August 16, 2019
AltCtrl Summer Sampler — OUT NOW!
Hey, friends! After the success of AltCtrl’s Volume Doom compilation, I’m endeavoring to release a digital sampler every season. These comps aren’t just any old…
Music
August 11, 2019
Album Review: Carnifex, World War X
I’ll never forget the two metal elitists shouting “Hey Mitch Luker! Are you guys gonna do that BREE BREE song from that album about the…
August 6, 2019
Album Review: Flower of the Cosmos by The Giraffes
I actually saw The Giraffes play here in Connecticut in the early 2000’s. They were on a package tour were with equally like minded bands…
August 5, 2019
On the Front Line: The Summer Slaughter Tour @ (Le) Poisson Rouge August 2, 2019
Traditionally held at Irving Plaza or the PlayStation Theater, this year’s Summer Slaughter quite literally brought extreme music back to the underground. Hosted at the…
August 4, 2019
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: Gramma Vedetta’s “Hang Up My Boots”
UK rockers Gramma Vedetta are good friends to Alternative Control and we are excited to premiere the live video for their new song “Hang Up My…
July 30, 2019
A Visual Missionary: Chatting with Bruce Moore of Brutally Delicious Productions
The underground metal community is a small world. When I interviewed Willy Rivera of Spiral Grave earlier this summer, he talked at length about a…
July 29, 2019
Listening Lately: Cult of Sorrow, Markov Soroka, and Matt Heckler
This week’s edition of Listening Lately is ALL over the place… Opening with audio of a Satanic ritual is one way to make a statement…