By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Read Day 1 here. Day 2: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 It was 1 pm when we left our hotel room, thank God for late checkout; we hustled to our purple van in the ice cold rain. The Grape Ape sat solitary in the parking lot like a faithful… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 2 and 3
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COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 1
By Patrick Salerno I’m the drummer for Grave Next Door, a doom metal band from Grand Rapids. At the last minute, we were added to Spider Ball 2020, a unofficial SXSW side festival down in Austin, TX. We were stoked beyond belief. The tour organizer put us in touch with a booking company and last… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 1
Single Review: Phat A$tronaut’s “Rare Fruit”
New Haven’s Phat A$tronaut does it again with the single “Rare Fruit.” With twittering flutes and a variety of distinct vocal stylings, the experimental soul band transports listeners from their mundane surroundings — living room couches, seats on the subway — to a magical dance party where everyone is happy and hip and dressed in… Continue reading Single Review: Phat A$tronaut’s “Rare Fruit”
Knight of the Round on Their New Album, The Music of Video Games, and More
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Video games have a history of fantastic music: from the catchiness of the Tetris songs to the Legend of Zelda’s inspirational theme and Doom’s use of heavy metal samples, it all has a way of wriggling its way into your subconscious. When Final Fantasy VII, one of the most influential video games… Continue reading Knight of the Round on Their New Album, The Music of Video Games, and More
Bone Church: Rolling Ahead at Full Speed with Acid Communion
Coming out March 13th via Ripple Music, Acid Communion will cement Bone Church’s place in the national underground scene. The New Haven, CT rockers released a self-titled album in October 2017; this new one keeps the best aspects of their previous work while showing the band’s evolving songcraft. Kicking things off with “Heavy Heaven,” Acid Communion… Continue reading Bone Church: Rolling Ahead at Full Speed with Acid Communion
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Golgotha” by OTTO KINZEL (ft. SARAH WAPPLER)
Alternative Control is proud to present “Golgotha,” the new song and video by Otto Kinzel. The guitarist for New Hampshire stoner rockers Dust Prophet, Kinzel teamed up with his bandmate Sarah Wappler to create this six-minute dark synth offering. Spoiler alert: this material is completely different than Dust Prophet. Check it out! https://youtu.be/JuukHcP4LWk Kinzel’s new… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Golgotha” by OTTO KINZEL (ft. SARAH WAPPLER)
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Blink of an Eye” by MOURN THE LIGHT
You might think with planning a three-day metal festival (four days if you count the prefest party), that Dwayne Eldredge and Friends might be taking it easier in other areas of life. But that’s not the case! Mourn the Light is currently working on their first full-length album and they’re excited to share a lyric… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Blink of an Eye” by MOURN THE LIGHT