July 11, 2019
A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole with Dee and Willy of Spiral Grave
Photographs by Julya Brown. My trip to Maryland Doom Fest in June 2019 was a journalistic adventure as well as a musical one. A highlight…
Music
July 9, 2019
Track Premiere: CASKET ROBBERY Offers “From Hell”
Alternative Control is psyched to premiere the title track off Casket Robbery’s upcoming album From Hell. These Wisconsin death metallers said of this song, “We’re…
July 3, 2019
The Derelicts Return from a Life of Strife
When Seattle punk band The Derelicts first formed in 1987 it seemed like they “were in the right place at the right time playing the…
July 2, 2019
Speaking Easy with Wolf Blood at Maryland Doomfest
It was a stormy, stormy night…. Originally conceived to be a thrash band, that idea for Wolf Blood was short lived. It’s hard to…
June 29, 2019
The Necrosexual Interviews Captain Graves of Advent Varic
By The Necrosexual “Blackened.” It’s a funny word. Great Metallica song, but so many black metal bands these days fall under the moniker. Does “blackened”…
June 27, 2019
The Busiest Guy in Indianapolis: An Interview with Steve Janiak
Sitting at Olde Mother Brewing in Frederick, Maryland with Steve Janiak, I couldn’t help but be impressed with his heavy metal resume: as far as…
June 25, 2019
Philly vs. Everybody: An Interview with Miller and Mike D. from The Age of Truth
Philadelphia rockers The Age of Truth crashed onto the scene with their 2017 debut album Threshold. Since that release, the band has been building a…