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

My god, there’s a lot out this week. Before I even start on this week, though, I should have mentioned the long-awaited new Alice In Chains album Rainier Fog, that was released last week.

This week, though, I need to take a deep breath before rattling through this lot.

Spiritualized return with the glorious …And Nothing Hurt, Pig Destroyer also return, with Head Cage, Cocksure’s third album is Be Rich, and Clutch release their twelfth album, Book of Bad Decisions. Then ADULT. release This Behaviour, Groovie Mann of The Thrill Kill Kult’s new project Trash Deity releases Cross & Divide, and Basic Unit Productions release their third compilation, Frost Vol. III.

A very long-awaited release is the new single from Continues, Fall Tragic (the B-side is excellent, too), while Ventenner also released a new track this week, and LOCK release their long-awaited single Hey Compadre next week.

There has been quite a few new release announcements this week, too. Kælan Mikla are back with their third album Nótt eftir nótt, The Twilight Sad’s new album is called It won/t be like this all the time, Dead Can Dance announced their first new album in six years, and Laibach are releasing The Sound of Music at last.

Then in addition to all that (!), there are This Mortal Coil re-issues coming, and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult have a new album coming in April 2019 (pleasecometotheUKpleasecometotheUK)…

Upcoming Club Nights

07-Sep: Anointed: Covenant at Aatma, Manchester
08-Sep: Occulture at The Albany, WC2
14-Sep: SIN CITY Reunion at Electric Ballroom, NW1
15-Sep: Sin City Manchester at Zombie Shack, Manchester
28-Sep: Drøne presents Front 242 DJ Set, Philipp Strobel, Melania & More at The White Hotel, Salford
12-Oct: XMal Dalston II at Moustache Bar, N16
19-Oct: Ich Will – Rammstein Club Night at Venue TBC
19-Oct: Achtung! Achtung! with IV / AN Live at Aces & Eights, NW5
20-Oct: Sentinel Vol. 7 at The Star and Garter, Manchester
27-Oct: Dead and Buried (with Elvira and the Bats + The Creeping Terrors Live) at Aces & Eights, NW5
27-Oct: Bunker 13 Hallowe’en Special featuring Resurrected at Eiger Studios, Leeds
02-Nov: Judder Returns! at 2 Pigs, Cheltenham
24-Nov: Noircastle (feat. Rhombus Live) at The Globe, Newcastle

Upcoming Gigs

07-Sep: Chaos Theory presents: Warren Schoenbright, Riotmiloo, Metalogue Live at The Black Heart, NW1
08-Sep: Children On Stun + Manuskript Live at Fiddler’s Elbow, NW5 SOLD OUT
21-Sep: Exit The Grey presents CHROM and Promenade Cinema Live at Zigfrid von Underbelly, N1
22-Sep: [:SITD:] / Biomechanimal / Matt Hart / My Hysteria Live at Electrowerkz, N1
23-Sep: Suffragette City Revisited feat. Charlotte Campbell, LOCKS and more Live at Camden Assembly, NW1
28/29-Sep: Sacrosanct (nine bands, two club nights) at The Facebar, Reading
29-Sep: Manifesto For A Modern World feat Randolph & Mortimer Live at DINA, Sheffield
29-Sep: Non Stop Electronic Cabaret w/ Rational Youth, Page and Psyche Live at The Islington, N1
01-Oct: King Dude + Kælan Mikla Live at MOTH CLUB, E9
05-Oct: Deafheaven Live at ULU, WC2
11-Oct: The Black Queen Live at Bush Hall, W12
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
30/31-Oct: The Dresden Dolls Live at Troxy, E1
30-Oct: John Grant Live at O2 Academy Brixton, SW9
30-Oct: Barry Adamson Live at Union Chapel, N1
30-Oct: Melvins and Jon Spencer at KOKO, NW1
03-Nov: Attrition with Riotmiloo and Bein-E Live at Electrowerkz, N1
03-Nov: Will Haven Live at The Dome, NW5
17-Nov: Vapors of Morphine Live at The Lexington, N1
23-Nov: Professor Elemental, Victor and the Bully, The Memepunks Live at Nambucca, N7
24-Nov: Lord of the Lost Live at Electrowerkz, N1
27-Nov: ADULT. Live at Electrowerkz, N1
28-Nov: The Soft Moon and HIDE Live at Scala, N1
06-Dec: Clawfinger Live at O2 Academy Islington, N1
22-Dec: Akercocke Live at the Underworld, NW1
05-Jan: Nasty Noise Disco 2 – Qual, Synapscape, Thorofon, Gertrud Stein Live at Electrowerkz, N1

Other Things

Firstly, sad to hear of the death of Bad Seed Conway Savage.

Elsewhere, it’s not great news either, with the legendary Village Voice shutting down.

Two things worth reading: musings on musical “canon” in the digital age, and a look at the Britpop revival…

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