Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #7: Mondegreen!

“Remember, remember the 1st weekend of November, Metal, beer and mosh pits. I see no reason why Rabidfest season should ever be forgot.” 

As we all know, Rabidfest will be taking place at The Bullingdon in the heart of Oxford across the weekend of 1st and 2nd November with no less than twenty bands playing the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage. A charity fund raiser for the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, it’s a good excuse to sink a few beers, bang your head and generally have a good time so don’t forget to put a smile on someone’s face by getting them a ticket! The more the merrier! Who’s playing you ask? Read on, MacDuff!

Here’s the line-up (in full!)…

Raging Speedhorn (Saturday headliner)
Red Method (Sunday headliner)
Seething Akira
Kill II This
Arimea
Break Them
Collapser
Raised By Owls
Korrupto
Lethal Evil
Aei-Fierlen
R.P.C
Mondegreen
Redeemon
Froglord
Komatsu
Thrashatouille
Until 9
Talassum
Liquid Dogs

…and if you’re interested in a little extra, here’s the line-up of for The Fight Before Rabidfest on Friday 31st October at The Jericho Tavern:

Confessions Of A Traitor
Ocean Planet
Imperial Avenue
Along The Pines

A relatively young band, Mondegreen formed in Oxford in 2023 with a desire to rekindle the flames of Nu-Metal. Piecing together haunting melodies, dark atmospheres and emotive lyrical narratives with an unhealthy dose of aggression, the outfit aim to strike first and ask questions later. Want to know what that sounds like? Look no further than new single “Guidance“. A tale of internal struggle that will resonate, its special for several reasons. Not only does it mark the bands first cut of 2025 and their first recording with new vocalist Paul Berry but its also the first one they’ve mixed and mastered on their own.

Such things aren’t created without solid foundations and 2024 was that year with the four piece dropping five singles while admitting to influences in Linkin Park, Gojira and Kublai Khan. Add to that shows at The Jericho Tavern where they competed against the likes of Terraborn, Second Hour and Nvmeral in last years Metal 2 The Masses competition for the opportunity to play the New Blood stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival. Those shows helped make “Are You Sure?” and “The Fires Are Alight” fans favourites, so be sure and check them out while you’re at it. A welcome addition to the Rabidfest offering this year, for Mondegreen it will be a home town throwdown!

We’re proud to be a Media Partner of Rabidfest again this year alongside Red Death Media, Moomin Merchandise, Moshville Times, Moshville Radio, Metalplanetmusic, GraphicsFix, TwoFace Promotions, Blackstar Amplification 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 1st and 2nd November 2025:

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