Night of the vampire

Leading this week's new releases is Perfecth, the ninth album from Queens of the Stone Age. Recorded between New Orleans and Los Angeles, it finds Josh Homme and the band exploring love, loss and everything in between, moving from their familiar dark, swaggering rock into stranger and more reflective territory. It's available on indies-only transparent vinyl, alongside an exclusive picture disc which will only be available in the shop from Saturday 31st October (no online sales for this one).

Elsewhere, The Olivia Tremor Control's long-awaited third and final album, The Same Place, brings together 27 tracks recorded before the deaths of Bill Doss and Will Cullen Hart, full of the band's distinctive blend of Beatles-inspired psychedelic pop, tape experiments and sprawling, wonderfully strange arrangements; Sennen return after more than a decade with New Quiet, a warm, fuzzy collection of shoegaze and melodic indie rock for fans of Yo La Tengo and Teenage Fanclub; Roky Erickson and the Aliens' cult classic The Evil One gets a deluxe 15-track reissue on double 45rpm vinyl; and stoner metal pioneers Sleep return with Hempispheres, featuring a new line-up including Melvins drummer Dale Crover.

There's also a limited reissue of Marlena Shaw's soul-jazz classic The Spice of Life; Tomorrow's World, the new synth-punk album from N8NOFACE, produced by Dave Sitek; and Wild In The Streets, the tenth album from Liverpool's long-running weirdos Clinic. Moses Boyd blends jazz, gospel and Caribbean rhythms on Songs for Sinners, while Gigi Masin's classic ambient debut Wind returns in a remastered 40th anniversary edition. All available in-store and online now.

→ Recommended

Released in 1970, Black Sabbath's self-titled debut pretty much invented heavy metal. From the ominous opening rain and church bells of the title track to the crushing riffs of 'N.I.B.' and the bluesy swagger of 'The Wizard', it's a dark, heavy and remarkably original record. Ozzy Osbourne's unmistakable vocals and Tony Iommi's guitar playing helped create an entirely new sound, and more than 55 years later it still sounds extraordinary. 1970 UK pressing right here.