Metallica have rolled into Perth like a runaway freight train and dropped a live performance that basically screams:“WE’RE STILL THE BIGGEST METAL BAND ON PLANET EARTH — DEAL WITH IT.” Recorded at Optus Stadium, the new professionally mixed video of “Holier Than Thou” is everything fans love about Metallica’s modern live era — explosive, polished, […]
Alright butt, gather round the campfire on The Mountain because we’ve got tidy news that’s hotter than a Steelhouse curry in the rain. Dan Byrne — the man with a voice big enough to part clouds over Ebbw Vale — is officially striding back onto The Mountain next July, and he’s bringing one hell of […]
“Tidy night incoming, butt!” Grab your bucket hats, dust off your Britpop swagger, and prepare those vocal cords — because Richard Ashcroft is marching into Cardiff Castle on 16 July, and it’s shaping up to be one of the biggest “I WAS THERE MUN!” gigs of the summer. 🤘✨ This isn’t just a concert. This […]
Well what’s occurring, mun… because Gojira’s frontman, riff-slinger, eco-warrior and all-round French metal wizard Joe Duplantier has only gone and broken his arm right before tour. Yep. One of the tightest, most rhythmically ferocious players on the planet has done himself a mischief after a couple of “minor surgeries” turned into a major headache for […]
A full Riff Report blog post 🔥 Grab your laser rifles, strap on your Victorian goggles, and brace yourself, Swansea — because the Martians have booked a return flight to Planet Cymru, and they’re touching down 27 October 2026 at the Swansea Building Society Arena. And honestly? TIDY.This is exactly the kind of interplanetary chaos […]
What’s occurring, metalheads? Gather round, c’mon butt, because today we salute one of the most gloriously unhinged, skull-rattling, fan-melting box sets ever unleashed upon planet Earth. On this day in 1993, Metallica dropped ‘Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge’ — a monstrous, heavy-as-a-lorry treasure chest of live chaos starring the Seattle ‘89 shows, the San Diego […]
🔥(A Riff Report Blog Post, served with worry, wizardry, and a big ol’ “c’mon butt, get well soon!”) Well this is not the news we wanted to be riffing about today, mun. The legendary wizard of the Stratocaster himself — Ritchie freakin’ Blackmore — has dropped a statement revealing he’s been hospitalised after suddenly taking […]
The Riff Report Blog – Strap in, butt, things are about to get weird. 😈🏴 Marilyn Manson has crawled back into the spotlight once again, dropping a fresh teaser that’s sent the entire goth & industrial world into full meltdown mode. The man himself has posted a simple but sinister update across his socials, hinting […]
🏴The Riff Report Blog — Loud, Proud & Slightly Daft 🤘 What’s occurring, rockers? Strap in, because Scottish riff-lords Biffy Clyro have just lobbed a gigantic announcement into the UK rock scene — and it’s sent the whole place absolutely feral. The lads are officially headlining London’s Finsbury Park on Friday, 3rd July 2026, marking […]
A Full Riff Report Long-Form Tribute 🤘🔥 Written loud, proud, and with a heart full of respect 🔥🤘 There are moments in rock history that feel less like dates and more like fault lines — the kind of moments where the world quietly shifts, where music stops being music and becomes memory, myth, and emotion […]
Strap in, butt — this one’s messier than a festival curry at 2am. 🥢🚴♂️ THE ALBUM THAT TOOK LONGER THAN BUILDING THE PYRAMIDS On 23 November 2008, the impossible happened: Guns N’ Roses finally released Chinese Democracy, an album so delayed, so expensive, so mythologised, that it became a punchline before it even existed. This […]
The Riff Report Takes Flight… literally! 🛫🎶 What’s occurring, butt? Strap in, buckle up, and hold onto your pint, because today we’re diving into one of the most unexpectedly badass corners of the music world — the musicians who don’t just dominate stages… they dominate runways. Yep.Some rockers collect guitars. Some collect platinum records.These maniacs […]
Celebrating a legendary release from 23 November 1999 Oi oi, butt! Grab your leather jacket, your finest air-conductor baton, and maybe a cheeky pint — because today we’re rewinding to one of the most jaw-dropping, genre-smashing, and utterly bonkers milestones in heavy metal history. On 23 November 1999, Metallica unleashed S&M, their colossal collaboration with […]
How the pre-streaming era shaped an entire generation of music lovers, gamers, downloaders, and digital rebels. Before Spotify served you algorithmic playlists that magically know your mood… before YouTube became a 24/7 global jukebox… before iTunes convinced the world to buy digital singles for 79p a pop… there was one program ruling the digital music […]
🔥Alright butt, gather round the tandoori flames because Planet Rockstock’s legendary Curry Night is coming back — and it’s shaping up to be spicier than a vindaloo after six pints of Cobra. 🤘🌶️ This is the night where metalheads ditch the pit for poppadoms, trade riffs for onion bhajis, and somehow end up discussing Iron […]