November 22, 2020
TRACK PREMIERE: When The Deadbolt Breaks Cover “My Wild Love”
It’s not easy to cover a seminal band like The Doors — but Connecticut doom outfit When The Deadbolt Breaks meets this challenge with their…
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October 31, 2020
Album Review and Artwork Reveal: Mourn the Light’s Suffer, Then We’re Gone
By Charlie Sad Eyes Connecticut doom outfit Mourn The Light has done a lot in less than three years of existence: toured America, played a…
July 17, 2020
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: BONE CHURCH Sits Down with Charlie Platteborze
Connecticut doom rockers Bone Church sat down at Altones last month with Charlie Platteborze to chat about how the band got started, their relationship with…
February 24, 2020
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Blink of an Eye” by MOURN THE LIGHT
You might think with planning a three-day metal festival (four days if you count the prefest party), that Dwayne Eldredge and Friends might be taking…
July 22, 2019
Listening Lately: The Eastern Connecticut Takeover
Throughout metal history, there have been places where the right people and the right influences came together to spark a movement. Tampa Bay, Florida. Gothenburg,…
November 2, 2012
Balloon Ride Denied: More Adventures in Eastern Connecticut
By Chris Baldwin and Carrie Johnson Despite the autumn being almost an absolute wash-out, two of your favorite Alternative Control columnists decided to play our…
June 1, 2012
The Honeymoon, Part I: Adventures in Eastern Connecticut
Did you know that oysters were one of the first fast foods? Or that sea chanteys have roots in both Anglo and Caribbean music?…