Austrian post black metal band Harakiri for the Sky releases their fourth album, Arson, today! Thanks to the marvels of modern technology, Alternative Control was able to chat with vocalist JJ about what’s going on with the band. What does your band’s name mean? The name was my idea. To me this name should describe… Continue reading Harakiri for the Sky: To China and Beyond in 2018
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Anthony Quinn Carpanzano Incites a Riot for the Freaks and Geeks of Stamford
Anthony Quinn Carpanzano, better known simply as “Quinn,” has been a fixture in the Stamford music scene for decades. Quinn stands out in a sea of self-interested local musicians as someone who has altruistically dedicated himself to making The Scene thrive. In addition to playing in his own original bands and as a solo artist,… Continue reading Anthony Quinn Carpanzano Incites a Riot for the Freaks and Geeks of Stamford
Brave New Death Metal: Pyrrhon To Play Cherry Street On February 16th
Pyrrhon is not your dad’s death metal band. Instead of playing with standard genre tropes, the NYC-based quartet broadens its sound with shots of discordant noise, angular riffs and odd time signatures. It’s as if you combined some left-field, mathy, noise rock band with a death metal band. The results are positively exhilarating as heard… Continue reading Brave New Death Metal: Pyrrhon To Play Cherry Street On February 16th
EP Review: Trigram (Self-Titled)
LA-based industrial artist Trigram released his debut EP in November 2017, commenting on topics from that range from social media addiction to relationship violence. In the video for lead single “Assimilate,” people are controlled by their devices in a post-apocalyptic world. But is that really so far off from the “pre-apocalyptic” world we live in… Continue reading EP Review: Trigram (Self-Titled)
Album Review: Guy Grogan’s Purgatorial Hearts
Prolific New Mexico singer-songwriter Guy Grogan released his eleventh full-length album, Purgatorial Hearts, on New Year’s Eve of 2017. A dozen anthems for those “navigating their way through the wreckage of […] relationship battlefields,” Purgatorial Hearts‘ upbeat music belies its serious topic. One of my favorite tracks was the Elvis Costello-esque “Tell Me Your Name… Continue reading Album Review: Guy Grogan’s Purgatorial Hearts
Listening Lately: The Dahmers, Oblivious, and River Cult
The ol’ inbox has been bountiful this week, bringing many music from near and far… First up are the Swedish punk rockers The Dahmers. Any Misfits fan will instantly love this band’s music and campy visual appeal. Check out their video for “To the Night,” from their sophomore album In The Dead of Night: The Dahmers… Continue reading Listening Lately: The Dahmers, Oblivious, and River Cult
Album Review: Oddnote’s Self-Titled
Nashville rock n rollers Oddnote just released a self-titled album this month, barely half a year after the band’s inception. Founded by Arman Asadsangabi, Oddnote hearkens back to the vibe of Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Nirvana, with a little Crobot thrown in for good measure. The album has fourteen tracks in total, but they’re all pretty short… Continue reading Album Review: Oddnote’s Self-Titled