Rabidfest 2024: Breaking Down The Bands #10: Eschalon!

As we reach the half way point of our Breaking Down The Bands series for Rabidfest 2024, the sixth invasion of The Bullingdon in the heart of Oxford by like minded Metal Heads seeking their fix while behaving like a bunch of feral zombies in the mosh pit, we should take a moment to remind you that it is taking place over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd November. That’s 53 days and if you count the festival warm up show… So if you haven’t already there is no better time than now to snap up some tickets for finest Metal Weekender known to humankind. 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

…and if you fancy the aforementioned pre-show, you can witness Seething Akira, Crostpaths and Eliminate The Middle Class at “The Night Before Rabidfest” warm up at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford on Friday 1st November!

When it comes to Cambridge twin headed Technical Metalcore six piece Eschalon, statistics don’t lie. Surpassing 400k of streams across all platforms in their first year for an unholy trinity of singles in “Helios“, “Shallow” and “Shroud” recorded in sessions with Meyrick De La Fuente (Vexed, Exist Immortal, Arcaeon) it’s safe to say they are a band at the top of their game. That hasn’t come without sacrifice as guitarist Simon Garrod put Tech-Fest on indefinite hiatus to pursue the project that he built from the ground up alongside Miles Taylor. Having worked tirelessly in the background to get a line up together capable of matching their vision, the band have since become known for their live performances, creating an immersive audio visual experience both dynamic and diverse. Intensity is the key to their approach, the breadth and depth of their influences distilled down to their very essences in creating a sound that they call their own. That was enough to persuade Neema Askari (Form Subtract, ex-Fellsilent, ex-Monuments) and Haydn Connolly (ex-In Fear) to join the band in making guest vocal appearances, so the question is who will reprise those roles on the Devolution Magazine sponsored stage?

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:

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