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[Review] Five Finger Death Punch ‘American Capitalist’
Five Finger Death Punch has been sweeping the hard rock world since their first release, Way Of The Fist, came out. Now, just over four years since then, the band releases their third studio album, American Capitalist, today. Does it have the same edge and ferocity as the previous two releases or does it fail to live up to expectations? Check after the jump for the answer!
The album kicks off with the title track, American Capitalist. Aggressive and fast tempo, this song sets the tone for the album by featuring chunky verse riffs and melodic choruses. The song feels a bit bassy, though this might be due to the nearly unending double bass drum onslaught that only lets up a bit during the guitar solo. The mixture of intensity and melody are prevalent throughout the album.
The production is in many ways fantastic. The drums sound thick and whoever tuned them did an impeccable job. Each tom has its own distinctive tone and can be easily separated from the others. The guitars are thick and meaty, although for some strange reason they sound thin and less intimidating on the final track, 100 Ways To Hate. Ivan’s vocals are constantly at the front of the mix but never enough so as to make him sound like he is apart from the band. The only real problem I had with the album was that while listening to it through my monitors and headphones I felt that it was a bit bassy throughout.
One of my favorites was the third track, The Pride. It has a line that I absolutely loved in which Ivan Moody bellows, “I’m not selling out/I’m buying in!” I feel that this line is such a perfect response to music elitists and snobs who shun music once it becomes popular.
Towards the end of the album, I realized that I was becoming weary of the constant swearing from Ivan Moody. While I am in no way offended by the words themselves, I feel that Moody can easily find a way to write lyrics that are just as direct and forceful while easing up a bit on the cursing.
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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