AltCtrlToob Video Roundup: ColdClaw, Mourn the Light, and More

This just in from the depths of Youtube: Bay Area blackened crust outfit ColdClaw has released a new video for “The Deafening,” off their upcoming album  Anti-Martyr: Decades to Suffer.  The album will be out this Friday, September 27th through Ritual Sound Recordings, available for preorder here.  The video takes inspiration from horror films, featuring a busty… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Roundup: ColdClaw, Mourn the Light, and More

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, Sweden.  And… Norwich, Connecticut? It might not be internationally recognized yet, but give the eastern Connecticut doom scene a decade and you’ll be reading about it on Wikipedia.  I first… Continue reading Listening Lately: The Eastern Connecticut Takeover

There and Back Again: Mourn the Light’s Spring Tour Diary

Mourn the Light and When The Deadbolt Breaks in sunny Austin, Texas.

CT doom metallers Mourn the Light took an eight-show jaunt to SXSW and back earlier this month.  Here’s guitarist Dwayne Eldredge’s words from the road… Thursday, March 7: 33 Golden Street, New London, CT Kickoff show for the tour with our local friends Casting Shadows, Sentinel Hill, and Hellitosis. This was a fun, laid back… Continue reading There and Back Again: Mourn the Light’s Spring Tour Diary

Listening Lately: Mourn the Light’s Weight of the World

This week I was happy to get a review request from a great new band on the Connecticut heavy music scene, Mourn the Light.  The southeastern CT group formed in 2017 and have just released their three-track Weight of the World EP.  Citing influences like Clutch and Crowbar, this is a strong debut that will… Continue reading Listening Lately: Mourn the Light’s Weight of the World