They may not have announced this year’s incarnation of “The Fright Before Rabidfest” as yet but Rabidfest have lined up another warm up show for this year’s event. Held at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford on 3rd October, in a spin on Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later, they’ve called it “Rabidfest Presents:
Another Halloween fright night means another incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest and this year the line up is as strong as ever with a resurgent Hacktivist being kept honest by the new blood of up and coming bands like Devilhusk. So while we prepare to begin introducing those bands in a fortnightly feature,
What was that lyric? “Just when you thought you had it figured out. That’s when the wave of terror comes crashing down“. You can bet your bottom dollar that when Danny Leal wrote that the Upon A Burning Body vocalist wasn’t thinking about Rabidfest, Oxford or The Bullingdon. But it seems kind of appropriate as
Bringing the first May bank holiday weekend to a glorious end Rabidfest have announced six more bands for this year’s incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender – including the Sunday night headliner! That honour goes to Trap Metal act n0trixx with Spared An Endless Orbit, Necronomicunt, The Blade Itself, Twin Skeletons and Sabertooth also added. The event
Featuring guest appea from Ben Mars of Waterlines, Adam Holland from Archives, Alex Woodall of Rosen Bridge and JJ Olifent from Hacktivist, Manchester Metalcore merchants Clashmute have unveiled a new single in “TALKSHOW“. It was part of the bands set at Slammer Festival last October and went down a storm there but there was no need to break a finger
Over the past month or so the Rabidfest team have announced 11 of the 20 bands set to grace the stage at this years incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. As the Sunday night headliner slot remains hidden in plain slight, it’s time for a little idol speculation on who they might have filling the
After the 10th March announcement of the first five bands and the Saturday night headliner, Rabidfest have admitted to booking another six bands for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. While they’ve kept their Sunday headliner a closely guarded secret for now, they have warned of eleven of the twenty bands set to cause a tear in
Roll up, roll up, read all about it! As we know Oxfords finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will take place over the 31st October and 1st November 2026 with no less than twenty bands set to descend upon The Bullingdon for another round of blood, sweat and beers in the mosh pit. The question at this
As if to silently confirm there is no animosity between the band and their former guitarist James Hewitt, Hacktivist have shared a second new single in “Masquerade“, a song co-written and produced by Hewitt. Once again mixed and mastered by SikTh vocalist Justin Hill (The Five Hundred, Heriot, URNE), the track questions loyalty and expresses
It seems like three is the magic number because while support acts are still to be confirmed, Milton Keynes DJentlemen Hacktivist have announced a run of three shows in December. In a year that has seen them return with a new guitarist and drummer to join vocalist duo Jermaine “J” Hurley and JJ Olifent (ex-Borders)
