Author: AltCtrl

Album Review: SpellBook’s Magick & Mischief (Cruz Del Sur, Sept. 25th)

By Mark Partin Back in 2007, drummer Nickolas Zinn and vocalist Nate Tyson put their superb talents together and formed the band WITCH HAZEL.  Stellar guitarist Andy Craven and bassist Seibert Lowe now complete the quartet. Toiling hard, they self-released 3 albums: Forsaken Remedies (2012), Nocturnity (2015), and Otherworldly (2018) — which all caught the… Continue reading Album Review: SpellBook’s Magick & Mischief (Cruz Del Sur, Sept. 25th)

Back-To-School Bandcamp Friday ft. Henry Derek Elis and Many More

Whether your rugrats are back to school buildings or back to distance learning, it’s time to start planning your fall soundtrack. Support your favorite underground artists this Friday, September 4th, by making purchases from their bandcamp! This month, instead of Ye Olde Editor hogging all the blurbs, our #bandcampfriday post was a collaboration. Check out… Continue reading Back-To-School Bandcamp Friday ft. Henry Derek Elis and Many More

Album Review: Cult Burial (s/t, November 6th)

By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Trends are cyclical.  What was once popular will fade away only to return many years later, and these past couple years have seen old school death metal make a massive return.  It seems like every month we have a slew of bands dropping some of the best throwback brutality we’ve ever heard… Continue reading Album Review: Cult Burial (s/t, November 6th)

RIPPLE MUSIC to Issue Blue Öyster Cult Tribute Album

There have been a lot of great tribute collections in recent years, like Glory or Death’s ode to Thin Lizzy or Magnetic Eye’s redux of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. (Dirt redux coming soon from them, BTW!) And tastemaker stoner rock label Ripple Music is joining that club, announcing today that they’d be putting together a… Continue reading RIPPLE MUSIC to Issue Blue Öyster Cult Tribute Album

Nerd Talk with CULT BURIAL

It’s about time we had another Nerd Talk!  Simon Langford of UK death metal outfit Cult Burial shares his nerdy proclivities with Alternative Control today.  His band, which has their debut album (s/t) coming out this November, has been described as “not for the uninitiated.”  So if you’re initiated in the world of OSDM, have… Continue reading Nerd Talk with CULT BURIAL

Track Premiere: “Colonial” by Ambassador

Alternative Control is excited to present a brand new track by Louisiana post punk outfit Ambassador! Frontman and bassist Gabe Vicknair says, “It’s great to premiere this track ahead of the release of the new album. ‘Colonial’ was the first song written for Care Vale, and naturally found its spot as the opening track and first single… Continue reading Track Premiere: “Colonial” by Ambassador