Alter Natives were an instrumental band in Richmond, Virginia in the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984, their work has been described as a combination of "metal/tropical/surf" and as having "connections to progressive and space rock, albeit an unusually concise, powerful, and disciplined version of those genres", and "hard and fast instrumental fare geared tunefully by a mean, acidic guitar interplay and essential upfront rhythms".
Alter Natives were an instrumental band from Richmond, Virginia that emerged in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. They were formed by Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Chris Bopst, and Eric Ungar in 1984. Their music is described as a blend of metal/tropical/surf with progressive and space rock elements, delivered in a concise, powerful, and disciplined manner through their distinctive guitar interplay and driving rhythms.