Another Friday, another round-up. As always this is a look at upcoming releases, relevant music news and upcoming events and gigs worth spending some of your time at. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and I’m always on the lookout for more to include.

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New and Upcoming Releases this week

Watain appear to be heading down the Dimmu Borgir route of album naming, with the release of Trident Wolf Eclipse, while the hotly tipped South London post-punk band Shame release their debut Songs of Praise today. Futher into the future, The Breeders release their new album All Nerve on 02-Mar, their first new album in a decade.

A few notable re-issues too. The classic Lifeforms by Future Sound of London is getting a re-issue on vinyl later this month, while it looks like another lavish Manics re-issue is on the way.

Upcoming gigs and clubs

As always let me know if you want your event featured. To make things a little clearer, I’ve split club and gig nights out.

Upcoming Club Nights

12-Jan: Scared to Dance: Pulp Special at The Victoria, E8
12-Jan: WAIT & BLEED – Night of 00s Metal, NuMetal, Alt Anthems at Electric Ballroom, NW1
16-Jan: Aktion Music presents Culture Club (Line-up includes LOCKS at The Monarch, NW1
20-Jan: REPTILE at Nightclub Kolis, N19
20-Jan: Yesterday’s Shadow at The Pack & Carriage, NW1
03-Feb: Club 80s at The Three Compasses, EC1
03-Feb: Carpe Noctum (with Rhombus, Gothzilla & The Black Riders Cult Live) at The Library, Leeds
03-Feb: RevolutioN presents: H A R S H S I D E at Corporation, Sheffield
03-Feb: Sentinel Vol. 4 at Zombie Shack, Manchester
09-Feb: Dead and Buried at Nightclub Kolis, N19
10-Feb: Noircastle at The Globe, Newcastle
17-Feb: Mondlicht III at The Albany, W1
24-Feb: The Light Pours Out of Me at Orleans, N4
24-Feb: Bunker 13 at Eiger Studios, Leeds

Upcoming Gigs

12-Jan: Watain Live at The Dome, NW5
12-Jan: Desperate Journalist Live at Old Blue Last, EC2
14-Jan: Batushka Live at Islington Assembly Hall, N1
22-Jan: Myrkur Live at St John on Bethnal Green, E2
28-Jan: EMP Resistance Tour (incl. Hatebreed and Madball among others) at O2 Forum Kentish Town, NW5
03-Feb: Das Ich Live at Electrowerkz, N1
08/09/10-Feb: Deliquium | Sound Art Triennial (Line-up includes WINTERKÄLTE, Ah-Cama Sotz, Gnaw Their Tongues and a great many more) Live at Electrowerkz, N1
03-Mar: IAMX Live at Electric Ballroom, NW1
07-Mar: Electro Brain Disaster II (DeathBoy, Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand, MAENG DA + Noteherder & Mc Cloud, Gardner+Salnikov) Live at Black Heart, NW1
Asylum/Bedlam (Brian-Glasgow)
10-Mar: Inertia 25th Anniversary Live at Electrowerkz, N1
17-Mar: Covenant + Empathy Test Live at O2 Academy Islington, N1

Other things

A fascinating gig announcement is of Clock DVA (finally!) playing older (“Contempo Period”) material live aside from The Hacker and Soundmirror. Only snag is that it is in Florence on 20-Jan. Let’s hope more shows like this come – there is also a new album coming, according to their FB page.

Polish band Decapitated have been freed and charges of rape and kidnapping have been dropped, while the last survivor of the “classic” Motorhead line-up, “Fast” Eddie Clarke died this week.

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