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(Credit: Brian Appio)

Aww. Just wook at Hollywood Undead! Don't they just look like a modern-day Brady Brunch? Like a totally dysfunctional, all-guy, Brady Bunch with a penchant for 40s, fast food and, occasionally, crime? Adorbs! Also, it's prom time here at Buzzworthy, and seriously, what says prom better than six guys in scary masks?

Check out 17 exclusive MTV photos of Hollywood Undead, shot by photograph Brian Appio. And watch part 1 of Hollywood Undead's Buzzworthy interview to find out why, if you're a girl, you should just stop fantasizing about joining the group. Unless you've got childcare options open to you.

... Then watch Hollywood Undead's Buzzworthy interview part 2, in which Deuce gets a marriage proposal.

And, of course, watch Hollywood Undead's new video, "Young."

+ More Hollywood Undead photos after the jump...

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(Photo Credit: John McMurtrie)

Hollywood Undead weren't the first rap-rockers to don masks, shroud themselves in mystery, and frighten small children: First there was Slipknot.

The nine-piece band from Des Moines, Iowa is known for their creepy, horror-movie-inspired masks as well as their hard rock and metal sensibilities infused with the occasional rhyme and melody.

And remember when Slipknot and the Jonas Brothers were both on FNMTV? Wasn't that weird? Yes. Because it totally was. Want more weird? Watch Slipknot's new video, "Sulfur," which just premiered on MTV's Headbangers Blog. Too scary? Jonas cookie.

After much anticipation, speculation and aggravation, Hollywood Undead's ode to not getting old -- and their fans -- is FINALLY here. You OWE it to yourself to spend today (and possibly part of tomorrow) watching their brand-new video, "Young," directed by Kevin Kerslake.

Plus: Watch Buzzworthy's two-part interview with Hollywood Undead to see the entire band answer fan questions:
+ Hollywood Undead Answers Buzzworthy Fan Questions — Part 1
+ Hollywood Undead Answers Buzzworthy Fan Questions — Part 2

UPDATE: Watch Hollywood Undead's "Young" video!

Hollywood Undead's long-awaited "Young" video, featuring s++ttons of Hollywood Undead fan photos, will officially premiere this Monday, April 13 on MTV2. But when someone from MTV2 stopped by my desk today and was like "do you want this 30-second clip of Hollywood Undead's "Young" video before it premieres on Monday, I was like "DO I LOOK LIKE A TOTAL IDIOT TO YOU? OF COURSE I WANT A 30-SECOND CLIP OF HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD'S "YOUNG" VIDEO BEFORE IT PREMIERES THIS MONDAY, APRIL 13 ON MTV2!" Then I swore like 14 times and coldcocked them. Not really, but I THOUGHT ABOUT IT!

Watch this clip (it's actually closer to 29 seconds) of Hollywood Undead's "Young" video, and don't miss the actual factual premiere on MTV2 on Monday. (I'll post the video here on Buzzworthy too, even though you're just like I DON'T EVEN CARE, I JUST WANNA SEE IT!)

Plus: Watch Buzzworthy's two-part interview with Hollywood Undead to see the entire band answer fan questions:
+ Hollywood Undead Answers Buzzworthy Fan Questions -- Part 1
+ Hollywood Undead Answers Buzzworthy Fan Questions -- Part 2

In part one of Buzzworthy's Hollywood Undead interview, we learned why it'd be a really really terrible idea for a girl to join the group. (Unless she wanted to become the next Octomom.)

In part two of Buzzworthy's Hollywood Undead interview, open the gateways of learning, why doncha, and discovery who has the most tattoos, what Hollywood Undead does before each show, whether or not Charlie Scene will go to Del Taco with you and find out WHAT exactly happened to his previous Del Taco bag-mask thing. Plus, see whether or not Deuce accepts a heartwarming marriage proposal from a fan. Oh yeah, and find out if it's REALLY true that Hollywood Undead made a pact with the devil himself. Like little lambs, they are! Potty-mouthed, tatted-up fluffy little lambs in creepy, creepy masks.

+ Watch part 1 of Buzzworthy's Hollywood Undead interview here.

Hollywood Undead stopped by to MTV, and all I got was hit on by Funny Man, who made up a freestyle rap about me, which was nothing if not flattering. I mean, I've never been freestyled by a guy in a mask before!

