March 3, 2021
Album Review: Empyrium’s Über Den Sternen (Prophecy)
Since Empyrium’s inception in 1994, the music of the German band has evolved from progressive doom / black metal to classical-influenced dark folk. With their…
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March 2, 2021
The Fistful’s on the Other Foot: An Interview with Jamey of Fistful of DOOM
You may know heavy metal media mogul Jamey Morris, a.k.a Uncle Jameson, from his Doom Charts reviews or his “A Fistful Of Questions” interview series…
January 30, 2021
AltCtrlToob Video Round-Up: Continuum and Bone Church
Two of my favorite Connecticut metal bands have released videos this week! Let’s take a look… First up, local death metal stalwarts Continuum have just…
January 15, 2021
Delving Into a Dark Light: An Interview with Grave Gnosis
I’ll definitely be filing this chat with Florida black metal outfit Grave Gnosis under the category “Ya Learn Something New Every Day.” Vocalist, guitarist, and…
January 12, 2021
Inbox Gems: Belushi Speed Ball, Boozewa, and Black TarPoon
Let’s take a little stroll through Alternative Control history… The Listening Lately column series started back in 2017 and had entries as recently as September…
December 27, 2020
Alternative Control’s Top Ten Articles of 2020
This is always a fun post to put together because I get to look back at Alternative Control’s high points over the past twelve months. …
December 15, 2020
Nikita’s 2020 Albums of the Year
by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Absolutely sucked, no mistake about it. Going into this year I thought this list would be a cakewalk but as I…