Hey, friends! After the success of AltCtrl’s Volume Doom compilation, I’m endeavoring to release a digital sampler every season. These comps aren’t just any old garbage tracks collected by trawling the depths of Facebook and asking random bands for submissions… The songs are from GOOD bands that have been featured on the blog. (And my… Continue reading AltCtrl Summer Sampler — OUT NOW!
Money Hacks For Metalheads and Old Millennials: Earning Interest
In the previous installment of Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials, we discussed a couple mind-blowing ways to make more money: working more and earning cash back. Learn all about ’em here. (In case you need to know what “working more” means….) One thing I’ve been reading about while researching these articles is the balance… Continue reading Money Hacks For Metalheads and Old Millennials: Earning Interest
NERD TALK w/ Joaquin Carcass of NEED ALL EXCHANGE
I’m pleased and excited to talk about some of the interests that are outside of the typical metal and music topics. A lot of these ‘nerdy’ things are influential to the creative process for sure. Let’s kick things off with… Favorite Book I’ll start off with some full disclosure. I don’t read a lot of… Continue reading NERD TALK w/ Joaquin Carcass of NEED ALL EXCHANGE
Album Review: Carnifex, World War X
I’ll never forget the two metal elitists shouting “Hey Mitch Luker! Are you guys gonna do that BREE BREE song from that album about the cowboy’s job?” at Carnifex vocalist Scott Lewis during The Summer Slaughter Tour’s Philly date back in 2010. In his black tank top and covered in tattoos, Lewis shot them a… Continue reading Album Review: Carnifex, World War X
NERD TALK with Jerry Lovett of CULT OF SORROW
Hey, it’s Jerry Lovett here from Cult Of Sorrow joining you on this edition of Nerd Talk! Favorite Movie Jaws I was pretty young when Jaws came out. I ended up seeing it seven times at the movies and countless other times since. I own the anniversary edition on DVD and still watch it about… Continue reading NERD TALK with Jerry Lovett of CULT OF SORROW
Album Review: Flower of the Cosmos by The Giraffes
I actually saw The Giraffes play here in Connecticut in the early 2000’s. They were on a package tour were with equally like minded bands that mixed punk and hard rock that played the Webster Theater. Nobody showed up. It wasn’t their fault, they were fantastic, but most decided to sit at home rather than… Continue reading Album Review: Flower of the Cosmos by The Giraffes
On the Front Line: The Summer Slaughter Tour @ (Le) Poisson Rouge August 2, 2019
Traditionally held at Irving Plaza or the PlayStation Theater, this year’s Summer Slaughter quite literally brought extreme music back to the underground. Hosted at the subterranean (Le) Poisson Rouge, it was as though Hell itself was having a party right below Bleecker Street. As a triple headliner featuring Cattle Decapitation, Carnifex, and The Faceless as… Continue reading On the Front Line: The Summer Slaughter Tour @ (Le) Poisson Rouge August 2, 2019