By Chris Baldwin and Carrie Johnson Despite the autumn being almost an absolute wash-out, two of your favorite Alternative Control columnists decided to play our chances and head up the coast for a weekend vacation. Actually, let me rephrase that. One of your favorite Alternative Control writers decided to buy her boyfriend who also happens… Continue reading Balloon Ride Denied: More Adventures in Eastern Connecticut
“My” Danbury: Not Dead Yet?
I didn’t grow up in Danbury, but I grew up in Danbury. It’s the city where I learned to work hard. It’s where I met my best friends and where I met my husband. (On a Saturday morning at the Three Brothers Diner — from the minute I saw him, I knew he was… Continue reading “My” Danbury: Not Dead Yet?
Review of New Xenosis Album Haunted Skies
Progressive death metal is an oft-overlooked genre in the vast expanses of Metal-dom. While sharing in the knuckle-dragging brutality of traditional death metal, the progressive side adds elements of jazz and prog-rock to create a more cerebral, angular product. The newest release from CT-based Xenosis, entitled Haunted Skies, is tech-death to the core and an… Continue reading Review of New Xenosis Album Haunted Skies
The Red Horse Cometh: No Sleep for Early Graves
In our grand tradition of interviewing bands that go on tour with Skeletonwitch, Alternative Control had an electronic meeting of the minds with Early Graves guitarist Chris Brock, a few days before the band’s third album hits the shelves October 30th. Here’s what he had to say about Early Graves’ past, present, and future:… Continue reading The Red Horse Cometh: No Sleep for Early Graves
Fiverr: Building Your Empire Five Dollars at a Time
By Carlos B. Rich Looking for work in this economy can be a full time job in itself. Some people look for the traditional nine to five grind so they can have their evenings and weekends free to spend with friends and family. However, some people may not be so lucky. Perhaps evenings and… Continue reading Fiverr: Building Your Empire Five Dollars at a Time
Don’t Try This at Home: Cadbury Screme Egg Dessert
When I heard these Halloween creme eggs existed I knew I’d have to write a recipe for them, I didn’t know they’d forever throw my blood sugar out of whack. I’m shaking as I type and shove sub-par red licorice vines in my mouth. I just ate this bizarre food-stuff that sprang from my… Continue reading Don’t Try This at Home: Cadbury Screme Egg Dessert
Warstrike 666’s Weapon A on Black Metal, Family, and “The Scene”
If somebody could be called the godfather of Stamford’s heavy music crowd, it would be Angel Blood. Playing metal since 1993, the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist has been part of too many bands to count: From Below, Baphomet’s Horns, Age Old Nemesis, Infernal Solstice, and Arcane Malevolence, just to name a few. Angel’s — or, Weapon… Continue reading Warstrike 666’s Weapon A on Black Metal, Family, and “The Scene”