Category: Rabidfest

Rabidfest 2024: Breaking Down The Bands #1: Recall The Remains!

It’s official… with 20 weeks to go all 20 bands set to take to the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage at Rabidfest in November have been unveiled! This years sixth incarnation of Oxfords biggest Metal Weekender will take place on 2nd and 3rd NovemberĀ atĀ The Bullingdon which means blood, sweat and spilled beers as everyone rushes

Rabidfest 2024: 4th and Final Wave of Bands announced!

…with the power of a raging tsunami and a tidal wave of an accompaniment, the organisers of Oxfords biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest have gone six for six. That’s right, they’ve added a colossal six bands to give us their final line up announcement for the 2024 sixth incarnation of the annual Festival! Taking place at

Rabidfest 2024: 20th July warm up show!

Ahead of the sixth annual incarnation of Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender in November, the powers behind Rabidfest have announced a warm up show that will ensure spilled beers in a crazy mosh pit. Taking place at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford on 20th July, the show will find a quartet of bands taking to the

Documentary: Behind The Scenes of “Helios” by Eschalon!

They may only have one single out in “Helios” but it’s a cracker so why not milk it for all it’s worth? After a music video and a guitar playthrough, Eschalon have shared a behind the scenes featurette for the track that put them on the map while promising a new cut before too long.

Rabidfest 2024: SIX possibilities for SIX remaining slots!

It’s raining cats and frogs outside but the biscuit tea is piping hot so thank heaven for small mercies; it’s time for some idle speculation about the remaining six as yet to be announced bands to take to the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage at this years sixth incarnation of Oxfords biggest metal weekender Rabidfest.

Rabidfest 2024: 3rd Wave of Bands announced!

As the evenings begin to get lighter and the daffodils are in full bloom, Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest have announced another four bands including their Sunday Headliner for the sixth incarnation of the annual pilgrimage. Mecca for the event is The Bullingdon over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd November, where no less

Rabidfest 2024: 2nd Wave of Bands announced!

Having fired their starting pistol early and unveiled the first six bands for the sixth annual incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest in December, you could have forgiven the organisers for sitting on their laurels for a few months. But it’s often said that January is a miserable month, so to brighten things up

Rabidfest 2024: 1st Wave of Bands and Early Bird Tickets!

It seems like the Christmas gifts are being shared early this year with the announcement that Oxfords biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will return to The Bullingdon on 2nd and 3rd of November 2024! Once again the proceeds will go to The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and limited Early Bird tickets are now on sale, frozen at

Track Review: “The Payoff” by Gutlocker

After the success of July 2022’s debut album “To Be Alive” you might have thought that Woking Groove Metal four piece Gutlocker might have sat on their laurels a little and milked it for all it was worth… but having played pretty much every dive bar, drive in, bolt hole and basement as well as

Live Review: Rabidfest 2023 Day #2 (Sunday)!

One of the great things about Rabidfest is that while they put on a varied line up each year, there is method to their madness. This isn’t just a collection of random bands thrown into a melting pot in the hope that everyone will have a good time. Far from it. Instead, each day is