Whitby’s Gothic Heart Was Ripped Out (Temporarily) By The Riff Report | 🏴 #WeAreSophie | 📍 Whitby “What’s Occurring, Whitby?!” We were tamping when we heard this. Over the last 24 hours, the alternative community has been reeling after the sudden removal of Sophie Lancaster’s memorial bench in Whitby — without any warning, any consultation, […]
Right, listen up emos, goths, nu-metal warriors and people who still rock a MySpace profile pic. We need to talk about a crime. A musical injustice. A sonic betrayal that’s haunted the shadows since 2003… Amy Lee — our eyelinered goddess of doom and drama — has just admitted that there’s one Evanescence track she […]
You might think the only thing Ozzy Osbourne and Yungblud have in common is black eyeliner and chaos… but c’mon butt, you’d be wrong. Sure, one’s the Prince of Darkness with a bat fetish, and the other’s a Gen-Z punk-rock pinball in Dr. Martens – but deep down, these two might just be cut from […]
🎤 A love letter to the Lords of Doom from the Queen of Modern Rock 🎸 If you’ve ever seen Lzzy Hale command a stage like an absolute beast in leather and eyeliner, scream her lungs out on “Love Bites (So Do I)”, or rip through a solo with Halestorm like the world’s on fire… […]
In the year 2025, while the world’s arguing over whether AI can write novels, paint portraits, or make a better lasagne than your nan, the rock world just stood up, flipped both horns, and told AI bands to take their fake solos and shove ’em where the sun don’t shine. That’s right. One brave, badass, […]
June 4, 2009 – The night the amps blew, tempers flared, and Britpop imploded in a Mancunian field… 🎤⚡🥴 🎸 “Is anyone out there?!” You could smell the beer and bravado from miles away. 70,000 Oasis fans packed into Manchester’s Heaton Park, ready for a thunderous homecoming gig — and what was supposed to be […]
Welcome back to the bloody brilliant bonkersness that is Steelhouse Festival’s backstage build, butt! You’ve seen how we put the beast together — now let’s lift the curtain on the chaos that unfolds once the amps are screaming, the beers are flowing, and the portaloos are on their last legs. This isn’t just the story […]
“AQUAMAN? MORE LIKE MOSH-MAN!” 🦈🤘 Well butt, if you thought Black Sabbath’s farewell gig couldn’t get any madder… enter Jason bloody Momoa — the Hawaiian hammer-swingin’, Guinness-guzzling rock god in disguise — charging headfirst into a circle pit during Pantera’s set like he was trying to bring Valhalla to Villa Park. 😱🔥 Yep. That actually […]
Disturbed Frontman Defends Israel Support After Boos At Sabbath Farewell Gig ⚡️ What Went Down at Villa Park? It was meant to be a glorious farewell — a proper heavy metal homecoming. Black Sabbath, the Brummie titans who started it all, were saying their final goodbyes at Villa Park. Over five million fans tuned in […]
Fall Out Boy’s resident riff-slinger and curly-haired chaos merchant, Joe Trohman, has announced he’s stepping away from the band’s 2025 tour dates – and fans across the globe are both heartbroken and 100% understanding. The announcement came via a heartfelt social media post that had us all reaching for our eyeliner and blasting “Saturday” on […]
AKA: “Even the Devil had his off days, butt…” Oi, c’mon then! Let’s summon the spirits of molten riffs and metal mayhem, ‘cos we’re diving headfirst into the infernal pit of Black Sabbath’s discography and ranking every studio album from “nah, mate” to “bow down before the metal gods!” 🤘🔥 This is pure riffology, sprinkled […]
25. Amorphis – Skyforger (2009) Finnish folklore meets melodic prog metal. Big atmospheres, lush keys, and riffs that could part the Baltic Sea. 🌌 24. Porcupine Tree – In Absentia (2002) Steven Wilson goes heavy and dark. Like Pink Floyd got swallowed by a Tool riff. 🌀 23. Haken – Aquarius (2009) Mermaids, madness, and […]
What Went Wrong at the Most Hyped Metal Farewell in History 🤘🖤 Picture this: Five million metalheads tuning in worldwide. Villa Park lit up like Valhalla with a light rig bigger than your nan’s Christmas tree. And the mighty Black Sabbath—yes, the full OG line-up (well, sorta)—back for one last apocalyptic hurrah. Or so we […]
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Lynyrd Skynyrd moved to Derby, grew bigger beards, and started jamming in a haunted barn full of Marshall stacks — These Wicked Rivers are your answer, mun. 🏴🎸 They’re not just a band. They’re a movement — flying the flag for modern British blues rock with riffs […]
For The Riff Report Blog Move over lads — the metal queens are here to melt faces, crack skulls, and absolutely own the mic. 🤘 From operatic powerhouses to leather-clad screamers, these 22 heavy metal albums prove the ladies have always had the pipes and the riffs to lead the charge. Whether it’s classic 80s […]