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Hollywood Undead – Original J-Dog MySpace-Era Mask – Autographed by Original 7 Members
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With Hollywood Undead teasing new mask designs on their social media, stage setup, and tour merch – our team thought it would be a great chance to circle back around to some content we’ve been working on for close to a year now and bring things back to the beginning…
Background
This story goes back to July 2023, with a suspicious eBay listing appearing on the band’s subreddit.
A relatively new/low-feedback account had sprang up with an assortment of tour and merch listings for a variety of artists, including a listing claiming to be J-Dog’s MySpace-era mask, signed by all original members of the band from their October 29, 2005 appearance at MySpace’s 2nd Anniversary Party at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. After a lot of careful review and comparisons with legacy photos of J-Dog, we purchased the listing on the chance that it could be legitimate.
#WhatsInTheBox
Nearly a week later, we received a push notification from eBay. This was it, the package was in our possession! SCNFDM carefully removed this HU relic from its cardboard casket, covered in layers of tissue paper, and – by all accounts – the seller had made good on their promises. The in-hand item matched the description and photos from their eBay listing, and more importantly, matched the MySpace-era photography available. The SCNFDM Discord server even hosted a livestream #WhatsInTheBox unboxing event to discuss the reveal with the community.
Confirmations of Legitimacy
Our team shared a variety of photos with several members of HU, including J-Dog himself.
Every single member confirmed the authenticity of the mask on their end – with some even remarking that their signatures have changed since the MySpace era – explaining the differences from modern autographs and those found on the mask itself – essentially ruling out an easy forgery using the band’s current style of signings. Most notable were the bloody tear paint markings matching the older photos, and an often-missed cigarette burn on the one dollar bill.
Cataloging History
SCNFDM was founded on the principles of preserving this band’s history and providing an accurate archive of all things HU, and a find like this is a seemingly improbable series of strokes of good luck. So, to celebrate the apparent return of the member’s individual masks, our team is excited to bring this lost piece of HU history back to the fans, and share a gallery of the highest-resolution photos of a MySpace-era Hollywood Undead mask, ever. Readers can check out the full gallery over on our site – including multiple angles, closeups, and interior shots of this rare piece of Hollywood Undead history.
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