK
Feb 01: Utrecht, NL - Tivoli Vredenburg
Feb 02: Luxembourg City, LU - Den Atelier
Feb 03: Weisbaden, DE- Schlachtof
Feb 04: Cologne, DE - Palladium
Feb 06: Antwerp, BE - Trix
Feb 07: Paris, FR - Élysée Montmartre
Feb 08: Zurich, CH - X-TRA
Feb 09: Bologna, IT - Zona Roveri
Feb 10: Munich, DE - TonHalle
Feb 13: Budapest, HU - Akvárium
Feb 14: Linz, AT - Posthof
Feb 16: Prague, CZ - Forum Karlín
Feb 17: Warsaw, PL - Klub Stodoła
Feb 18: Wroclaw, PL - Centrum Koncertowe A2
Feb 19: Berlin, DE - Huxleys Neue Welt
Feb 20: Hamburg, DE - Docks
Feb 22: Copenhagen, DK - VEGA
Feb 23: Gothenburg, SE - Tradgarn
Feb 24: Stockholm, SE - Fryshuset
Feb 26: Tampere, FI - Pakkahuone
Feb 27: Helsinki, FI - Ice Hall Black Box

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Martin Kielty
Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.