Rabidfest 2026: Breaking Down The Bands #4: Black Candy!

If you haven’t already heard then let us remind you… Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will return to The Bullingdon over the weekend of 31st October and 1st November. It will see twenty bands playing the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage over the course of two days of blood, sweat and beers as mosh pits

Review: “No Sleep” by Volumes (12th Anniversary)

After dust had settled on 2011’s “Via“, an album from Los Angeles Californian DJentlemen Volumes that is considered to be one of most important in the genre alongside works by the likes of TesseracT, Born Of Osiris and Periphery, no one could have predicted a style shift. However the band brought to the table elements

NEWS: A Secret Revealed share their feelings?

Following the announcement of a tour with Praise The Plague, German Post-Metal force A Secret Revealed have shared a music video for “Disheartened“. The track features guest vocals from Nikita Kamprad of Der Weg einer Freiheit and serves as the opening cut of their fourth album “The Ruin I Summoned Forth“, a 16th October drop via

Review: “Institute For Mental Decay” by Kaosquad (9th Anniversary)

At some point in 2009 in Blatná Czechia, drummer Aleš (Morous, ex-Grace), vocalist bassist Kozel (Lahar, ex-Sněť, ex-Pyosemia) and vocalist guitarist Víťan (ex-Pyosemia) gathered in a damp, dark basement torture chamber hell of a rehearsal space and began creating the kind of Death Metal inspired Grindcore sounds that make your eyes bleed. In 2013 they presented

NEWS: End of Abyss let the vultures spread their wings!

Another album without a release date is “Escape to a New Empire” by Finnish Progressive Metal act End of Abyss. From that Inverse Records have shared “Vultures“, a track which marks the beginning of the concept albums storyline. A long gestating project which began in the early 2000’s in the hands of multi instrumentalist Petrus Syvänperä,

Playthrough: “Red” from Victoria Lies!

Making beautiful and destructive Metalcore in Calgary, Victoria Lies have shared a one shot take of their recent single “Red” complete with lyrics to give you clues and insight to Victoria’s lore. The track is the first from the bands debut album “Vendetta“, a concept record which explores themes of power abuse, violence against women, personal

NEWS: BOCC premier “Ànima D’Acer”!

As we all know, Barcelona based Death Doom formation BOCC have inked a deal in blood for Night Terrors Records to unleash their second album “Demolarium” upon an unsuspecting world on 11th September. From that the label have premiered “Ànima D’Acer” as they continue to fester in a crushing and uncompromising approach that draws from

NEWS: Pythonic seek freedom!

Filmed at their show in Edmonton Alberta on 6th June, a music video for “Set You Free” by Saskatoon Death Groove masters Pythonic is in point of fact their first ever. One of the bands most explosive tracks, its a blistering assault that confronts corruption and abuse within organized religion. Its lyrical message is “Set you

NEWS: Product of Neglect return to Elm Street?

Between shows with Fear Factory and Hate Complex Brisbane based Deathcore brutes Product of Neglect have unleashed a new single in “Bleeder of Dreams”. Thrusting listeners into a Freddy Krueger like world where reality and nightmares are inseparable the band use crushing riffs, brutal drums and horrific imagery to put you in the shoes of

NEWS: Projector warn of limited resources…

Having been introduced to audiences beyond South America by opening shows for In Flames, Septicflesh and Obscura, a new album in “Before the Last Light” from Chilean Melodic Death Metal force Projector has become a highly anticipated affair. Slated for a 28th August grand unveiling via NB Extreme Recordings it has given up “Living Resources” as