by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov Everything is cyclical. Eventually trends that died out long ago return for a time; whether it is fashion, music, art, one way or another things come back around. Right now, we’re experiencing quite an old school death metal revival, with bands churning out raw, disgusting and heavy death metal reminiscent of… Continue reading Album Review: World of Sorrows by DUNGEON SERPENT
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AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Part I: Alone” by OMINOUS CONCLUSIONS
Are you ready to brave the darkness and traverse the beyond? Debauched solo creation of French guitarist and composer Louis Nas, Ominous Conclusions is a Lovecraft-inspired instrumental progressive metal project with fusion and orchestral influences. Ominous Conclusions is please to announce another step out of the mundane and into the ether with their new EP… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: “Part I: Alone” by OMINOUS CONCLUSIONS
Track Premiere: “Two Trog Yomp” by TOMMY STEWART’S DYERWULF
We’re surely Tommy Stewart and Black Doomba fans over at Alternative Control, so the blog is excited to premiere a second track from the upcoming Tommy Stewart’s Dyerwulf album Doomsday Deferred: “Two Trog Yomp.” This one’s a little more proggy than the first one we shared, “Shadow in the Well.” It’s worthwhile to note that… Continue reading Track Premiere: “Two Trog Yomp” by TOMMY STEWART’S DYERWULF
EP Review: DIALITH, Atrophy
by Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov My how fast two years fly by, seems like just last week I received my copy of Dialith’s debut album Extinction Six in the mail. This Connecticut power quartet now graces us with the first of three EP’s: Atrophy. The band is well versed and capable in their craft, with their… Continue reading EP Review: DIALITH, Atrophy
Track Premiere: “Circling the Belt of Orion” (Alattia Remix) by ALPHA BOÖTIS
You’ve heard of Alien Ant Farm… But have you heard of Alpha Boötis? Following the release of their EP Stowaway Ants in December 2020, which tells the story of ants who snuck onto a space mission, this synthwave project continues their interstellar journey with the upcoming album Jump to Alpha Boötis. Alternative Control is excited… Continue reading Track Premiere: “Circling the Belt of Orion” (Alattia Remix) by ALPHA BOÖTIS
Music News: LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE Releases “Poisoned”
From the PR wire: “Poisoned” is the fifth single released from Ludovico Technique’s forthcoming full-length album Haunted People. The project fuses gothic aesthetics with their music combining metal and industrial aspects with goth. Delving into intense and deeply personal themes, their music explores the human condition, personal self-expression, and dealing with mental health issues. Ben… Continue reading Music News: LUDOVICO TECHNIQUE Releases “Poisoned”
Album Premiere: WORLD WITHOUT END, AN UNDERGROUND TRIBUTE TO SAMHAIN
Ah, Danzig. What can you say about one of heavy music’s most recognizable voices and curious characters? Welp, Black Donut Records says that Danzig’s mid-80s band Samhain is seriously underrated — and sought out to amplify this band with the twelve-track album World Without End: An Underground Tribute to Samhain. Formed in 1983 after Danzig… Continue reading Album Premiere: WORLD WITHOUT END, AN UNDERGROUND TRIBUTE TO SAMHAIN