I guess this year was better than last year, right? Still, keep your masks on…. I’m proud that the blog covered almost 100 bands, all while Ye Olde Editor became a mom, worked full-time, and all that jazz. This is in large part thanks to the hard work of AC’s writers, who were doing the… Continue reading AltCtrl’s Top Ten of 2021 And News for 2022
Category: Music
Rodey’s Top 10 of 2021
With many tours postponed to 2022 or outright canceled, late 2020 and early 2021 was prime for writing and studio time for legions of bands. While stages around the world were silent, with some exceptions in the second half of this year, the albums that came from months of uncertainty in the face of a… Continue reading Rodey’s Top 10 of 2021
Nikita’s Top 10 of 2021
by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Wow, what a heavy hitting year. Initially I thought I would have a difficult time coming up with 10 records because I had no idea what was slated to be released. As it turns out, I was spoiled for choice, and deciding on what albums stuck with me the most this… Continue reading Nikita’s Top 10 of 2021
Album Review: Ascension Codes by CYNIC
by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov 2020 was a year of great strife and tragedy, a year where we lost both Sean Reinert and Sean Malone of Cynic. The passing of two icons of progressive metal had devastated the fans and the future of the group remained a mystery. To the surprise of just about everyone, Cynic… Continue reading Album Review: Ascension Codes by CYNIC
Music News: THE PULSE-ESCAPE METHOD Releases “Homicide” On Streaming Platforms
Toronto based progressive metal outfit THE PULSE-ESCAPE METHOD have released their debut single “Homicide” on all streaming platforms. Fusing heavy instrumentation with intense electronics, their debut jumps straight into the experimental. Listen here: “The Pulse-Escape Method is pleased to present our efforts with this lead-off single. “Homicide” not only provides insight into each member’s musical… Continue reading Music News: THE PULSE-ESCAPE METHOD Releases “Homicide” On Streaming Platforms
Album Review: Pantheïst’s Closer to God
Pantheïst — based in Wales, featuring an international lineup of musicians, and labelled as “cinematic funereal doom” — had managed to pass me by until now in spite of having existed for more than two decades. I’m very glad, however, that my period of ignorance about their music has come to an end. That is… Continue reading Album Review: Pantheïst’s Closer to God
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: THE SWAGGERLIES, “Pretty Good at Being Bad”
There comes a time in every young punk’s life that they become… An old punk. Having entered that phase of my life, I’m happy to share the new and hilarious video from fellow old punks The Swaggerlies, for the song “Pretty Good at Being Bad.” As the Seattle band puts it, “This is a song… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: THE SWAGGERLIES, “Pretty Good at Being Bad”