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)
After surpassing a million Spotify streams alone for their run of waterfall released singles earlier this year Swarm 6ix are keen to keep riding the lava river to obsidian hell. For the purpose the Trap Metal crew, who claim their sound to be somewhere between Ghostemane and Emmure, have brought on board another guest in
A new dawn, a new day and a new line up for Hacktivist finds the now four piece playing shows once more, blasting their way through Norwich, Milton Keynes and Nottingham. In the warm up, new drummer Ste Cole has shared a playthrough video for the cut that introduced him to the fans in “Bones“.
Following the shock announcement of the departure of guitarist James Hewitt, bassist Josh Gurner and drummer Richard Hawking which left Milton Keynes DJentlemen Hacktivist with just one original member in vocalist Jermaine “J” Hurley, the band have dropped a new single and announced a new line up. Former Borders vocalist JJ Olifent remains Hurley’s partner
A man of many projects as well as something of a musical entrepreneur, former Heart Of A Coward and Hacktivist guitarist Timfy James has been busy with Terra IV, Purge and OPIA in recent times. However there has always been this thought in the back of our minds at least, that given time and space at his very own
