It’s been raining all damn day but that shouldn’t stop you from climbing out of your grave and getting to get to a gig. After all, it’s Friday night, it’s been a long week and its time to let of some steam. Tonight’s destination is the very well run grass roots venue that is The
After finishing 2023 in style by opening Tech Fest’s Techabilitation in December and dropping single “The Payoff“, Woking Groove Metal masters Gutlocker are showing no signs of stopping in 2024. They’ve added to their continuous stream of announcements of live shows with a serious looking collection taking them all the way through to September although
Popping a champagne cork in celebration of the release of a new single from Groove Metal masters Gutlocker, we go back five years to when that very single first appeared surfaced. Recorded at Ignite AMR Studio, this rendition of “The Payoff” is feisty a post “Cry Havoc” cut in pro-shot one take live form. That
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
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
Its a wet weekend in November and golden leaves are all over the ground which can only mean one thing. After huge fanfare and extensive build up, the fifth anniversary of Oxfords biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest is finally here! The hordes have descended upon The Bullingdon like witches and wizards gathered in the masses to
So fresh out of the wood fired pizza oven that it’s still steaming, the full set from Groove Metal masters Gutlocker at Rabidfest in Oxford on 5th November has surfaced from the blue lagoon. Filmed by the band on a static camera from the side of the stage it captures their “To Be Alive” album
Last week we made a fatal mistake in declaring an end to our “Breaking Down The Bands” series for the fifth anniversary incarnation of Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. As it turns out, there is one last change in the line up before this years event takes place – over the weekend of the 4th
There are just 11 days to go until the biggest Metal Weekender that Oxford has to offer takes place on 4th and 5th November at The Bullingdon, so if you’re in need of one final reason to get a ticket, you’ve come to the right place! Rabidfest will see 20 bands take to the Devolution
Making a mockery of our numbering sequence, bands have dropped out and been replaced since they were originally announced to take part in the special occasion that will be the fifth anniversary of Rabidfest. For clarity, there will be no less than 20 bands taking to the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage at The Bullingdon
