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Album Review: Odious Mortem’s Synesthesia
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov It seems more and more that as years go on, we have bands and artists seemingly coming out of exile to grace us with new material. Last year was full of these releases and it seems 2020 isn’t going to stop this trend anytime soon, with California tech death gems Odious Mortem… Continue reading Album Review: Odious Mortem’s Synesthesia
Show Me Your Patches with the Metal Mayan, Rodey Tsapralis
I want to preface this article with a big shout out and thank you to Anastasia Chatzka (Sew Anastasia on YouTube) for her amazing tutorial video “How to Sew a Patch Onto Anything”. I highly recommend anyone looking to make their first battle vest to give it a watch, it was so helpful when I… Continue reading Show Me Your Patches with the Metal Mayan, Rodey Tsapralis
WINDHAND Announces US Tour Dates
From the PR wire… WINDHAND have announced 2020 tour dates beginning in March with labelmates DEVIL MASTER. Tickets are on sale this Friday, January 10th at 10 AM local time. All confirmed tour dates are available below. Following the tour, WINDHAND will also make appearances in May/June around Northwest Terror Fest. Additionally, WINDHAND recently shared unreleased demo & rarity tracks on… Continue reading WINDHAND Announces US Tour Dates
ALMOST HONEST (Doom/Groove, PA) Announces January and February Shows
The best thing about a hobby in the blogosphere is finding cool new bands — and the worse thing is when you find one that’s great and realize you just missed them when they came to your state! But all is not lost for folks in the Midwest and Mid Atlantic Coast; Almost Honest will be… Continue reading ALMOST HONEST (Doom/Groove, PA) Announces January and February Shows
TYRANT to Headline Saturday 5/16 at NESDF; Prefest Party Lineup Revealed and Weekend Passes on Sale Now
The legions of the dead have risen and it’s too late to pray…. Tyrant is back with a vengeance and headlining Saturday May 16th’s portion of the New England Stoner and Doom Festival! They are the first headliner to be announced for the three-day event, which will be held May 15-17th 2020 at Altone’s Music… Continue reading TYRANT to Headline Saturday 5/16 at NESDF; Prefest Party Lineup Revealed and Weekend Passes on Sale Now
Top Ten Articles of 2019
Is it really almost the end of a decade? When this blog published its first post in September 2010, “The Year Twenty Twenty” was an abstract concept. But here we are in the closing days of 2019…. This year, Alternative Control published 156 posts featuring 170 bands. We interviewed 23 bands and enjoyed 10 Show Me… Continue reading Top Ten Articles of 2019