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Album Review: Attila ‘Rage’

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‘Rage’ is the Artery/Razor & Tie debut album by Atlanta, GA so-called ‘’party death metal’’ band Attila. From this description I came into reviewing this album hoping to hear some music that made me want to head bang a bit, grab a few beers, etc… Y’know, get into the mood to party and rock out, right? Well, I’ll say this: I bobbed my head along for a few sections, but… Well, read on. 

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Let’s start with the production, shall we? It sounds good; I’ll easily give it that. The guitars sound thick yet articulate. The vocals just enough in the front to pop out but not enough to sound like a completely separate entity. There is a lot of low end should you want to shake your walls, so no worries there. The drums sound solid but some of the cymbals have a very trashy sound to them (as in they sound like garbage can lids).
The songs definitely are high energy and you can tell that Attila recorded this song with gusto. However, EVERY song has at least one breakdown that sounds exactly like the breakdown in the next song. Seriously, you could interchange them and never know the difference. The lyrical content is also completely laughable. It’s hard to go at the lyrics when the band defines themselves as party death metal but some of these lyrics are just completely juvenile. Hearing ‘’I don’t give a fuck’’ in two different songs doesn’t really drive the point home so much as make me wonder if, just like the breakdowns, the lyrics could be interchanged with no one being the wiser.
Musically, these guys can definitely play. There are some interesting tempo changes that are very sudden and some intricate dueling guitar harmonies coupled with fast and intricate riffage. There are some moments that made me wonder if I was listening to another band, however: In ‘Cheyenne 420’, there is a section near the end that sounds like the end of Opeth’s ‘Deliverance’. Also, in ‘Temper’ there is a small part in the middle that sounds like it was influenced by the old school Castlevania games. 
Overall, this album can easily fall under the guilty pleasure category. Attila has solid musicianship and shows the ability to write some interesting music. Given some time, they could easily put out material that will really want to make people party and rock out. I’m excited for that day to come. 
3 out of 5 skulls. 
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‘The Lost Boys’ Musical Extends Broadway Run With North American Tour Set for Spring 2028

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The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.

The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”

The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.

Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).

The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.

The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.

As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.

Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.

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