Before his days as an arena-filling folk singer-songwriter, Hampshire’s Frank Turner cut his teeth in the cult hardcore band Million Dead – with a penchant for wild-eyed, political fury and a ‘Get in the Van’ Black Flag-idolising DIY aesthetic. We won’t be seeing a Million Dead reunion any time soon, but Turner and drummer Ben Dawson have kept the hardcore dream alive with the part-time punk outfit Möngöl Hörde, an even more raw and stripped-back take on the heavy sound they once pioneered, completed by the teeth-grinding riff work of guitarist Matt Nasir. Möngöl Hörde live sets are a rare thing, and a moment for Turner – and the rest of us – to let off some steam with some tongue-in-cheek, semi-nihilistic rants and some intense blast beats. With Turner busy releasing retrospectives of his acoustic work, the time is ripe for him to let out the dark side.

Sat 27 Jan, 7pm at The O2 Institute, 78 Digbeth High Street Birmingham B5 6DY, £17.50 seetickets.com