Rabidfest 2024: Breaking Down The Bands #7: Halfway Home!

What do you mean you haven’t already bought tickets for all your family, friends and the kid around the corner who has been cutting your grass all summer long?! Maybe we need to give you another reason why you should be attending Rabidfest at The Bullingdon in Oxford over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd November! Aside from twenty bands over two days on the one ticket that you can see every single minute of as well as purchase merch from and if you’re cheeky get something signed, there is alcohol, a friendly atmosphere and shelter from the rain. The Bullingdon is of course on the main road through Oxford so there are plenty of placed to grab a bite too. Not that you will because eating is cheating where serious drinking is involved. If you spill your pint you have to buy a round for the band on stage. That’s the rules. Who is going to be providing the wall to wall riffs to accompany that? Here’s the line up in full…

Evile (Saturday Headliner)
Viscera (Sunday Headliner)
Cloven Hoof
Fury
Recall The Remains
Voidwalker
From Her Ashes
Imperium
Eschalon
Draconian Reign
Existentialist
Damaged Reich
As The World Dies
Rats Eat Rats
Forlorn
Ocean Planet
40000 Leagues
Theorist
Dead Man’s Pistol
Halfway Home

So who the f*** are Halfway Home? Formed in 2020 in the South of England, they’re a five piece Post Hardcore band who gave us debut EP “Autumn” in 2022. An emotive record which features fans favourite “Denbigh Road” amongst five hard hitting tracks, it found them pushing to make a name for themselves and getting three music videos under their collective belts as they grew their fanbase. Since then they’ve been on the rise, sharing stages with the likes of Autumn Fires, Bitter and Indevth before burying a hatchet into this years Metal 2 The Masses competition at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve recorded a sophomore EP titled “Winter” for release later this year, produced, mixed and mastered by Aarron Beveridge of AB Productions. From that, they have premiered first single “Leeches” alongside a music video directed by Oli Duncanson of TheCityIsOurs fame and while it still has the same melodic qualities as their earlier material, it also has some Metalcore punch with beefed up guitar sound to give more contrast with the distinctive vocals. Could the EP be in our greasy paws before Rabidfest? We hope so!

We’re proud to be a Media Partner of Rabidfest again this year alongside Red Death Media, Moomin Merchandise, Metalplanetmusic, Moshville Times, GraphicsFix, TwoFace Promotions, Blackstar Amplification, DC Sound Attack and main stage sponsor. Devolution Magazine. The Festival is all for charity and this year the profits will be going to the The Sophie Lancaster Foundation!

Rabidfest will take place at The Bullingdon in Oxford over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd November 2024:

Get your tickets here -> https://www.rabidfest.co.uk

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