My friends always make fun of me for having “new favorite bands.” I hear a group that speaks to me and suddenly they are the only CD in my car for a month. “Have you guys listened to the new Khemmis yet?” I’ll ask. “Have you checked out Graves at Sea?” And they’ll laugh and say,… Continue reading Listening Lately: The Psycho Las Vegas Edition, ft. Goya, Mothership, Myrkur, and The Murder City Devils
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Revenge of the 90s: TICKET GIVEAWAY and Interview with Keith Zalinger
Psychic home brewer and bassist extraordinaire Keith Zalinger is a true believer in the maxim “Go big or go home.” In this case, Zalinger has turned a conversation at the bar into a reunion bash for four of Connecticut’s best-loved 90s bands. The Revenge of 90s Rock and Metal, featuring Future Shock, Safe Haven, Khasm,… Continue reading Revenge of the 90s: TICKET GIVEAWAY and Interview with Keith Zalinger
Listening Lately: Graves at Sea, The Shape, Pinto Graham, and Demon Eye
Back in 2014, I started what was supposed to be a bi-weekly music review series: “Payday Downloads,” the idea being that I would download some new tunes on a Friday and post a quick-and-dirty review by that Sunday. Well, the series lasted a whole three columns. With the hope of crossing albums off my review… Continue reading Listening Lately: Graves at Sea, The Shape, Pinto Graham, and Demon Eye
The Road to Slothfest, Part II: An Interview with Deathcrown
Editor’s Note: Deathcrown is another out-of-town band that will be playing Slothfest 2017 at Bleachers in Bristol on Saturday, July 29th. Let’s give them some stories to take home, Connecticut! Introduce the band to AltCtrl: who are you, where is home, and what were you drinking when the band was formed? I’m Mikael Parks, but many call… Continue reading The Road to Slothfest, Part II: An Interview with Deathcrown
The Road to Slothfest: An Interview with West Virginia’s Disillusion Effect
Editor’s Note: Disillusion Effect will be playing Slothfest 2017 at Bleachers in Bristol on Saturday, July 29th. Let’s give them a warm welcome, Connecticut! Introduce the band to AltCtrl: who are you, where is home, and what events led up to the formation of the band? We are Disillusion Effect from the rolling Appalachian Mountains… Continue reading The Road to Slothfest: An Interview with West Virginia’s Disillusion Effect
Album Review: One Master’s Lycanthropic Burrowing
One Master is one of the leading dark lights in USBM at the moment. For well on 15 years, they have been churning out vicious and malevolent music that isn’t for the weak or false. Their newest album Lycanthropic Burrowing (set for release 7/14/17 via Eternal Death Records) conjures up a maelstrom of serrated riffs, pounding… Continue reading Album Review: One Master’s Lycanthropic Burrowing
Half a Split Review: Lords of Beacon House
By Jeff McCarthy LORDS OF BEACON HOUSE are a San Pedro, California trio who play 70’s psych rock with a proto-metal heft to it. The material enclosed at the link below is from the forthcoming split album with bro band Great Electric Quest (to drop via Glory Or Death Records on 6/16/17). It’s also the… Continue reading Half a Split Review: Lords of Beacon House