💀Posted by The Riff Report – November 2025 All hail the King of Danish Metal! 👑 The legendary King Diamond has just been awarded one of Denmark’s highest cultural honours — a lifelong honorary grant from the Danish Arts Foundation. 🤘 The award isn’t just a fancy certificate either. Oh no, this royal recognition means […]
🎶(By The Riff Report) When you think of British music festivals, you might picture the giants — Glastonbury’s sprawling madness, Download’s metal chaos, or Reading and Leeds’ yearly youthquake. But beneath those towering, corporate-backed titans lies a thriving ecosystem of independent festivals — the heart and soul of the UK live scene. And at the […]
💸By The Riff Report Crew – London, UK 🏴 Well, here we go again… another day, another blow to the independent live music scene. 😤 Live Nation (and its many subsidiaries) control a jaw-dropping 66% of the UK’s live music market — from sweaty 500-cap clubs to mammoth 80,000-cap stadiums. That’s basically two-thirds of the […]
Well, there goes our faint glimmer of hope, mun. Faith No More keyboard wizard Roddy Bottum has officially slammed the door shut on any kind of reunion with the legendary alternative metal outfit — and that’s a proper gut punch for fans who’ve been holding out since the band went silent in 2016. The genre-defying […]
Has it really been 20 bloody years since Gojira unleashed From Mars To Sirius?! 😱 Christ above, where did the time go? One minute we’re headbanging to “Backbone” in our bedrooms, the next we’re googling “good neck support pillows” after the gig. Getting old is a cruel joke, mun. Existential crisis aside — the French […]
Alright, prog nerds and post-rock dreamers — the time signatures are getting weird again, and that can only mean one thing… ArcTanGent Festival is back for 2026, baby! 🧠🎶 Taking over the lush fields of Fernhill Farm in Bristol next August, ArcTanGent once again proves why it’s the ultimate gathering for forward-thinking metalheads. If you’ve […]
🎸By The Riff Report It’s with heavy hearts (and heavier riffs) that we share the sad news that Rasmus “Hække” Henriksen, former guitarist of Danish death metal giants Illdisposed, has passed away at just 47 years old. 💔 Henriksen, who shredded with Illdisposed from 2019 to 2023, brought monstrous energy, melodic brutality, and a wicked […]
Well, butt… it finally happened. The Oasis reunion tour has officially gone full Mad Fer It down under. What started as another night of anthemic sing-alongs turned into total carnage at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, where tensions in the crowd boiled over into a full-on brawl. Witnesses say it all kicked off halfway through “Morning […]
Twenty-one years ago today, Iron Maiden gave metalheads everywhere the ultimate time machine — The History of Iron Maiden: Part 1 – The Early Days, released on this day in 2004. A two-DVD deep dive into the band’s chaotic, loud, and legendary early years, this release remains one of the most essential Maiden collections ever […]
Metal fans, brace yourselves — the end of an era is officially upon us. Megadeth have announced the first headlining leg of their 2026 Global Farewell Tour, marking the beginning of what frontman Dave Mustaine describes as “the final campaign in the war of Megadeth.” 🤘 After four decades of thrash dominance, 11 studio albums, […]
It’s been years since we lost Mitch Lucker, but his voice, energy, and sheer chaos on stage still echo through the metalcore scene.Born on October 20, 1984, Mitch rose to fame as the frontman of Suicide Silence, a band that reshaped the landscape of extreme music in the 2000s with their brutal sound and unapologetic […]
By The Riff Report Rock fans have officially had enough of autotune and mimed halftime sets — and they’re making some serious noise online to prove it. Over 20,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Steven Tyler, the unstoppable frontman of Aerosmith, headline the next Super Bowl Halftime Show. The campaign is spreading faster […]
Today was a truly special day as we gathered at Sophie’s bench for a moving rededication ceremony — a moment of reflection, remembrance, and renewed commitment to carrying Sophie’s light forward. The service was beautifully led by Ellie Farrell from Alternative Ceremonies UK, whose thoughtful words and compassion set the tone for a heartfelt afternoon. […]
Move over Peart, Portnoy, and Grohl — there’s a new stick-swinging savage in town, and he’s smashing the algorithm and your eardrums. Meet El Estepario Siberiano, the Spanish drum wizard who’s turned rhythm into religion and YouTube into his personal Wembley Arena. 🤘 🎤 WHO IS EL ESTEPARIO SIBERIANO? Born Jorge Garrido in Valencia, Spain […]
Move over fire breathers, LED poi spinners, and those lads who juggle flaming cones while dressed as vikings — there’s a new king of festival chaos in town, and his name is Slinky Josh. 🤘 With 426K followers and counting, this North American legend has turned the humble childhood toy into a mind-bending art form. […]