With new releases from Between the Buried and Me and Cattle Decapitation, 2015 has been quite a stellar year for Metal Blade Records. As the final months of the year roll around, The Black Dahlia Murder returns to the frontline with Abysmal to round out the impressive Metal Blade catalog. Beginning with 2011’s opus, Ritual,… Continue reading Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder’s Abysmal (Metal Blade)
When All You’ve Got is a Hammer: A Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Fortunate Some
This eastern Connecticut band knows a thing or two about using your tools in every way possible. The doom rock duo, comprised of Adam Wujtewicz on bass and vocals and Meghan Killimade on drums, will put out their EP Fortunate Some on October 3, 2015. Their second official studio release, these four songs represent Bedroom… Continue reading When All You’ve Got is a Hammer: A Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Fortunate Some
Worshipful Music: A Review of Ghost’s Meliora
Say what you want about Ghost, but they remain one of modern music’s most unique acts. Their clerical stage presence, anonymity, campy Satanic image, and pop sensibility is something entirely new to the heavy metal genre, even if the music is a complete throwback in many ways. But when dealing with a consumer’s acceptance, it’s… Continue reading Worshipful Music: A Review of Ghost’s Meliora
AltCtrl’s Best of the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival 2015
My friend Julie and I were delighted to attend the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival this Saturday. By four o’clock, we were both in food-coma heaven after sampling the most delicious of what New Haven, Fairfield, and Westchester County restaurants had to offer. Here are some of the highlights from our day: BEST BITES Noma… Continue reading AltCtrl’s Best of the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival 2015
Black Breath’s Slaves Beyond Death: The Epitome of Death-n-Roll
After indulging in the more hardcore side of their pedal-abusing sound on their last album Sentenced To Life, Seattle’s favorite sons of darkness have decided to slow things down a bit and play some good old-fashioned fetid death metal. We’re talking the type made popular by bands from Sweden such as Entombed and Dismember. There has… Continue reading Black Breath’s Slaves Beyond Death: The Epitome of Death-n-Roll
Tempted by Your Cunning Voice: A Review of Mile Marker Zero’s Young Rust
Comprised of former Western Connecticut State University music students, Mile Marker Zero puts their education to good use on Young Rust. The April 2014 EP is multi-faceted without pretension, complex without sacrificing catchiness. The short album vacillates between moods, from spacey and romantic on “Bound” to forceful on “Toughest Love.” Much to my relief, the… Continue reading Tempted by Your Cunning Voice: A Review of Mile Marker Zero’s Young Rust
Coming Soon: The 3rd Annual Westchester Tattoo Convention
This October 16, 17, and 18, the 3rd annual Westchester Tattoo Convention will roll into White Plains, NY. To be held at the Westchester County Center for the Arts, this year’s con will feature a paint-and-sip class, a Miss Inked New York pageant, a seminar on painting with human blood, and of course plenty of… Continue reading Coming Soon: The 3rd Annual Westchester Tattoo Convention