This is always a fun post to put together because I get to look back at Alternative Control’s high points over the past twelve months. In a year where indie musicians were met with many challenges, it was inspiring to see the amount — and quality — of new music that came out. This year,… Continue reading Alternative Control’s Top Ten Articles of 2020
Tag: 2020
Nikita’s 2020 Albums of the Year
by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Absolutely sucked, no mistake about it. Going into this year I thought this list would be a cakewalk but as I started to revisit some of the records from the previous weeks, I was quickly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of quality music that was churned out. That being said, here… Continue reading Nikita’s 2020 Albums of the Year
Stuff I Wish I Heard Earlier, 2020
by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Well here we are, another year, another batch of albums and artists that I wish I had learned about sooner. Let’s keep this intro short and get to the good stuff: Scardust – Sands of Time You know prog power metal isn’t a genre I spend too much time in, only… Continue reading Stuff I Wish I Heard Earlier, 2020
Music I Liked in 2020
Certainly there was a lot not to like in 2020… To avoid making a series of gross understatements, I’ll just leave that there. But along with a very positive development in my family life that should be arriving on The Scene in early 2021, there was a lot of great music that came out in… Continue reading Music I Liked in 2020
#UnoccupyTheMall with Static Era, Vinyl Fantasy, and Heather’s Records & Relics
‘Tis the season to go shopping — and if there was ever a year to support local businesses, 2020 is it! Thanks to the magic of the World Wide Web, a shop that’s “local” to one person can probably be browsed from thousands of miles away. This year, my #unoccupythemall column will focus on small… Continue reading #UnoccupyTheMall with Static Era, Vinyl Fantasy, and Heather’s Records & Relics
Rodey’s Heavy 20 for 2020
The 2010s were an interesting decade for music with the rise of YouTube sensations, the birth of streaming services, and the resurgence of albums on vinyl. In the metal world, there was also the shifting of subgenre popularity as metalcore evolved into djent, deathcore explored new grounds, and prog-metal was increasingly married to tech-death. Indeed,… Continue reading Rodey’s Heavy 20 for 2020