April 3, 2017
Album Review: Broken Bottles, Broken Bones by The Ratz
By Jeff McCarthy The album Broken Bottles, Broken Bones is completely raw jams, with definitive tones of the presumed-dead punk rock of the early 80s….
Against All Odds Productions
December 6, 2015
Band Interview: Chris Bull of Tides of Sulfur
By Jeff McCarthy I had a chance to catch up with bassist and vocalist Chris Bull from Welsh sludge band Tides of Sulfur about the progression of…
November 29, 2015
Whatchu Know ‘Bout Piss-Yellow Cassette Tapes? An Interview with Jeff McCarthy of Against All Odds Productions
Jeff McCarthy of Against All Odds Productions has been writing a bit for us over the past year. This week, he and I “sat down”…
March 21, 2015
No Need to Worry: A Review of Grizzlor and Barren Womb’s Split EP (Riotous Outburst Records)
We might as well toot our own horns over here at Alternative Control because we were one of the first blogs in the United States…
March 19, 2015
EP Review: Fistula’s Destitute 2015 Demo Sessions
By Jeffery McCarthy Against All Odds Productions For a release that was recorded live with vocals recorded separately, the entire five song onslaught comes off…
March 18, 2015
Track Review: Fulgora’s “Splinter” and “Crutch”
By Jeffery McCarthy Against All Odds Productions This is the second single from the St. Louis/Baltimore-based thrash/grindcore project, with more forthcoming from the album Stratagem…