Jeff Loomis is a guitar player who needs no introduction – well known for his band Nevermore and various solo projects, he is currently sharing guitar duties with Michael Amott in Arch Enemy and headlining the Summer Slaughter Tour. Alternative Control was fortunate enough to catch Jeff at the NYC stop of the tour and… Continue reading Music: It’s Good For People – An Interview with Jeff Loomis of Arch Enemy
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Burning In The Summer Heat: A Preview of the 2015 CT Summer Punk Fest
By Matt Mullarkey It’s that time of the year again in New England. Days where the temps hover between the 80s and 90s, the humidity sticks to your skin like napalm, and your electric bill is through the roof from cranking the AC day and night. So what better way to spend one of those… Continue reading Burning In The Summer Heat: A Preview of the 2015 CT Summer Punk Fest
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
The New Xenomorph: A Review of Xenosis’ Sowing the Seeds of Destruction
Xenosis has returned, and they’re even better. It’s easy to claim favoritism when lead guitarist Mark Lyon happens to be a personal friend, but Sowing the Seeds of Destruction is genuinely awesome – a focused, well-trained creature of extremity and maturity. I might even claim it as the strongest local metal release I’ve heard yet.… Continue reading The New Xenomorph: A Review of Xenosis’ Sowing the Seeds of Destruction
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