As car CD players are become a thing of the past and boomboxes take their place in ancient history, Alternative Control has no choice but to forge into the future. Below, please find FREE DOWNLOADS of tracks 13-17 on Quality Control Volume 1, along with information about each band. Thank you for supporting local music!
Category: Music
Album Review: Shallow Ground’s The End of Everything
If you wait long enough everything comes back in style. For those metalheads who worship the bastard child of punk and Motörhead called thrash, this theory is a welcome revelation. Over the past decade bands like Bonded By Blood, Warbringer, Fueled By Fire, Havok, and Merciless Death have reanimated the mosh-friendly aesthetic laid down by… Continue reading Album Review: Shallow Ground’s The End of Everything
We Were There: Cannibal Corpse in New Haven
Photos by Steve Walter. On a random Tuesday night in New Haven, my friend Steve and I walked through a sleepy, closed college town and turned a corner straight into the un-relenting force of doom. Headlining the Decibel Magazine tour at Toad’s Place, Cannibal Corpse was the main attraction of over four hours of double… Continue reading We Were There: Cannibal Corpse in New Haven
The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer (Sumerian/Party Smasher)
By Thomas Pizzola My first introduction to this band came around the time of Miss Machine way back in 2004. I had just written about another band on their label at the time, Relapse, and their press person wanted to know if I wanted to hear their “highly touted” new album, which just happened to… Continue reading The Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer (Sumerian/Party Smasher)
Guilty Pleasures: My Spotify No-Nos
Guilty pleasures? I’ve got plenty of them! Being that I’m such an obvious music freak, you can be sure that a fair percentage of my music collection consists of things I steer clear from on my Spotify playlists. Not everybody on Facebook needs to know just how many Journey ballads tug at my heart strings.… Continue reading Guilty Pleasures: My Spotify No-Nos
Album Review: Dyed in Grey’s The Abandoned Part
Dyed in Grey’s recently released album The Abandoned Part is a catchy and well-produced debut that will appeal to serious progressive metal fans and casual listeners alike. Songs like “DeadHead” and “Filth” show the Brooklyn band’s penchant for alternating heavy, intricate prog-death parts with calmer singing and lyrical guitar lines. Their riffs are pulled… Continue reading Album Review: Dyed in Grey’s The Abandoned Part
Chords for a Cure: Connecticut Musicians Band Together to Fight Cancer
When Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer in late 2009, his wife Wendy said to the press, “After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.” But one day we all will meet a foe we cannot defeat. Dio… Continue reading Chords for a Cure: Connecticut Musicians Band Together to Fight Cancer