By Peter Jones-Torregrossa Construct Paradise is a progressive metal band from Simsbury, CT. They recently took some time to go track by track on their debut EP, Suspended Animation, which came out on May 14th. Check out the video below to see some footage from a recent show, as well as hear the 6-piece band… Continue reading I Was Like, “Dude, Get Me a Metronome” — Construct Paradise on Their New EP Suspended Animation
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SHOW REVIEW: Xenosis Played the Music of Death, May 13, 2016 // Wallingford, Connecticut
It was finally Friday, May 13; the night I’ve been anticipating for quite some time because one of Connecticut best metal bands, Xenosis, was about to perform a selection of Death songs in honor of Chuck Schulinder’s birthday! The excitement had been building since they first announced the show in March and you can sense… Continue reading SHOW REVIEW: Xenosis Played the Music of Death, May 13, 2016 // Wallingford, Connecticut
GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVEAWAY: Seaside Tavern, Your Favorite Neighborhood Bar and Heavy Metal Holdout
In the decade that I’ve been on the fool’s errand of playing metal in Fairfield County, I’ve seen the handful of consistently metal-friendly venues dwindle to one: Stamford’s Seaside Tavern. It’s no secret to Alternative Control readers that my band Jimmy Junk Bird and the Stiffs plays there often; we’ve also been able to host… Continue reading GIFT CERTIFICATE GIVEAWAY: Seaside Tavern, Your Favorite Neighborhood Bar and Heavy Metal Holdout
The Road to the Bands vs. Food Tour at the Webster Theatre in Hartford, CT
Review and Photos by Peter Jones-Torregrosa There are two types of shows that will leave a crowd begging for more: one comes from their favorite band living up to the hype, and the other comes from an incredible performance from an unlikely source. Fortunately, The Road to the Bands vs. Food tour stopped in Hartford,… Continue reading The Road to the Bands vs. Food Tour at the Webster Theatre in Hartford, CT
Bair Witness: Final Drive (and the Entire Scene!) at Cherry Street Station on April 14th, 2016
It’s not every day that Connecticut’s beloved home of heavy music, Cherry Street Station, hosts a band from St. Louis, Missouri; one that plays straight-up, down-home, southern-fried metal. An even less likely occurrence is that said visitors are bringing home a wandering vagabond minstrel from our very own Constitution State! On his second national tour… Continue reading Bair Witness: Final Drive (and the Entire Scene!) at Cherry Street Station on April 14th, 2016
EP Review: Cyperna’s The Apparent Misfortune Of Time
With their third studio release, New Haven, CT metal band Cyperna has solidified their distinctive sound. Marked by intricate rhythms, stabbing dissonance, and JT Stoyak’s characteristic shrieks and growls, their upcoming EP The Apparent Misfortune of Time is a fitting follow-up to their 2014 full-length The Darker Side of Matter. If Cyperna’s music was a painting, the… Continue reading EP Review: Cyperna’s The Apparent Misfortune Of Time
Show Review: 5 Bands for $5, 3/5/2016
When it’s a Posidemic Ntertainment event, you can expect a well-organized, fun, metal good time and that’s exactly what we got on March 5 at Cook’s Café in Naugatuck, CT. Jesse James and his wireless microphone kept the show on schedule and enthusiasm high. Oxblood Forge of Whitman, Massachusetts started the show off right with… Continue reading Show Review: 5 Bands for $5, 3/5/2016