While we were having some fun at Metal Noise HQ throwing around possible names for bands that could play this year’s incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest with a “5 Possibilities” article this past weekend, the organisers have been putting together an actual line up. They’ve announced a second wave of five bands to
Who? What? How? Why? When? These are the questions that vex the troubled mind as Rabidfest once again look to exchange a few of your hard earned pennies for a weekend of Heavy Metal Madness! The where, when and why are easily answered: The Bullingdon in the heart of Oxford on the 1st and 2nd
The wait for new material from London based Metal heads Red Method is finally over as the first cut from the yet to be dated album “As In Life” surfaces. Titled “All For One, None For All” the track features a guest vocal appearance from Jayant Bhadula of Bloodywood fame and is conjoined to a
Sick noise makers Red Method have announced that they will be special guests for a headlining run from Embryonic Autopsy, a band who feature Tim King of Soil and Oppressor fame on vocals in April 2025. An Old School 90’s Death Metal act who just released album “Origins Of The Deformed” the Americans have just
It’s going to sound like a political joke but it’s not intended to be because Red Method and Breed 77 are joining forces for 7 nights of *ahem* painting the town red. As in blood red, not as in anything to do with a certain political party. Got it? Good. Expect drunken debauchery as the
There is a certain irony that just as we arrive in Derby for what could be the final Tech-Fest event in Techabilitation at The Hairy Dog, “Beginning of the End” by Spineshank should surface on the Spotify playlist we’ve been listening to on the drive. In truth it’s not so much the end as a
It’s a playthrough Jim, but not as we know it. Why? Because Red Method have used this playthrough video for “Cycle Of Violence” to introduce a new addition to their ranks in drummer James ‘The Soldier’ Perry. Known for his prior convictions in bands like Onslaught, Ted Maul, This Is Endless and Bull Riff Stampede to
It maybe pouring with rain outside but we have the warmth of The Bullingdon as refuge in the heart of Oxford for day two of this year’s incarnation of Rabidfest. We just hope that any homeless folks have managed to find shelter from the inclement weather as we prepare for another tsunami of riffs, powerhouse
The day is finally upon us and Oxford beckons for 20 bands at The Bullingdon and this year’s incarnation of Rabidfest. A celebration of the great and the good in the UK underground Metal scene that also pays attention to some of the local talent, it’s a vitally important event in the calendar for the
“We live it everyday, in this cycle of violence, Through your world I bring suffering and grief, In this endless cycle of violence, Through your world I bring suffering and grief, I, It feels I’m getting colder, I, demons calling my name, Yeah! Now I know, I’m dependent again, I swear deep down I’m clinical,
