album second studio album american rap rock band hollywood production album began following induction band early lasted december helped produce band debut album swan songs returned produce album producers including album musically heavier features darker lyrical content band previous effort originally set release march released april united_states released dates month countries remix album released november album debuted number billboard selling approximately copies week united_states ended best selling album charted countries including canada band album singles hear hell coming hot town music videos coming released day hell band participated headlining tours endless summer tour world war iii tour supporting tours promote album release received mixed reviews critics consistently noted darker tone album mixed reception lyrics widely criticized energy instruments praised reviews singles promotion promote album band participated headlining tours supporting tours headlining tour began april spanned spring playing drive years venues north_america second headlining tour album endless summer tour remains hero began pittsburgh pennsylvania ended tennessee tour world war iii tour band called biggest tour tour headlined asking alexandria support acts came romans different local location supporting tours band began nightmare christmas tour supporters january supporting tour album outside official tours band played festivals including arizona milwaukee wisconsin band played holiday shows salt_lake_city utah album spawned singles total december band released artwork album single titled hear track released december radio available online week later december hear album successful single charting variously charts alternative charts rock charts march band appeared live late night talk musical guest performed single hear promote album band reportedly drank entire bar set saying dog drink ahead don care seen drink album second official singles hell coming released march hell previously released promotional single lyric video february released single music video leading chart bubbling hot charts coming released day hell track music video coming previously surfaced leak february later confirmed album produced noted song showed band strength singing rapping comparing sound album fourth single hot released april music video celebrate album release similar hell hot originally free promotional single released january later released album single following release track reviewed hear released promotional single gave hot hear perfect score noting hot upbeat extremely catchy july announced fifth single album town band began shooting music video early july announced fans featured video recorded performing song famous landmark video release date music lyrical themes opens single hell said song truth happens people actors models god knows people failure true people aren hand interpretation track followed apologize track directly addresses critics states band defiance face negative opinions evident chorus don apologize way sound like shit hot party song album fourth single uses humor describe happens night clubs town fifth single mid tempo song talking los_angeles hollywood don wanna die song fear death need kill person hear lead single album troubles band member going time song written song lyrics tell story person depressed hopeless taking somber tone track despite instruments melodies contrast uptempo track sexy party anthem song heading pursuing women following track glory metal inspired song drew influence war fighting lights ninth song album vocalist hollywood response story coming single released album rock ballad song acoustic guitars track lyrics describes story unknown loved recently died narrator having difficulty trying live bullet eleventh track album uptempo pop song suicide played upbeat tempo energetic vocals gives contrast dark lyrical content called track heart genius uptempo song sex verses song talk suicide alcoholism featured need speed shift trailer drift challenge game soundtrack ranked eighth list songs featured racing games pour soft song album dark ballad compared stan stated chord came like major chord style melodic poppy sounding talking drinking obviously drink basic day things people don know voice don know voice like looked actually talks tendencies closing track standard edition album high tempo alternative metal song murder said wrote tendencies wanted song kids nuts played kids start shows song best song wanted song kids crazy band touring guitarist spoke stating holy shit verse heard lyrics insane reception commercial performance prior release projected publications sell copies week release united_states expected reach number billboard official sales week ended album exceeded expectations sold copies king limbs debuted number billboard weekly sales topped albums right britney_spears king limbs learning album week sales known fans band jokingly remarked got honest looking forward opportunity britney week right memory forever album debuted number hard rock charts number rock digital alternative charts number charts outside charted number canadian albums charts number albums charts critical response metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews indicates mixed average reviews gave american tragedy particularly praising band choice avoid debut album instead choosing create darker deeper far ride time compared elements album inch nails particularly comparing album production producers executive producer inch nails second album downward spiral lauded irony quality singing apologize combined lyrics sound like shit concluded genius lies dangerous space unforgettable unsettling pointing track bullet tune telling potent poignant tale longing suicide track pointed unforgettable pour calling evil power ballad hears feel revolver magazine reviewer gave album review calling hell album leave fans heads long clubs let sets complimented shift moods album lyrical quality compared praised tracks including hell apologize hot bullet tendencies numerous outstanding points album criticize slower songs coming pour dismissed easily forgotten album undeniably addictive future hits proclaimed hollywood fan love people didn care swan songs probably love solomon noted complaints album times synthesizer little heavy handed succeeds solomon complimented album different encouraged deluxe edition tracks addition album los_angeles_times critical review praised energy album pointing groove apologize disco metal urgency wood biggest complaint album band filtered sense humor music makes virtually impossible listen longer songs time lawrence bbc_music said album result early gave initial appeal lawrence finishes review noting hollywood content deliver clichés lack imagination cynical seasoned ears genre fan requiring boring accolades track listing tracks written performed hollywood specific writers detailed track production 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American Tragedy (album)