Yes, solo Deuce is a blatant rip off. Hollywood Undead with out him aren't and are a lot better now imo.
It's not really ripping them off it was really just inspired by faint... NOT!! They completely ripped them off!
I remember I downloaded the tour edition (or something, I can't remember, I deleted it) of Minutes To Midnight, and there was a track called "Take It All", and it turned out to be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CirHXahZI5s I also remember my cousin put Minutes To Midnight on my phone, and Hole (Grey Daze) was in there, tagged as In Pieces.