What could be better than 12 bands, 2 stages and 0 clashes? How about 16 bands, 2 stages, 2 days and 0 clashes? That’s right. Alternative Rock and Metal will be returning to The Facebar as Reading Rising Festival will take place in expanded form over the weekend of Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November
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
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
Last week we made a fatal mistake in declaring an end to our “Breaking Down The Bands” series for the fifth anniversary incarnation of Oxford’s biggest Metal Weekender Rabidfest. As it turns out, there is one last change in the line up before this years event takes place – over the weekend of the 4th
There are just 11 days to go until the biggest Metal Weekender that Oxford has to offer takes place on 4th and 5th November at The Bullingdon, so if you’re in need of one final reason to get a ticket, you’ve come to the right place! Rabidfest will see 20 bands take to the Devolution
Making a mockery of our numbering sequence, bands have dropped out and been replaced since they were originally announced to take part in the special occasion that will be the fifth anniversary of Rabidfest. For clarity, there will be no less than 20 bands taking to the Devolution Magazine sponsored main stage at The Bullingdon
Is it better to burn out or fade away? After a triumphant set at the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest in the summer, inking a deal in blood with Seek & Strike Records and releasing a debut full length album in “Ominous“, Midlands Technical Death Metal Monsters Monasteries decided to go their separate ways and leave
Filmed at The Holroyd Arms in Guildford on 16th February, the “Torment” EP launch show from Shoot To Kill has been shared in full by the band. Sonnet Of The Damned, Swarmed and Detriment shared the stage that night, treading the boards with the band we first witnessed at Rabidfest in 2021. Shoot To Kill
After their fourth single “A Beautiful End to a Horrible Tale“ was described by Shoot To Kill themselves as the heaviest song they’ve ever written, the intrigue levels are high for fifth single “Crimson“. As with the last one the it finds them joined by a guest, this time Connor of Feelshame as the date
