As the evenings begin to get lighter and the daffodils are in full bloom, Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest have announced another four bands including their Sunday Headliner for the sixth incarnation of the annual pilgrimage. Mecca for the event is The Bullingdon over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd November, where no less
Hailing from Oxford, Death Groove collective Bloodshot have been drilling since 2016 with the aim of reaching the centre of the Earth and unleashing molten hot lava on Planet X. They began their fear campaign with 2017 debut EP “Purgatory” and followed that with a self titled affair in 2020, all the while igniting venues
Who are Pryma? They’re an unsigned Heavy Metal band based in Canterbury, Southern England who were one of the many highlights at the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage of the fifth anniversary incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. They’ve pulled another one out of the bag in “Dead To Me” which comes with a
Alternative Metal outfit Arimea have announced a winter warmer of five shows that will see them joined by Sixth Wonder, Liquid State and Bother in various places up and down the country next month. Riding high on a wave of success with the waterfall release of singles including “Castiel” and “Nostalgia“, the lovers of late
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
Having survived Rabidfest last November, Blaze Bayley has announced a new album for 23rd February with the title track “Circle Of Stone“. Accompanied by a music video shot by Lion Island Media at Eleven in Stoke-on-Trent, England the track not only continues his long running relationship with backing band Absolva but also finds them joined
They say that all good things must come to an end and with that in mind it is time for the final chapter of our Listmania Awards Season. It’s been an absolute pleasure going back over the year that was 2023 and picking out the songs, the EPs, the albums and the live shows that
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
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
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
