February 26, 2021
Album Review: Djork by NOPES (Magnetic Eye)
On their third album, these self-proclaimed “weirdo punks” from Oakland, unleash a torrent of off-kilter, discordant riffs, drenched in feedback and bolstered by a slamming…
noise rock
June 10, 2020
Album Review: Barren Womb’s Lizard Lounge (Loyal Blood Records, May 22nd)
Believe it or not, this publication has a little bit of history with this hard-charging Norwegian/Finnish duo. We were one of the first US publications…
December 5, 2019
Child Bite Implore You To Blow Off The Omens On New Album
Once again, Detroit noise rockers Child Bite have reinvented themselves, streamlining their spastic sound a bit and taking a more straightforward approach (well, as straightforward…
November 23, 2019
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Malachi” by NIGHT GOAT
Canton, Ohio noise rockers Night Goat are set to release their debut album Milk in December, and AltCtrlToob is proud to premiere the lyric video…
June 6, 2019
NERD TALK with BURIAL PARTY
Indiana noisy rockers Burial Party share a detailed and diverse Nerd Talk, check it out! Favorite Movie Justin Weiks (bass): Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I grew up…
July 23, 2018
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: QOHELETH’s “Toxic Waste Buzzkill”
AltCtrl readers may remember that unusual name QOHELETH (all-caps on purpose, but not to yell at Iran) from a Nerd Talk in April, where the…
April 26, 2018
Nerd Talk with QOHELETH
When I read QOHELETH’s press release, I knew the California noise rockers would be dishing out some crucial Nerd Talk. “Built on the aesthetic that…