Watch the organized chaos that went down when Charlie Scene, Johnny 3 Tears, J-Dog, Da Kurlzz, Deuce, and Funny Man tried to share a small couch in the photo studio of the 17th floor. And for those of you unfamiliar with Hollywood Undead, the six-man L.A. rap-metal band provides you with a Hollywood Undead 101 tutorial, which involves a crash course in their signature masks, nicknames and tattoos. And they answered the Buzzworthy fan questions you sent in. Find out what happened to Shady Jeff, what would happened if a girl ever joined Hollywood Undead, and hear what HU has to say about involving their fans in their upcoming "Young" video.

And, coming up in part 2 of Buzzworthy's Hollywood Undead interview, find out what happened once Hollywood Undead got their hands on a penis lollipop, and... Deuce gets a marriage proposal!

I recently discovered Brokencyde -- think "Nookie"-era Fred Durst getting his hand caught in a garbage disposal, then pulling it free and, with his good hand, pouring battery acid all over it, and then lighting it on fire, and then putting it back in the disposal... except with WAY more neon -- and I've watched the shoestring budget (though that might be a generous statement) for their "Freaxxx" video (warning: F-bombs, possible choking, O.E.) about five or six times. (I played it for MTV Multiplayer blogger Tracey John, and her exact words were "Worst thing I've ever heard in my life. Hands down.")

Still, I'm inexplicably, simultaneously mesmerized/ entranced/ reviled by it. But despite my multiple viewings, there are a couple of things I'm still trying to wrap my brain around -- that is, the pieces of my brain that haven't hocked themselves out of my ears like a giant mind loogie.

1.) LOOK AT SE7EN'S HAIR! And TELL ME he's not wasting some Bill Kaulitz flavor. Also, has Se7en ever made himself puke from screaming?

2.) HOW DOES BROKENCYDE AFFORD A RANGE ROVER? I'm gonna go ahead and assume it was donated (can't knock Eat Cake Films' hustle!). They look like they slept in a Dumpster behind a Taco Bell. And I say that with nothing but mad love for the 7-layer burrito.

3.) GET CRUNKED UP! HOW much Crunk do these dudes consume in an average day?

4.) SPELL CHEYK! Why does being electro-skr33m0h 0tt0matically make u a bad splr?

5.) MY OWN PERSONAL LEVEL OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE: Yes, Brokencyde is an awesomely vulgar attack on good taste, but they're on the Saints & Sinner Tour with Hollywood Undead and Senses Fail, and they're doing the Vans Warped Tour this summer, which has gotta be better than a summer in Albequerque. Meanwhile, while Brokencyde's off promoting their upcoming album and criss-crossing the country, I'll be spending my summer sitting at a desk behind a computer, so maybe the joke's on me. Also, Brokencyde, if you're reading this, I kinda want the graffiti pig t-shirt. GeTt FR33KEEY! You know... or not.


You are now one step closer to the mysterious men of Hollywood Undead. Not close enough to see what's behind those masks, per se, but closer than you were before you read this. So while we're getting cozy and all lovey dovey with the enigmatic L.A. rap-core unit, why don't you leave a question in the comments below?

I'm interviewing them here at MTV HQ (should I wear my Burger King mask? JK... kind of) this Tuesday, March 10, so comment away, and I'll try to ask them your questions.

Until then, watch their "Undead" video, and watch Hollywood Undead on MTV2's Rock the Deuce.

What is it about rapcore/ nu-metal hybrids that make dudes wanna wear masks or do weird things to their eyeballs? Case in point: Slipknot, Insane Clown Posse, Wes Borland, Adam Siska once, and Marilyn Manson always (dude, remember his eyes in "The Beautiful People"? And his scary Saw dental work?)

Whatever it is, Hollywood Undead is keeping the traditional alive, and they're also one of the biggest things to hit the Internet since Google. Seriously. Dudes blew up on MySpace and quickly had people realizing that there were cooler people to be friends with on MySpace than just "Tom," and they're currently crossing the country on the Saints & Sinners tour.

In case you're keeping track, my favorite members are J-Dog and Deuce, but only because I like their masks the most.

+ Watch Hollywood Undead's interviews and favorite videos on MTV2's "You Rock the Deuce."