Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch

Doug from Fear the Masses is a family friend – his wife and my brother went to prayer group together when they were teenagers.  So when my bro asked me what I thought of their music, I said, “I dunno, I think they’re rap metal or something.”  But then I realized I had never given… Continue reading Payday Downloads: Fear the Masses and Skeletonwitch

Payday Downloads: The Best Things in Life are Free, ft. Kali Ma, Jimmy Junk Bird, and Some Comp Albums

Didn’t really need to wait for the check this time around – everything in today’s column is free! The first selection comes from the only local instrumental metal band I know of, Kali Ma.  They released the track “Boomslang” from their upcoming album The Devil Knows Your Dead. “Boomslang” is a great example of why… Continue reading Payday Downloads: The Best Things in Life are Free, ft. Kali Ma, Jimmy Junk Bird, and Some Comp Albums

Payday Downloads: Dream of Scipio, Barn Burner, and David Kaye

This is the first in a new bi-weekly series about music we’re finding on the web.  Many of the reviews on Alternative Control are intended to be at least somewhat in-depth, but this is quite the opposite: download on Friday and post a short, conversational review by Sunday.  It’s all about finding new music we… Continue reading Payday Downloads: Dream of Scipio, Barn Burner, and David Kaye