Tag: Break Them

Bootleg: Break Them in Birmingham!

You’ve heard of the iconic London dive bar that is Blondies that was used to host a certain Kerrang! Magazine series where big bands played a few songs to 50 people? Well such venues exist elsewhere in the United Kingdom with Robannas studios in Birmingham offering space for just 40 people for a floor show.

Live Review: Rabidfest 2025 (Saturday)!

As is tradition, the dawn of the dead on the day after Halloween means its time for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. Those who attended the now infamous The Fight Before Rabidfest show at The Jericho Tavern will no doubt be hungover but they will also have witnessed a headlining set from London Metalcore heroes

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #19: Red Method!

There are just a handful of days left before the biggest Metal Weekender Oxford has to offer takes place at The Bullingdon so if you haven’t already do your eardrums a favor and get yourself a ticket to Rabidfest! That way you can witness twenty bands over two days of neck snapping, beer swilling, mosh

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #18: Raging Speedhorn!

Roll up! Roll up! Read all ’bout it! Metal heads from across the United Kingdom will be descending to The Bullingdon in Oxford across the weekend of 1st and 2nd November for Rabidfest! This year will be another fundraiser for the Sophie Lancaster Foundation! So you can enjoy the wall to wall riffs, pounding percussion

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #17: Kill II This!

If a man with no arms and a gun in his pocket, is he armed or unarmed? While you muse on that one, lets issue a timely reminder. Rabidfest is Oxfords finest Metal Weekender and will take place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd of November at The Bullingdon. There will be twenty bands

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #16: Wall!

They say time flies when you’re having fun, one minute you’re at Catton Park in Derbyshire enjoying all that Bloodstock has to offer in the blazing summer sun, the next it’s just thirty one days until November and Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. Where does the time go? Earning cold hard cash to spend on

Rabidfest 2025: Breaking Down The Bands #16: Until 9!

At the time of publication there will be just thirty eight days until this years incarnation of Oxfords finest Metal Weekender (trademark, patent applied for) otherwise known as Rabidfest. If you missed their social media build up, the warm up show and even our weekly features then lets remind you what its all about. Raising

Review: “Ultra-Violence” by Break Them

Having delivered a mighty fine debut self titled EP in the summer of 2024, after performances in the Metal 2 The Masses competition in Leicester alongside eventual winners Baelfyr, Peterborough Hardcore crew Break Them finally admitted guilt. They had a sophomore EP waiting in the wings with guest appearances from members of Full Contact and Low Life making us

Review: “Self Titled” by Break Them

After a first single inspired by the classic first person shooter BioShock and a collection of no less than five stand alone singles in 2023 with a couple of guest appearances from members of Bitewound and Dispute thrown in for good measure, a debut EP from Peterborough Hardcore quartet Break Them was always inevitable. Turning stages to sawdust

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