At the end of April we asked if it was possible to combine a weekly Rabidfest feature and a track review for the new Tribe of Ghosts single “Sunburner (Deny The Rot)” in a single article and make it work? The result of that was a resounding yes so we did it again last week with
Having burst onto the scene like the beast from the stomach of John Hurt in 1979’s Alien back at the tail end of 2019 with single “This Burden“, Surrey five piece Aggro have been delivering hard riffs, epic choruses and head banging breaks since. EP “The Shift Of Balance” followed a few months later with
Having released debut EP “Rapture” in September 2022, female fronted Midlands quartet Monastery are already on the hunt once more, offering up new single “Devil’s Call” as a preview of what’s to come with their as yet untitled and undated sophomore EP. That is said to be something more conceptual in nature, lyrically exploring concepts
Created in part as a biproduct of the period affectionately known as the great plague years, RIPPINGDEXD is the solo project of multi instrumentalist Shezer Sherrin in an effort to master the dark arts of recording in between regular band activities. Taking on vocals, guitars, drum programming and synths as well as mixing and mastering,
There are no two ways about it – Northampton Groove Metallers From Eden To Exile are no strangers to adversity having delt with more than their fair share of line up changes since their critically acclaimed debut album “Modern Disdain” was released in 2017. Having unleashed the incredible EP “Age Of Fire” in 2020 with
It’s safe to say that Hampshire Hardcore crew Sore Teeth have been around the block a few times. Formed in the Autumn of 2016 with a Hardcore Punk style that had hints of 80s Crossover Thrash in the vein of Cro-Mags the trio of drummer James Ashford, bassist Chris Welch and vocalist and guitarist Ross
“This is a track of grief and loss, a tragic story portrayed from the view point of a mother who lost her young child. Carousel is the analogy to represent the cycles of grief which any victim of loss will go through. From upset, to anger, depression through to denial – Carousel is a feeling
Twelve months after their debut EP “Calculating Failure” surfaced from the black depths, Philadelphia Pennsylvanian Technical Death Metal Plague born trio Existentia have returned, armed for the apocalypse with a new single titled “Hyphae Reign“. In between times they’ve shared stages with Cognitive, Hath and Aversed to name but a few, sharpening their blades in
Sometimes you have to ask yourself if there is ever going to be a right time to do something and then make the decision to bite the bullet and get it done. That’s essentially the situation that Hardcore injected trio My Latest Failure found themselves in with the first song they ever wrote in “Bad
