AltCtrlToob Video Premiere and Giveaway: THE SHRIEKS Cover “It’s All Over Now”

New York rockers The Shrieks are no strangers to Alternative Control. Back in May, we premiered their video for “The Climb” — a track that was very reminiscent of The Rolling Stones. And now guess who The Shrieks are covering? The Rolling Stones! Or at least The Stones covering The Valentinos…. Check out The Shrieks’… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere and Giveaway: THE SHRIEKS Cover “It’s All Over Now”

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: League of Corruption’s “Want Me Gone”

Can I get an “Oh, yeahhhhhhhhhh!” Vancouver’s League of Corruption takes a journey to the American South with their new single “Want Me Gone.” It’s one of the tracks from their upcoming debut album Something in the Water, being released via Black Doomba Records on June 12th. “Want Me Gone” tells the sordid tale of… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: League of Corruption’s “Want Me Gone”

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “The Climb” by THE SHRIEKS

New York City rockers The Shrieks are unveiling Ode to Joe on May 15th, their third album in as many years.  Alternative Control is excited to premiere the single “The Climb,” a deceptively laid-back track that addresses materialism in our modern age. Frontman Luis Accorsi says, “This song is about finding reasons to make it through… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “The Climb” by THE SHRIEKS

Quarantine Music, Part 2: The AltCtrlToob Edition ft. Heilung, Ghost Cult, Murder Castle, and GimpAlisous

Going on Week Six of COVID-19 closures here in AltCtrl-Ville….  Maybe folks need something new to watch on Youtube??  Check out these videos! First up, Danish pagan collective Heilung released their first-ever music video yesterday, for the song “Norupo.”  (I checked, all the other videos on their Youtube channel are live performances or album teasers.) … Continue reading Quarantine Music, Part 2: The AltCtrlToob Edition ft. Heilung, Ghost Cult, Murder Castle, and GimpAlisous

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “The Lord Conspirator” by MONOLITH ZA

Ever wonder what local death metal sounds like in… South Africa??  Welp, check out this brand new lyric video from Port Elizabeth outfit Monolith ZA, for their song “The Lord Conspirator.”  Melding the stylings of Death and Opeth, the band is looking forward to releasing a full-length on April 28th via MMD Records. The band… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “The Lord Conspirator” by MONOLITH ZA

AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: Rick Massie’s “Together As One”

#QuaratineLife gotcha down?  Need a dose of prog rock positivity?  Canadian musician Rick Massie has ya covered with this video for the single “Together As One.”  Massie says of the tune, “I originally planned to release this long after my debut album as a solo artist. I didn’t want people to be confused and think that… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: Rick Massie’s “Together As One”

AltCtrlToob Video Review: “JIM” by Bif Naked

“JIM” (all caps intentional) is the new video from Canadian artist Bif Naked off her upcoming album CHAMPION.  Using a boxing motif, the video tells a chronologically backwards story of a lover finding out that her partner is unfaithful.  Watch below! So I could tell from this theatrically produced video that Bif Naked is not… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Review: “JIM” by Bif Naked