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

A bit of a catch-up this week, as there isn’t a great deal out this week worth writing about.

That said, The Body return with yet another tough listen in the form of I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer.

Onto the catching-up, then. Somehow I neglected to mention that the excellent new Frank Turner album Be More Kind came out last week, and also that Bloody Knives released a new album last month (White Light Black Moon).

There have also been a number of noteworthy Hands Productions releases, too. Following the festival, there is Forms of Hands 18, Blac Kolor released Awakening, and Maschinenkrieger KR52 vs. Disraptor released Riot.

Announced yesterday was the latest Nine Inch Nails EP Bad Witch, which is out on 22-June. In addition Death Grips released the first single (Streaky) from their upcoming new album.

Upcoming Club Nights

12-May: Mondlicht IV at The Albany, W1
12-May: REPTILE at Club Kolis, N19
12-May: Carpe Noctum (with Zeitgeist Zero, They Called Him Zone and Bibles Live) at The Library, Leeds
16-May: World Goth Day Pub Quiz! A Gothic Valley WI Quiz at The Old Nick, WC1
19-May: Some Weird Sin #59 at The Victoria, E8
19-May: NO ALTERNATIVE at Zed Alley, Bristol
25-May: Ich Will (Rammstein clubnight) at Club Kolis, N19
26-May: The Light Pours Out of Me II at Orleans, N4
26-May: Noircastle at The Globe, Newcastle
26-May: Dark Cide Returns at 53 Degrees, Preston
08-Jun: Achtung! Achtung! at Aces and Eights, NW5
08-Jun: Sentinel Vol. 6 at Zombie Shack, Manchester
09-Jun: Unmasked (feat. The Horrorist Live) at Electrowerkz, N1
16-Jun: Exiled (feat. Blush Response Live and much more) at Electrowerkz, N1
23-Jun: HANDS Label night at Slimelight at Electrowerkz, N1
30-Jun: Bunker13 at Eiger Studios, Leeds
13-Jul: Dead and Buried (feat. Winter Severity Index and Dear Deer Live) at Club Kolis, N19
07-Sep: Anointed: Covenant at Aatma, Manchester

Upcoming Gigs

11-May: 3TEETH Live at Rebellion, Manchester
12-May: 3TEETH Live at Rock City, Nottingham
12-May: Ghosts Of Dead Airplanes / Keith Totp / Empty Page / Dusty Boners Live at N5 Live, The Gunners, N5
20-May: Scuorn (IT) / Void / Shadowthrone / Disturbia Live at Nambucca, N7
27-May: ho99o9 Live at The Lexington, N1 (SOLD OUT)
28-May: Author & Punisher + Trepaneringsritualen Live at Electrowerkz, N1
29-May: LOCKS “Skeletal Blues” album launch Live at The Finsbury, N4
09-Jun: Inertia + Android Lust Live at Electrowerkz, N1
09-Jun: PIG – The “Risen” Album Launch Live at The Black Heart, NW1 (SOLD OUT)
16-Jun: Noircastle Live (with 1919, Ghost//Signals and Holy Braille) at The Globe, Newcastle
13-Jul: AlterRed “Trauma; Trauma Reinforcement” album launch Live at The Rocksteady, E8
21-Jul: Ministry / Chelsea Wolfe Live at The Forum, NW5
02-Aug: Beat:Cancer Summer Tour (feat. Freakangel, Neonsol, Room 1985 + “Secret Band”) Live at Zigfrid von Underbelly, N1
03-Aug: Beat:Cancer Summer Tour (feat. Freakangel, Neonsol, Nature of Wires, Petrol Hoers) Live at The Facebar, Reading
04-Aug: Beat:Cancer Summer Tour (feat. Freakangel, Neonsol, Advance) Live at The Bread Shed, Manchester
19-Aug: Die Krupps / Front Line Assembly Live at O2 Academy Islington, N1
23/24/25/26-Aug: Infest Festival 20th Anniversary at University of Bradford, Bradford
25-Aug: Cubanate, Ruinizer and Seething Akira Live at Electrowerkz, N1
22-Sep: [:SITD:] / Biomechanimal / Matt Hart / My Hysteria Live at Electrowerkz, N1
28/29-Sep: Sacrosanct (nine bands, two club nights) at The Facebar, Reading
20-Oct: Solar Fake Live at Electrowerkz, N1
28-Oct: Black Celebration (feat. DAF, The Young Gods, Suicide Commando, Sulpher, Empathy Test and more) Live at The Forum, NW5

Other Things

TIDAL faking plays for mass royalty payments to labels for certain releases? I’m actually amazed no-one has tried this before – or at least been caught for it. I wonder what else will come out of this?

Sad news is that it would appear that the body of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison has been found.

Finally, sharks apparently love jazz (if there’s food in it for them). Nice. But not classical, though.

amodelofcontrol.com content in the past week

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