Tag: Rabidfest

Listmania: New Years Day Honours List 2023!

2023 was a phenomenal year for Metal Noise and another record breaking one, so it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make it all possible. It has always been all about the bands first and foremost. Without them making the soundtrack to our lives there would be

Review: “Self Titled” by Bloodshot (3rd Anniversary)

Oxford Groove Death Metal riff slingers Bloodshot could have imploded after the departure of their original vocalist but after three years that saw them open for King 810 and play Rabidfest they weren’t about to give up the dream so easily. Instead they became a four piece and picking up where they left off with

Listmania: Metal Noise Top #5 Live Bands of 2023!

The fifth category in our Listmaina Awards Season is dedicated to those bands who bring the heat to the stage, the one place where there is absolutely no hiding place. So of all the bands we’ve witnessed from all the shows and festivals we’ve reviewed in the past year, who stood out enough to make

Documentary: Shoot To Kill recap 2023!

Rabidfest survivors Shoot To Kill have taken a moment to recap what has been an incredible year for them as they released their debut EP “Torment” as well as September single “Thin Blue Line“. That EP features not one but two guest vocal appearances as Dylan Alves of Harbinger and Connor Connolly of Feel Shame lend their throats to

Rabidfest 2024: 1st Wave of Bands and Early Bird Tickets!

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

Track Review: “The Payoff” by Gutlocker

After the success of July 2022’s debut album “To Be Alive” you might have thought that Woking Groove Metal four piece Gutlocker might have sat on their laurels a little and milked it for all it was worth… but having played pretty much every dive bar, drive in, bolt hole and basement as well as

Live Review: Rabidfest 2023 Day #2 (Sunday)!

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

Live Review: Rabidfest 2023 Day #1 (Saturday)!

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

NEWS: Pryma work on simple survival!

Having witnessed them and this earworm riff at the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage of Rabidfest last weekend, it’s time for Canterbury’s finest Metal band Pryma to give us “Survival” in all its glory. On the crest of that wave the band have a wealth of shows going into next year so the Prymates can

Bootleg: Gutlocker at Rabidfest in Oxford!

So fresh out of the wood fired pizza oven that it’s still steaming, the full set from Groove Metal masters Gutlocker at Rabidfest in Oxford on 5th November has surfaced from the blue lagoon. Filmed by the band on a static camera from the side of the stage it captures their “To Be Alive” album