Wisconsin death metallers Casket Robbery just premiered the title track from their new album From Hell over at AltCtrl, AND vocalist Megan Orvold wrote us a Nerd Talk! How awesome is that?? Stream “From Hell” and read on to learn about Megan’s favorite books, movies, and video games. Favorite Book I read a LOT of… Continue reading NERD TALK with CASKET ROBBERY
A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole with Dee and Willy of Spiral Grave
Photographs by Julya Brown. My trip to Maryland Doom Fest in June 2019 was a journalistic adventure as well as a musical one. A highlight was talking with members of new Maryland band Spiral Grave, who played at Guido’s Speakeasy on Friday, June 21st. Introduced to the band by photographer Julya Brown, I talked separately… Continue reading A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole with Dee and Willy of Spiral Grave
Track Premiere: CASKET ROBBERY Offers “From Hell”
Alternative Control is psyched to premiere the title track off Casket Robbery’s upcoming album From Hell. These Wisconsin death metallers said of this song, “We’re super excited for the audio premiere of our single ‘From Hell!’ Our favorite part about this track is that we got our fans involved and included. We ran a contest… Continue reading Track Premiere: CASKET ROBBERY Offers “From Hell”
The Derelicts Return from a Life of Strife
When Seattle punk band The Derelicts first formed in 1987 it seemed like they “were in the right place at the right time playing the wrong kind of music.” While grunge started to take hold, the band doubled down on their punk and hardcore sound, delivering a vicious blasts of invective, that still managed to… Continue reading The Derelicts Return from a Life of Strife
Speaking Easy with Wolf Blood at Maryland Doomfest
It was a stormy, stormy night…. Originally conceived to be a thrash band, that idea for Wolf Blood was short lived. It’s hard to pin a genre on this heavy quartet out of Minneapolis, but thrash is not one that comes to mind. I was thinking more sludge/psych/doom… But anyhow, the band just put… Continue reading Speaking Easy with Wolf Blood at Maryland Doomfest
The Necrosexual Interviews Captain Graves of Advent Varic
By The Necrosexual “Blackened.” It’s a funny word. Great Metallica song, but so many black metal bands these days fall under the moniker. Does “blackened” denote an extra dark, crispy exterior, like a perfectly seared cut of tuna? Reminds me of my days a teenage kitchen slut, sizzling Ahi tuna in the Grim Poconos Mountains.… Continue reading The Necrosexual Interviews Captain Graves of Advent Varic
Reading Recently: Broke Millennial, Sapiens, and Social Media Shredder
“What Jessie May is reading” might end up in the No One Cares File for most people… But if you’re not one of those people, read on! I’ve been working on a column series called Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials, which I would like to expand and turn into an ebook — so… Continue reading Reading Recently: Broke Millennial, Sapiens, and Social Media Shredder