Faith No More has returned. Many of us thought that we’d never see the day. The band had reunited for touring, but a studio album is a different beast. It’s skeptical to think that a band who hasn’t released new material in almost 20 years could muster up the old creative magic. And what… Continue reading Faith In Our Heroes: A Review of Faith No More’s Sol Invictus
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EP Review: Own Your Ocean by Direct Divide
Own Your Ocean by Direct Divide is described as “violin intensified rock.” Listening to the EP the first time it is indeed the violin that makes this music stand out from the crowd. Like the devil went down to a symphonic rock show in Georgia, the stringed instrument brings a down home Americana feel to… Continue reading EP Review: Own Your Ocean by Direct Divide
Toilet Autographs and More Tales from the Road: An Interview with Ensiferum Bassist Sami Hinkka
Interview by Jessie May and Jillian Simpson Questions by Jessie, Jillian, Christopher Baldwin, Thomas Pizzola, and Doug Welch III On May 29th, Alternative Control had the opportunity to talk with Ensiferum’s Sami Hinkka at Irving Plaza in New York before the final show of the band’s North American tour. Hinkka, who has been playing bass and doing… Continue reading Toilet Autographs and More Tales from the Road: An Interview with Ensiferum Bassist Sami Hinkka
Album Review: Nic Nassuet’s Eleutherios
Eleutherios, the latest release from gothic folk artist Nic Nassuet, reminds us not to judge an album by its cover… But then, to judge an album by its cover. The foreboding picture of a goat-skulled figure surrounded by vultures and human carrion would be at home alongside the album art of a band like Skeletonwitch.… Continue reading Album Review: Nic Nassuet’s Eleutherios
EP Review: Grumsling’s A Church, On a Boat, In the Sea
One of the tags on Grumsling’s bandcamp is “new classic” — and in this case, it’s accurate. The Oakland indie rock quartet have a Weezer-meets-Grateful-Dead vibe that I’ve never heard before, and I’m intrigued. A Church, On a Boat, In the Sea, released in March 2015, tells the story of a trickster named (unsurprisingly) The Grumsling. He… Continue reading EP Review: Grumsling’s A Church, On a Boat, In the Sea
2015: A Space Odyssey – A Review of Arcturus’ Arcturian
It’s been ten years since Arcturus has given us a gift. I call them gifts because to my ears, Arcturus hasn’t offered up a dud since their inception. Sure, Sideshow Symphonies was perhaps a bit too “normal” sounding. It was more like symphonic metal than anything else. But calling Arcturus avant-garde metal was a stretch… Continue reading 2015: A Space Odyssey – A Review of Arcturus’ Arcturian
Me So Horny: A Review of Si Ombrellone’s Horns on the Same Goat
Si Ombrellone’s Horns On The Same Goat has finally surfaced after being initially completed ten years ago. For whatever reason, band leader/producer Simon Tuozzoli was stalled in putting the finishing touches on it, but I’m glad he was finally able to present us with what I think as one of the most thoughtful and fun… Continue reading Me So Horny: A Review of Si Ombrellone’s Horns on the Same Goat