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 Roads and in spades on The Wall [Redux]. Crawling for Carrion is the collaborative project of multi-instrumentalist Chris West; Alternative Control readers might remember one of his many bands Glanville,… Continue reading Listening Lately: Gettin’ It Covered with The Wall [Redux] and Rake and Roads

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 Ballroom in Hamden, Connecticut, and all the weirdos came out to see them off.  Including this author, fresh out of the weekly teacher meeting with barely enough time to slap… Continue reading Live Report: Eyehategod, The Obsessed, Come to Grief, and Bone Church — 9/12/18, Space Ballroom

Listening Lately: A Real Article ft. FINNR’S CANE, HOLLOW LEG, WITCHCRAFT, AND BONE CHURCH

It’s been awhile since I sat down and cranked one of these out…  I’ve been doing a lot of PR writing this summer that doesn’t get seen on the blog, and in the process I’ve come across some really interesting underground bands. If you want to listen to something brooding and cinematic, try Finnr’s Cane. … Continue reading Listening Lately: A Real Article ft. FINNR’S CANE, HOLLOW LEG, WITCHCRAFT, AND BONE CHURCH

Listening Lately: Mountains of Dusty Witches

May 2018 has been a great month for stoner/doom, both in terms of new releases and promos in the blog inbox.  While you’re waiting for that Khemmis album to drop, do yourself a favor and listen to albums from Mountain Dust and Witch Mountain. Montreal heavy blues dealers Mountain Dust converted me with some demos… Continue reading Listening Lately: Mountains of Dusty Witches

Album Review: Khemmis’s Desolation

What can I saw about the new Khemmis record?  Their 2015 debut Absolution set them on a path to becoming darlings of the indie metal press; Hunted, released a scant year and a half later, was named Best Album of the Year by Decibel and solidified their place in the hearts of doom metal listeners… Continue reading Album Review: Khemmis’s Desolation

Show Review: Howling Giant, Gorge, and More at Cherry Street Station

There are times in life when you must do That Which is Right: marrying the girl you got pregnant, keeping a lifetime supply of Dunkin Donuts napkins in your glovebox just in case, and sometimes even reviewing a concert that your own band is playing. It was not my intent to cross the streams of… Continue reading Show Review: Howling Giant, Gorge, and More at Cherry Street Station

I Don’t Even Smoke Pot: A Positive Review of Sleep’s The Sciences

The fact that Sleep managed to release a surprise album in this modern age of download culture is pretty staggering. News always seems to leak out about events such as this. Add to it the fact that a well renowned stoner metal band released their first album in 15 years on April 20th, and it’s… Continue reading I Don’t Even Smoke Pot: A Positive Review of Sleep’s The Sciences