Nikita’s Best of 2019

By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov What a year, what an astounding year. We all have trouble at the end of fall making a list of the albums we really liked, but this year was the biggest challenge of all. It seemed like every single week brought out another 10/10 album of the year contender. I know I’m… Continue reading Nikita’s Best of 2019

Panoramic – A Review of Devin Townsend’s Empath

It’s been almost two years since Devin Townsend released what was to be his last album under the Devin Townsend Project moniker, Transcendence. Although I enjoyed that album a great deal, Mr. Townsend had gotten himself stuck in a formula that he seemed incapable of escaping from. It was most likely due to pressures from… Continue reading Panoramic – A Review of Devin Townsend’s Empath

Alternative Control’s Top 10 Articles of 2014

  Google Analytics has spoken!  Here are the most viewed articles we wrote in 2014: 10.  Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall and What’s Wrong With My Nipples?  (a tie!) 9.  Bair Witness: ComiCONN in Bridgeport 8.   Tom’s Best Albums and Others of 2014  and Manners for Beach Goers (Another tie!) 7. … Continue reading Alternative Control’s Top 10 Articles of 2014

Pluckman Interviews Devin Townsend on Earth Day December 6th, 2014

This past Saturday, on my own personal Earth Day December 6th, I got the opportunity to sit down and chat with Devin Townsend before his show at Webster Hall in New York City. Watch the video to hear us talk about Ziltoid, Casualties of Cool, commercialism, British People, and even a special moment about Dave… Continue reading Pluckman Interviews Devin Townsend on Earth Day December 6th, 2014

The Coolest of Devy Metal Casualties – A Review of Devin Townsend’s Casualties of Cool

A review of a Devin Townsend album. What a surprise, right? Well don’t worry, I’ve decided to give this review of his new album Casualties of Cool a solid critique based on an honest analysis, and not in my own well documented fandom. But just to make things clear, Devin Townsend happens to be one… Continue reading The Coolest of Devy Metal Casualties – A Review of Devin Townsend’s Casualties of Cool

I Met Devin Townsend! OMG!

It was a hot and sultry afternoon when me and six of my pale, mostly alcoholic friends headed to the Glenbrook train station for a rowdy night of heavy metal in the City. Laughs and smiles were abound as three-quarters of Arcane Malevolence and three-quarters of Pink Missile (and Carrie) sacrificed our plans of making… Continue reading I Met Devin Townsend! OMG!