AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Curse” by VIA VENGEANCE

He likes owls! Photo borrowed from Facebook.

I’ll say this about Salt of the Earth Records — for a label based in Connecticut, land of deciduous forests and wet, nasty, winters, they sure have a thing for bands from the desert!  This connection is evidenced through SOTE’s latest musical find: Phoenix, Arizona’s Via Vengeance.  The one-man operation of Shane Ocell, Alternative Control… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Curse” by VIA VENGEANCE

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Malachi” by NIGHT GOAT

Canton, Ohio noise rockers Night Goat are set to release their debut album Milk in December, and AltCtrlToob is proud to premiere the lyric video for the single “Malachi.”  Inspired by the cult horror classic Children of the Corn, “Malachi” offers groovy cacophony against a jarring backdrop of neon words and images.  Vocalist Julia Bentley… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Malachi” by NIGHT GOAT

AltCtrlToob Video Roundup: ColdClaw, Mourn the Light, and More

This just in from the depths of Youtube: Bay Area blackened crust outfit ColdClaw has released a new video for “The Deafening,” off their upcoming album  Anti-Martyr: Decades to Suffer.  The album will be out this Friday, September 27th through Ritual Sound Recordings, available for preorder here.  The video takes inspiration from horror films, featuring a busty… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Roundup: ColdClaw, Mourn the Light, and More

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Spit of Stars” by GHOST:HELLO

Our friends in Ghost:Hello are always pushing the creative envelope.  Check out their latest endeavor, an animated music video for their song “Spit of Stars.”  Inspired by Lovecraft and the Tibetan Book of the Dead, a mysterious artist known as Stonino made the animation — and also contributes the Italian narration of Dante’s Inferno in the middle of… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Spit of Stars” by GHOST:HELLO

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 Boots.”  Shot at OneCat Studio in London, the video shows the trio at their most natural; a mix of closeups and room shots keep the perspective varied.  The song itself is… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: Gramma Vedetta’s “Hang Up My Boots”

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Demon” by VICTUS

UK metallers Victus truly show the world their demons in the video for their new single “Demon.”  According to the band, it’s “a conceptual piece that questions self worth and morals” — and it’s a dark one at that.  Directed by Victus guitarist Klayton Dean, the band takes the innocent and infuses it with a… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Demon” by VICTUS

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: I Am The Law’s “Dance Of the Southern Witch”

Raucous Tennessee groove metallers I Am The Law are proud to present “Dance of the Southern Witch” off their upcoming and yet-to-be-titled EP.  Check it out! About I Am The Law:  “You know what? F@$% it! We’ll just do it ourselves.”  That’s the attitude I Am The Law takes with its approach to its own… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: I Am The Law’s “Dance Of the Southern Witch”