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Metallica: New LP “Heavier Black Album”

Plus grooves!

Quietus Presents: White Hills European Tour!

Plus new album details!

Michael Gira Announces Solo Dates

Swans man to play a series of dates in the UK and Europe

From The Archives: Joy Division In Their Own Words

In another classic interview courtesy of Rock's Backpages we see that rarest of things Joy Division being discussed by themselves. Interview by Paul Rambali, NME, 11 August 1979

Howlin Rain Announce New Album

Original Sugababes To Reform?

Popjustice report that Keisha, Mutya and Siobhan Donaghy have been working together

James Ferraro Announces UK & Europe Tour

Influential US shapeshifter to hit the UK and Europe in February

Blackest Ever Black Summon Black Rain

Any album that includes a track called 'Biotechno' is just fine in our book

Michael Kiwanuka Wins BBC Sound Of 2012

Singer-songwriter comes top of 2012 BBC list, landing ahead of Skrillex, Frank Ocean, Azealia Banks, A$AP Rocky and, err... some others

What Does Modernism Have To Do With Music In 2012?

Adam Harper's new book for Zer0 is called Infinite Music. In this extract he sets out his aims

Azealia Banks Has Pop At XL Recordings

No time for label based in "bumblefrickin' nowhere"

LISTEN: David Lynch Remixing Zola Jesus

Cinematic master of the strange, and creator of last year's Crazy Clown Time album, has remixed Zola Jesus' 'In Your Nature'

Mute To Release Carter Tutti Void Record!

Roundhouse collaboration gets release

London Short Film Festival Preview

Featuring Teeth Of The Sea's evil Reaper

LISTEN: Roberto Cacciapaglia’s Ann Steel

Stream Half Machine's reissue of the cult 1979 electronic pop album by Italian composer Roberto Cacciapaglia

LISTEN: Grimes – ‘Genesis’

Montreal artist signs to 4AD for upcoming new album Visions

LISTEN: New Lana Del Rey!

'National Anthem' now online

More On Sandwell District Closure

Juan Mendez, aka Silent Servant, makes a statement to Wire magazine

LISTEN: Destroyer Cover New Order

Cover of 'Leave Me Alone' taken from Mojo's latest covermount CD

WATCH: A Winged Victory Live Video

Video of Adam Wiltzie & Dustin O'Halloran's collaborative project playing at Unsound Krakow

LISTEN: Mick Finesse On Perc Trax

New signing to Perc Trax to release EP of atmospheric techno and scorched electronics

ATP Nightmare Before Christmas 2011 In Review

Adam Workman reviews Les Savy Fav Friday. John Doran takes the reins for Battles Saturday and Caribou Sunday. All photos by Shot2Bits

LISTEN: New Pinch Mix

Bristol dubstep don and head of Tectonic label warms up for his Fabriclive CD with a mix of 'mostly quite new techno white labels'

Raekwon Releases New Free Mixtape

Wu Tang Clan member releases Unexpected Victory on New Year's Day

Trailer Park Boys Live Report

Dear Santa - Go Fuck Yourself

Tom O'Boyle went to watch Trailer Park Boys live in Manchester earlier this month. Here is his verdict

Here Be Monsters: Quietus Albums Of The Year 2011

And here we are, with the Quietus choices of 50 of our favourite albums to come out this year

Fovea Hex Release New Single

Clodagh Simonds' new single I:I:XII Hail Hope available now

WATCH: Daniel Miller Mute Synth Demo!

Plug me in plug me in!

WATCH: Panda Bear & Prince Rama Videos

New video from Animal Collective member, plus from Paw Tracks signings Prince Rama

Reflection And Reinvention: Mastodon Interviewed

Friend of the Quietus and prince among men Tom Cheshire, called on his Atlanta, GA neighbour, the dude-like riff master Bill Kelliher of Mastodon to discuss one of our favourite albums of '11 - The Hunter

Haxan Cloak & Perc Do Fred Perry: Report

Top night out with the Quietus last week. Photographs (including shots of Factory Floor at the first Subsonic Live) thanks to Gideon Marshall

WATCH: Holy State – Lady Magika

Watch new video from Holy State, the latest signings to Brew Records