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Vinyl Review: Converge / Dropdead Split 7 Inch

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Earlier this year Converge made a few awesome announcements one including a Split release with them and Dropdead, which of course blew my mind. The release saw light on Converge‘s recent Spring tour with Trap Them with a severe variety of different colors. Curious to know my thoughts? Read past the break for my review. Enjoy! 

Last year Converge released the song “On My Shield” as a 7″ and that’s pretty much what I was expecting to hear. Something along the lines of slower intro that has an awesome build up and then just blows up and assaults you. That isn’t the case with “Runaway“. This song is instantly in your face, angry, and quick. It’s exactly what I wanted. The drums are insane and the guitars have a grind sound to them. And of course lead singer Jacob Bannon‘s voice sounds like he just swallowed a bunch of razors and was trying to get them out. I mean that in the best way possible. Converge definitely delivered. 

 

Of course I was just excited to hear Dropdead‘s B-side track “Paths Of Glory“. This song was just as in your face as “Runaway” was and just as awesome. Definitely an anti-war song and has the pissed off sound to match it, the song keeps up with the same intensity throughout and never gives you a second to recover. This was the newest material I’ve heard from Dropdead in a while and needless it didn’t disappoint. 

All in all this 7″ is awesome. Definitely a must for any hardcore fan, or Converge or Dropdead fan. Angry, fast, violent, in your face, and emotional. Not too mention the rarity of the 7″ itself. The Converge show I went to in Chicago had plenty of these to sell and I don’t think I saw one person with the same color. The Deathwish Inc. exclusive color is the bottom one in the above picture I took which is a clear red with a black swirl. The Armageddon Label‘s version is in the same fashion but instead as a clear green with a black swirl. There’s no telling how many have been pressed or how many variations exist. But regardless they look amazing and the songs are awesome.

4.5 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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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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