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

The Red Horse Cometh: No Sleep for Early Graves

    In our grand tradition of interviewing bands that go on tour with Skeletonwitch, Alternative Control had an electronic meeting of the minds with Early Graves guitarist Chris Brock, a few days before the band’s third album hits the shelves October 30th.  Here’s what he had to say about Early Graves’ past, present, and future:… Continue reading The Red Horse Cometh: No Sleep for Early Graves

Interview with Kevin Keegan of Barn Burner

  Over a decade into the new millennium, there are few young bands that embody the sweaty, beer-soaked essence of old rock and roll – and one of those bands is Barn Burner.  If Phil Lynott was born twenty-five years ago in Canada, this might be the band he started.  Barn Burner is kicking off… Continue reading Interview with Kevin Keegan of Barn Burner