King Crimson | Tue 6 Nov | Symphony Hall | £57.50
The legendary prog rockers have made musical excess a trademark in a career spanning five decades. Robert Fripp is still at the helm as the band continue to perform sets stretching to three hours revisisting classics and introducing new material. www.thsh.co.uk

Slayer | Wed 7 Nov | Arena | £47
Thrash metal overlords Slayer have lost none of their bleeding edge from the moment Show No Mercy was unleashed in 1983. Merciless, brutal and uncompromising and without doubt the best of the big four founding thrash metal bands and yes that includes Metallica. A stunningly hard lineup includes Anthrax, Obituary and Lamb of God. www.arenabham.co.uk

Frigs | Wed 7 Nov | Hare & Hounds | £8.80
The Toronto band’s dark sludge driven rock possesses a thrilling pop sensibility, upside down melodies and raw experimentation that recalls the best of Sonic Youth. Frigs live show are unforgettable, immured with a psychotic intensity, clench your knuckles and enjoy the ride. www.skiddle.com

Woven Skull | Thu 8 Nov | Centrala | £6
A mutant sonic symbiosis combining natural noise and impossible experimentation forged in the Irish countryside by Aonghus, Natalia and Willie. Woven Skull engender artful dreams that beguile and seduce, you have never seena band like them. Adventures in sound continue with Squalor Fan and Haress. centrala-space.org.uk

Kurt Vile & The Violators | Fri 9 Nov | The Crossing | £20
Lofi darling Kurt Vile brings his Violators to one of Digbeth’s coolest new live venues, the one time lead guitarist of rockers War On Drugs, the laid back Vile brings a deliciously askew songwriting style to his solo work that has matured into the psychedelic folk whimsy of new album Bottle It In and drink it up. www.skiddle.com

Killing Joke | Fri 9 Nov | Institute | £32.75
Supremely influential and still going strong after forty years the industrial, goth, electro quasi rock of Killing Joke has been pummeling senses without mercy throughout. The current lineup includes all four original members who may be much older but no less sharper, as the title of their world tour declares, Laugh At Your Peril. read our full preview here.

The Prodigy | Sat 10 Nov | Arena | £40.75
A corruscating barrage of techno beats and metal noise, The Prodigy have never compromised nor taken prisoners in a relentless career dripping with unforgettable moments including the iconic Firestarter and rave anthem Charley Says. Last time they were in these parts they tore up Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall, now in a bigger venue, bigger PA, bigger bang, and new album No Tourists may just be Prodigy’s biggest noise yet. www.arenabham.co.uk

Parquet Courts | Sun 11 Nov | The Crossing | £15
DIY indie kids Parquet Courts soaked up the critical acclaim with their third record, ‘Human Performance’: a super-earnest, proudly non-muso affair in the tradition of Velvet Underground, Devo, or more recently, Courtney Barnett. Armchair philosopher and vocalist Andrew Savage ruminates on love, loneliness and existence; the band around him clatters and strums like the soundtrack to an awkward Wes Anderson car chase – busy, chiming guitars and lightly propulsive rhythms. www.skiddle.com

Barns Courtney | Mon 12 Nov | Mama Roux’s | £10.45
The foot stomping blues rocker has quietly built a formidable reputation that finally exploded with the release of The Attractions of Youth in 2017. A critically acclaimed album alive with classics such as the primal Glitter and Gold, notably used as the theme to Netflix’s new series Safe. Courtney is a raw and vital talent on an unstoppable rise towards greatness. www.seetickets.com