March 4, 2019
NESDF Pre-Party Spotlight: Fox 45
What better way to kick off a long weekend of doom than with a kickass, mysterious band from really far away? SCENE Productions delivers the…
stoner metal
January 27, 2019
MOTHS (Puerto Rico) are Flying to a Venue Near You This February
San Juan stoner/progressive metal act Moths embark on their first mainland United States performances this February with a string of shows on the East Coast. …
January 21, 2019
B-Movie at a Muddy Drive-In Theater: A Review of Wardehn’s Now Cometh The Foul
Now Cometh The Foul is one hell of an energetic stoner/sludge metal offering from Wisconsin’s Wardehns. It’s an engaging and fun listen, loaded with what I…
November 27, 2018
NERD TALK with RIFFLORD
IT’S ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME AT ALTCTRL!!! Kidding, kidding…. This blog editor was delighted to find a Nerd Talk from RIFFLORD in the inbox…
November 20, 2018
Listening Lately: Drivin’ Cross-Country with NECROSEXUAL and RIFFLORD
It’s the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I’m not in the mood to write an introduction… Philadelphia’s grimmest Franzia enthusiast, The Necrosexual, ventured up to Cherry…
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September 30, 2018
Listening Lately: Gettin’ It Covered with The Wall [Redux] and Rake and Roads
A good cover song shows how one artist has inspired another — and that’s exactly what’s happening with Crawling for Carrion’s upcoming release Rake and…
September 16, 2018
Live Report: Eyehategod, The Obsessed, Come to Grief, and Bone Church — 9/12/18, Space Ballroom
It was a strong scene for a rainy Wednesday. Eyehategod and The Obsessed were kicking off a thirteen-date (mostly) eastern U.S. tour at the Space…