“Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne’er be forgot”. It was 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators attempted and failed to blow up the Houses Of Parliament, something we celebrate with fireworks. There will of course be plenty of those when
Rumours are circling like vultures that Technical Deathcore enthusiasts Monasteries recent subliminal messages actually mean that they have an album up their collective sleeves. Either way, fresh from their Pins and Knuckles sponsored main stage antics at the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest this past weekend, the band have dropped a guitar playthrough video for recent single
“It’s the return of the “Oh, wait, no way, you’re kidding. He didn’t just say what I think he did, did he?” And Dr. Dre said… nothing, you idiots! Dr. Dre’s dead, he’s locked in my basement (Ha ha!)”
Saturday starts with Tea and biscuits and a some quiet reflection on the line up for what will be a seriously heavy day. It feels like Simon Garrod and the Tech-Fest team have nailed the build up to the heavier headliners with their choices on paper and that is indeed how it pans out. They’ve
At the end of April we asked if it was possible to combine a weekly Rabidfest feature and a track review for the new Tribe of Ghosts single “Sunburner (Deny The Rot)” in a single article and make it work? The result of that was a resounding yes so we did it again last week with
When the summer festival season is over and next year’s seems like a distant dream there is light at the end of the tunnel. Scrape together your remaining pennies (or beg, steal and borrow some additional funds) and head down to The Bullingdon in Oxford over the weekend of the 4th and 5th November. That’s
Both Tech-Fest and Rabidfest bound later this year, Seek & Strike Records signed Technical Death Metal heavyweights Monasteries have brought the Midlands to its knees with their first single of 2023. They’re calling “Alone & Against” a journey to the heavier and more aggressive side of the bands offering and the first of many to
Roll up! Roll up! Read all about it! Rabidfest is coming to The Bullingdon in Oxford over the weekend of the 4th and 5th November 2023! It will be the fifth anniversary and to celebrate there is a special twenty (you read that right, 20!) band line up over the two day weekend! One of
The latest in a long line of guitar playthrough videos from Monasteries finds them celebrating 13 months of “Lilac” in style. The Midlands Technical Deathcore collective have announced that ahead of their appearance at the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest this summer they will be unleashing a new single on 9th June. Titled “Alone & Against”
It’s official. The final line up announcement of this year’s fifth anniversary incarnation of Rabidfest is here and it’s the second headliner making it twenty bands across two days of wall to wall Metal at The Bullingdon in Oxford over the weekend of 4th and 5th November. Who, we hear your cry? Downtempo Deathcore collective
