This may be our first R & B review — but with Mr. Council doing guest vocals on a Xenosis track, it’s time to expand our repertoire! Detroit-based singer-songwriter Charity will be releasing her debut EP, Yellow, on September 18, 2015. It features four tracks that “weave together seemingly disparate genres of music into something… Continue reading EP Review: Charity’s Yellow
Author: Jessie May
Album Review: Bitter’s Kiss (Self-Titled)
When you read a press release that basically says, “This album is a teenage girl’s diary, in song,” there’s trepidation as you click play. But Chloe Baker, the teenage half of New Jersey family band Bitter’s Kiss, is surprisingly perceptive with a soulful voice to boot. She and her father, Michael Baker, released this eight-track… Continue reading Album Review: Bitter’s Kiss (Self-Titled)
Album Review: The Unravelling’s Tear a Hole in the Collective Vision
Alternative Control had the pleasure of reviewing two of The Unravelling’s singles, “Master Drone” and “Revolt,” earlier this year. Now their sophomore full-length has been released and it lives up to all the disenchanted energy of the teaser tracks. Reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails and Tool, Tear a Hole in the Collective Vision delivers ten hymns… Continue reading Album Review: The Unravelling’s Tear a Hole in the Collective Vision
We All Get Along: An Interview with Agrippa of Metal Cyndicate of Connecticut
Alternative Control closed our week of interviews by chatting with Agrippa, one of the founders of the Metal Cyndicate of Connecticut. What began as a public access TV show has, through Agrippa’s dedicated shaping, grown into a huge presence in the Connecticut metal scene. He and Alan Selavka host weekly podcasts with local bands, photograph… Continue reading We All Get Along: An Interview with Agrippa of Metal Cyndicate of Connecticut
Narrowing the Orbit: An Interview with Jonathan and Peter of Apoapsis
This Saturday, 8/15/15, Apoapsis vocalist Jonathan Hammer and bassist Peter Parkes met me at Death to False Metal Festival to chat about what’s going on with their band. The southern-Connecticut prog metallers released their first EP, Balance, in February of this year after working on it since 2011. But now with a solid lineup and… Continue reading Narrowing the Orbit: An Interview with Jonathan and Peter of Apoapsis
The De-Evolution of Mankind: An Interview with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation
If you’re not familiar with Cattle Decapitation, the San Diego-based band delivers some of the most brutal and jarring death metal you’ll find anywhere. Alternative Control sat down with longtime guitarist Josh Elmore at Summer Slaughter earlier this week and talked about the making of The Anthropocene Extinction, the philosophy behind the band’s music, and more. Enjoy!… Continue reading The De-Evolution of Mankind: An Interview with Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation
Men of Many Journeys: An Interview with Travel Amygdala
Hailing from Revere, Massachusetts, Travel Amygdala is on a mission to bring their industrial-influenced hard rock beyond the bounds of the Bay State. Their upcoming tour will take them to Cherry Street Station on Saturday, August 22nd, along with Big Time Kill, Beat the Doll, Don’t Cross the Streams, Devlyn Sydus, and Salem Wolves. This… Continue reading Men of Many Journeys: An Interview with Travel Amygdala