Over the past month or so the Rabidfest team have announced 11 of the 20 bands set to grace the stage at this years incarnation of Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. As the Sunday night headliner slot remains hidden in plain slight, it’s time for a little idol speculation on who they might have filling the
After the 10th March announcement of the first five bands and the Saturday night headliner, Rabidfest have admitted to booking another six bands for Oxford’s finest Metal Weekender. While they’ve kept their Sunday headliner a closely guarded secret for now, they have warned of eleven of the twenty bands set to cause a tear in
Roll up, roll up, read all about it! As we know Oxfords finest Metal Weekender Rabidfest will take place over the 31st October and 1st November 2026 with no less than twenty bands set to descend upon The Bullingdon for another round of blood, sweat and beers in the mosh pit. The question at this
Having played Summer Breeze Festival in Germany earlier this summer Trap Metal aficionados Swarm6ix have offered up a new single dubbed “Moon$hine Mixtape“. Once gain produced by former Loathe guitarist Connor Sweeney (Creak, Pulse, Fromjoy) it joins a discography that finds them joined by Alex Francis and Barney Forrester as they prepare for another assault on
After surpassing a million Spotify streams alone for their run of waterfall released singles earlier this year Swarm 6ix are keen to keep riding the lava river to obsidian hell. For the purpose the Trap Metal crew, who claim their sound to be somewhere between Ghostemane and Emmure, have brought on board another guest in
You can achieve a lot with a little help from your friends so embracing that Trap-Metal collective Swarm6ix have got former Loathe guitarist Connor Sweeney in the chair alongside vocalist Kubrick for a new cut titled “$ocial Violence“. Not to be confused with last years “$ocial $ucide” this cut finds them continuing to cut a
Trap Metal evangelists Swarm6ix have taken it upon themselves to issue another warning shot via Out Of Line music with a single and music video fired for “Blood $oda“. It appears as the band prepare for a run of shows with Defences in September with a sprinkling of Nu-Metal, making it their eighth in total
After five singles, 454k of Spotify streams and a summer that saw them play the 10th Anniversary of Tech-Fest, Trap Metal collective Swarm6ix have announced they’ve inked a deal in blood with Berlin Independent Record label Out Of Line Music. For those not in the know, the labels roster runs deep with Parisian Nu-Deathcore unit Ten56,
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
Having announced last week that this year’s incarnation of UK Tech-Fest will be the last of this kind, the powers that be have added a wealth of bands to ensure that Newark Showgrounds is given the send off it deserves over the weekend of 29th June to 3rd July. Harbinger have been announced as the
