Muscle & Marrow, which features Kira Clark (guitar, vocals) and Keith McGraw (drums, samples) are a doom duo from Portland, Oregon whose music is haunting and very moving, and plays on the juxtaposition between quiet and loud. Ethereal passages give way to amplifier assaults, as Clark switches from a soothing croon to full on screams… Continue reading Kira Clark on the Private, Strange World of Muscle and Marrow
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When All You’ve Got is a Hammer: A Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Fortunate Some
This eastern Connecticut band knows a thing or two about using your tools in every way possible. The doom rock duo, comprised of Adam Wujtewicz on bass and vocals and Meghan Killimade on drums, will put out their EP Fortunate Some on October 3, 2015. Their second official studio release, these four songs represent Bedroom… Continue reading When All You’ve Got is a Hammer: A Review of Bedroom Rehab Corporation’s Fortunate Some
Banging Heads: An Interview with YOB’s Mike Scheidt
So if any of you have read my recent top ten of the year article, you know that I was a big fan of YOB’s latest album Clearing the Path to Ascend. But after delving into the band’s history and checking out a few of their shows online, I turned the corner towards becoming a… Continue reading Banging Heads: An Interview with YOB’s Mike Scheidt
Album Review: Dopethrone’s Hochelaga
When Dopethrone’s PR folks asked Alternative Control to review the band’s upcoming album Hochelaga following our writeup of their single “Scum Fuck Blues,” I was happy to oblige. Hochelaga serves up all the snarling sludge promised by that track, and then some. Dopethrone maintains a steady pound throughout the seven-song album; drums and guitar riffs… Continue reading Album Review: Dopethrone’s Hochelaga
Dopethrone: This is Your Brain on Satan
I don’t know what’s in the water in Montreal, but a lot of dirty, bluesy metal seems to come out of there. Anyone who’s been reading this blog for awhile knows that I was a huge Barn Burner fan. I also really enjoyed Mountain Dust, a stoner metal project that Kevin Keegan was (is?) involved… Continue reading Dopethrone: This is Your Brain on Satan
EP Review: Atomics by Problem With Dragons
A reader just turned “us” (me) on to stoner rock trio Problem With Dragons and I’m really enjoying their 2012 EP Atomics. Hailing from Easthampton, Massachusetts, these guys deliver fuzz-laden anthems in manageable 3-4 minute chunks. The EP opens with “Wanting,” catching the listener with a doomy hook almost immediately. That guitar riff builds gradually,… Continue reading EP Review: Atomics by Problem With Dragons
THE SKULL – For Those Which Are Asleep (Tee Pee)
The Skull features Eric Wagner (vocals) and Jeff “Oly” Olson (drums), who were both founding members of doom metal legends Trouble. In addition, they added longtime Trouble bassist Ron Holzner, along with Lothar Keller and ex-Pentagram guitarist Matt Goldsborough to their new group, which was originally formed to pay homage to their old group. After… Continue reading THE SKULL – For Those Which Are Asleep (Tee Pee)