IT’S ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME AT ALTCTRL!!! Kidding, kidding…. This blog editor was delighted to find a Nerd Talk from RIFFLORD in the inbox this week, as they are about to release their long-awaited sophomore album 7 Cremation Ground / Meditation on December 1st. As it turns out, the myth-shrouded midwestern rockers are JUST… Continue reading NERD TALK with RIFFLORD
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NERD TALK with SKULK, THE HULKING
You have to be pretty nerdy to make up a mythology for yourself and have a comma in your band name, so Alternative Control was thrilled to have New York City musician, satirist, and monster Skulk, The Hulking write a Nerd Talk column for us. Read on, some of this hip ogre’s tastes may surprise… Continue reading NERD TALK with SKULK, THE HULKING
NERD TALK with BANE
It’s a Nerd Talk takeover with Branislav from BANE. The once Serbian, now Canadian-based Blackened Death Metal frontman shared some of his favorite “nerd stuff” with Alternative Control: MOVIES I’ll have to go with Ace Ventura – Pet Detective. This is probably the movie that I have watched THE most times (and still get a great laugh out… Continue reading NERD TALK with BANE
NERD TALK with Anders Dahlgren of DOMKRAFT
Swedish doom trio Domkraft just released their sophomore album Flood (October 19, 2018 via Blues Funeral Recordings) to many accolades, called “mind-melting” and “majestic” by critics. Sounds like Mastodon-meets-Gorge to my ears, which is a good thing. Domkraft is also featured on Magnetic Eye Records’ redux of Pink Floyd masterpiece The Wall, with the track “Empty… Continue reading NERD TALK with Anders Dahlgren of DOMKRAFT
NERD TALK with TOMMY CONCRETE
Tommy Concrete is a name that resonates within the metal and punk scene, both within his native Scotland and further afield. His resume is eclectic, from his time in legendary punks The Exploited to fronting Man of the Hour, playing with Jackal-Headed Guard of the Dead, publishing a horror novel based on extreme metal tape trading, and… Continue reading NERD TALK with TOMMY CONCRETE
NERD TALK with DEAD REGISTER
This week in Nerd Talk, M. Chvasta from Atlanta’s Dead Register gets serious about video games and movies. Frontman and one of two bassists in this unique gothic post-metal band, Chvasta is also the spouse of the other bassist, Avril Che. Turns out that their nerdy proclivities helped to bring them together! Read on… Hello,… Continue reading NERD TALK with DEAD REGISTER
NERD TALK with WILLS DISSOLVE
Houston progressive death metallers Wills Dissolve take over Nerd Talk this week. Check out the creative works that have influenced this talented new band as they prepare to release their debut album The Heavens Are Not On Fire… Film Nick Block (guitar/vocals): Although I went through a stretch of obsessively watching arthouse cinema (even directed… Continue reading NERD TALK with WILLS DISSOLVE