Portland’s hybrid metal/genre escaping band, Rabbits, has recently signed to Relapse Records, which should finally give them the exposure they deserve. Much like many heavier bands from the northwest, Rabbits create and noise that draws heavily from other genres but somehow manages to create a sonic palate all their own, like a middle frequency doom band morphing hardcore into psychedelic noise filtered through water and smoke.
Their upcoming inclusion in the Fall Into Darkness Festival at Berbati’s Oct. 7 – Oct. 10 should further cement their ascent into the pantheon of N.W. heavy. They are also playing East End on Halloween.
Here’s the lineup for the Fall Into Darkness Festival:
Thu 10/7 – Black Cobra, Witch Mountain, Stoneburner, Wizard Rifle
Fri 10/8 – Fauna, The Need, Rabbits, Embers
Sat 10/9 – Krallice, Deadsea, Fell Voices, Worm Ouroboros
Sun 10/10 – Earthless, Danava, Wildildlife, Via Vengeance
– Chappy