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Album Review: The Haunted ‘Unseen’

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The Haunted are an incredibly consistent band in many regards. Up to now, they’ve released a new album every two to three years. They have also grown and evolved with each new release. If someone tells you that ‘Versus’ sounds just like ‘The Dead Eye’, you can pretty much be sure that they have no idea what they’re talking about. And so it is with ‘Unseen’. It comes out two and a half years after ‘Versus’ and the sound has definitely evolved. But has it evolved for the better? Check after the jump to find out!

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The album opens up with ‘Never Better’, a heavy hitting track that alternates between 7/4 and 4/4, throwing a wrench into my need for some serious head banging. Peter Dolving’s vocals are fantastic as usual. I’m convinced that the man has one of the best voices in heavy metal. He uses vocal harmonies, usually meant to add beauty and depth, to add to the rage and anger that his lyrics call forth. The guitars sound thick and powerful and, when mixed with the bass, are immediately recognizable as having that ‘The Haunted’ sound. The drums also sound fantastic with the toms having depth and a ‘boominess’ to them that sounds great when the bass is maxed out.
The production on the album sounds fantastic. The variety of guitar tones make each song sound unique while the bass delivers a solid foundation. The drums are, as mentioned above, deep and boomy with a fantastic mix. The addition of small electronic passages sprinkled here and there throughout the album add a spice that helps rather than hinder. But the highlight of the album is the scope of Peter Dolving’s voice. The man does some astounding vocal harmonies, such as in the track ‘The Skull’. He is also one of the few metal vocalists that manage to actually sound furious when he yells rather than just bellowing for the sake of bellowing.
As I mentioned above, The Haunted is a band that evolves with each new release and ‘Unseen’ is no different of a case. Many people will feel that this album is dangerously close to the band sacrificing their integrity and becoming ‘commercial’. For instance, the opening of ‘The City’ sounds suspiciously like something that came off of a Mars Volta release. While I’m not one to buy into that train of though, I can definitely see how others would hear that. Some of these songs don’t have the violence and aggressive attitude that I heard on ‘rEVOLVEr’ or ‘Versus’. However, these are still very solid songs that are identifiably The Haunted. 
The Final Word: The Haunted has delivered another extremely solid album that is more than deserving of your attention. If you find that you’re not that into the album at first, spin it a few more times and see how your opinion has changed. I think this is a new and exciting step for The Haunted and I’m really looking forward to seeing how they are received with this album.
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‘The Lost Boys’ Musical Extends Broadway Run With North American Tour Set for Spring 2028

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May 28, 2026

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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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