Having fired their starting pistol early and unveiled the first six bands for the sixth annual incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest in December, you could have forgiven the organisers for sitting on their laurels for a few months. But it’s often said that January is a miserable month, so to brighten things up
How do you go about solving a problem like picking your top #5 EPs of 2023? Like any puzzle you break it down into smaller, easier to digest pieces and we do so by creating a few rules. It has to have been released in the year 2023, reviewed in the year 2023 and stick
If it’s a choice between certain death and picking our favourite cut from the incredible EP “When Kings Meet” from London Groove Thrash merchants Imperium then we’d have to go with the anthem that is “Iron Thunder“. Fortunately for us that scorcher is the subject of part three of their track by track lowdown series
Episode three of the Netflix bound series from Imperium about their sophomore EP “When Kings Meet” has been unveiled with the band discussing how they came up with “Capable Of Murder“. It all about the banter, so expect them to go off on a tangent and talk over each other but its all in fun!
Having discussed at length the title track of their new EP “When Kings Meet” in the first episode, Imperium return to their track by track lowdown series to talk about “Desperate Screams” for episode #2. If you missed it, the band have been announced in the first wave for Oxfords finest Metal Weekender (trademark, patent
It seems like the Christmas gifts are being shared early this year with the announcement that Oxfords biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will return to The Bullingdon on 2nd and 3rd of November 2024! Once again the proceeds will go to The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and limited Early Bird tickets are now on sale, frozen at
A track by track breakdown of their new EP “When Kings Meet” is gradually being rolled out by the mighty Imperium and where better to start than with the title track? If you missed it, their sophomore EP finds the London Thrash infused Metal act building on the foundations of a self titled EP that
Including such classics as “Iron Thunder“, “Desperate Screams” and “Capable Of Murder“, London Groove Thrash outfit Imperium have shared a multi-cam full set from Derby Alt Fest. The band are of course riding high on the wave of their well received sophomore EP “When Kings Meet“, recorded, mixed and mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden
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
