You saw the headliner so you know the fat lady has sung like a Canary under the pressure of the FBI interrogation and the final headliner for this year’s incarnation of Rabidfest has been announced. Were we close with any of our five speculative efforts based on bands who are in the country around the
After the pure speculation of Sunday’s guess the mystery headliner piece in which we suggested that Despised Icon, Crowbar, Conjurer, Cryptosis or Send More Paramedics could bring the curtain down on this years incarnation of Rabidfest it’s time to get back to reality. Who is actually playing the festival?! We’ve talked our way around #9
“The change over before Divine Chaos [9/10] is by far the longest as they have a far larger drum rig than any other band have put to good use today but when they finally do start their Thrash infused Death Metal blend is very well received. Their twin axe attack syncopation is perfect and when
What better way to show off the Kingslayer 6 Burl Top with Seymour Duncan pickups from Carillon Guitars than to have a master play a track? Preparing for a run of February shows with Divine Chaos and Tortured Demon, Ol Drake already has “Who Who Are About To Die” from the debut Evile record “Enter
It’s been something like two years since we last had the pleasure of a festival or one dayer so today at The Bullingdon in Oxford at Rabidfest feels like a blast from the past, with the warm glow of nostalgia about it despite the cold of October. Working with the Mental Health charity Restore the
As the lockdown has meant that gigs and festivals are not permitted, Tech-Fest joined forces with Invicta Magazine and Loki Films to bring us Tech-Fest at home over the past couple of nights. Each one sees a selection of bands perform their songs from their own homes in advance of the premiers of these before
As anyone who had planned to attend Tech-Fest this summer will already know, existing tickets are being shuffled to next years event. What you may not know is that premiering exclusively on YouTube via Invicta Magazine on 2-3 July, an array of bands from the 2020 lineup have put together streams from home, pre-recorded with
After what seems like eternity, Tech-Fest have announced their first wave of bands just in time for Christmas and it includes some seriously heavy bands including a UK Exclusive show from Fit For An Autopsy who dropped in “The Sea Of Tragic Beasts” a condender for our albums of the year shortlist! The announcement in
Five albums in sixteen years might not seem like much but for the premier Irish Thrash Metal band otherwise known as Gama Bomb, who once had an album given away gratis with Metal Hammer Magazine, it’s pretty damn impressive! Current album “Speed Between The Lines” has got cover art reminiscent of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film
Manchester Industrial Metallers Kill II This let us have their third album “Trinity” back in 2001. The band seemed to be on the rise having supported Megadeth on their “Cryptic Writings” tour in 1997 and gaining critical acclaim from Metal Hammer Magazine for their sophomore album “Deviate”, which appeared a year later. They ended up
