Metal Machine Music: A Persher Baker’s Dozen

Electronic producers but longtime punk, hardcore and metal heads, Blawan and Pariah take Patrick Clarke through the thirteen records that shaped their swerve into heavy music as Persher, from Meshuggah and Napalm Death to Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan

Lacking That Vital Spock: Star Trek Into Darkness Reviewed

Jason Ward boldly squares up to J.J. Abrams' latest take on the Star Trek universe. Contains mild spoilers.

DRILL:LONDON – Cafe Oto Preview

What's going on on Friday night from Scanner, Gazelle Twin, Land Observations, Graham Lewis and Klara Lewis

New Thurston Moore Group LP On The Way

The next Thurston Moore Group album sees Jon Leidecker, AKA Wobbly, enter the fold; plus win tickets for their show at London's EartH later this month

One Take: A Grime Column For November By Tomas Fraser

Tomas Fraser is back with all of November's crucial grime releases and shows. Stormzy photo by Blaow. Dread D photo by Vicky Grout

Radio Soulwax: The Premiere Of The Into The Vortex Hour

The Quietus is transmitting conduit for the next hour of the excellent Radio Soulwax project. Plus! A chat with David Dewaele

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Kings & Queens

Loving The Rope: Lars Von Trier’s Advance Party Project

Do obstructions help or hinder film-making? Arch provocateur Lars von Trier certainly thinks the former, but does his Dogme theory work within the UK film industry?

Roy Wilkinson On Motörhead’s Bomber sleeve, Sea Power, Rock & War

In this month's Low Culture essay, Roy Wilkinson writes about the the sleeve for Motörhead's Bomber LP and how it became both an Airfix kit and a curious artefact that sat in the anti-militarism of his brothers' band, Sea Power

Reissue Of The Week: Celtic Frost’s Dance Macabre

John Doran surveys a luxurious new boxset of Celtic Frost's mid-80s peak, and finds one of the most extraordinarily prolific and innovative bands of that decade

Lawnmower Deth Announce Warm Up Show

Harrogate gig confirmed in run up to Download

Saint Etienne

I’ve Been Trying To Tell You

Saint Etienne's first sample-driven record since 1993 finds the group looking backwards to the future, finds Zara Hedderman

Orange Goblin Set Date For Xmas Show

Full line-up yet to be announced

LISTEN: Josephine Foster – I’m A Dreamer

Title track from new album; Bring To Light set this weekend

WATCH: New British Sea Power Vid

Band unveil bonkers new video for new single; watch below

Bonnie “Prince” Billy Details New Album, ‘The Purple Bird’

He's also shared lead single 'Our Home'