Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #15: Break Them!

Is the pint glass three quarters empty or one quarter full? Either way, it means pretty soon we’re going to need to make a trip to the bar to get another round in, right?! This little introduction piece about a certain East of England Hardcore quartet means we’ve only got five weeks left before this

NEWS: Vanguardian enter dead space!

Inspired by the likes of Arthur C. Clarke, E. Schrödinger and D. Simmons, a third album “Inhumanity” from Jyväskylä, Finland based Technical Extreme Metal masters Vanguardian is on the horizon. Mixed and mastered by Jami Honkala (Curse upon a Prayer, Aganthros, Valpur) it follows the journey of schizophrenic android “LI-2 XA-1” as it flies through space toward the

NEWS: Plague Pit sound the seventh bell!

They may have only formed in 2024 but Bristol natives Plague Pit have inked a deal with Road To Masochist to release a 10″ transparent red vinyl edition of their debut EP “A Whispered Curse” on 3rd October. Eggy Tapes also will provide cassette version of the Blackened Hardcore acts endeavours and having made their

NEWS: Eclipse Records sign Semper Acerbus!

Eclipse Records have announced the signing of American Metalcore act Semper Acerbus to their roster with a new album titled “Following Omens” slated to arrive in the new year. Produced, mixed and mastered by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Kingdom Collapse) at Warhorse Recordings in San Antonio Texas and adorned by artwork from Federico Bossinga at

NEWS: Spiritual Ravishment to make a grindiose comeback?

After two fresh cuts in “Harbinger” and “Enemy Mine” surfaced earlier this year, rumours have been rife about a new album from Oradea, Romania based Grindcore veterans Spiritual Ravishment. It turns out however that those rumours are only partially true because as the band prepare for a live return with long time friend and collaborator

NEWS: Verilehto go for a walk in the haunted woods?

Oulu, Finland based Melodic Black Metal trio Verilehto have their sights set on a 28th November via Inverse Records grand unveiling for their second album “Aarnihauta“. That translates as “hidden grave in the forest” and is the first with new bassist and backing vocalist Markus Räppiö on board. He joins the project masterminds in vocalist

NEWS: Impermanence defy the gods?

Mixed and mastered by Dahaka Productions Studio (Infernal Hate, Ambergaze) and conjoined for eternity to artwork from Alicja Michalec, a debut album titled “Anicca” from Polish Blackened Technical Progressive Death Metal act Impermanence will arrive on 16th October. That will be released in partnership between Greek label Satanath Records and their Croatian counterparts Sanatorio Records and

NEWS: Karu start pounding the war drums!

A journey through a folklore inspired vision of feudal Japan, where villages are razed by demons and survivors confront both despair and resilience is what Symphonic Death Metal act Karu have in store for us with their new record “Perdition“. The trio, who feature in their ranks former Mors Principium Est and current Crystalic guitarist

NEWS: Orbstruct are the original Bonnie and Clyde?

A third single from the upcoming third album “Ostracism” of Ukrainian Blackened Death Metal quartet Orbstruct has surfaced in “Only You and I“. Currently based in Poland and actively performing charity concerts to raise funds in support of war victims in their homeland, the band are known for being adept of the darkest side of Death.

Review: “Stormcaller” by Krigsgrav

“When we started writing the songs that would make up Stormcaller, our intention was to create the most complete Krigsgrav album that took something from every era of the band, while still pushing our sound forward. A culmination of the blackest hues, doomiest of dirges, and most soaring of lead guitars. We think we achieved