It’s May, the sun might show up, and Cardiff’s Fuel Rock Club is ready to unleash another month of unholy riffs, sweat, and sonic destruction on Womanby Street. ☀️🎤 From punk parties and metal mayhem to drag shows and tribute nights, Fuel’s May calendar is packed tighter than a mosh pit on payday. Here’s the […]
Oi oi, rockers! Grab a Jack & Coke, light a fag, and crank Ace of Spades to 11 – because the Lemmy Forever celebrations have finally been revealed, and they’re as loud, filthy, and glorious as the man himself. 🎰🥃 This ain’t just another tribute. This is Lemmy carved into the history books – in […]
What’s occurring, riff fiends? May 2025 wasn’t about daffodils or Maypole dancing—it was about riffs, rage, and records that hit harder than a Valleys pub lock-in. From blasphemous blackened death to chart-smashing alt-metal, this month was stacked with noise, chaos, and more than a few hangovers. Let’s dive in. 🍻 🎶 May 2025 Albums That […]
A Riff Report Round-Up for Riff-Raging Maniacs May isn’t just for bank holidays and dodgy barbecues – it’s for mosh-pit madness, blast beats, Satanic singalongs, and comeback carnage. This month delivered a glorious mess of melodic thrash, doom-soaked drama, and a cheeky post-hardcore resurrection from Cymru’s finest. Here’s the official Riff Report breakdown of May […]
Punk Meets the Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard has seen it all: movie stars, metal gods, and more Elvis impersonators than you can shake a pint at. But on May 1st, 2025, it finally saw something it should’ve had ages ago – the kings of modern punk rock, Green Day, immortalised with the 2,810th star on the […]
The Riff Report’s Mayhem Birthday Bash – Now With 100% More Riffs ☀️🔥 It’s May, butt – and things are heating up! 🔥 Festival season’s looming, beer gardens are alive with the sound of clinking pints, and rock & metal legends are queuing up to blow out birthday candles with the force of a Marshall […]
Well lads and lasses… it’s official. Dust off the tinsel, sharpen those platform boots, and get ready to scream “IT’S CHRIIIIISTMAAAS!” for one last ride. Glam rock legend Dave Hill has announced the final ever Slade UK tour, roaring through December 2025 and closing the book on one of Britain’s most outrageous festive traditions. 🎤🥁 […]
The Prince of Darkness just won’t quit, mun. Even after years of health battles, Ozzy Osbourne is determined to stand tall (well, at least lean on a mic stand 😅) when Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning homecoming concert hits Birmingham this November. Word is, Ozzy’s target is to perform five songs during the set […]
Grab your snake-pit wristbands, dust off your cowboy boots, and pour a stiff Jack & Coke, butt — because Metallica have only gone and done it again. Following their Black Album mega-box and the Master of Puppets shrine-to-end-all-shrines, the Bay Area beasts have turned their attention to the most divisive, eyeliner-soaked chapter of their career: […]
What’s occurring in the world of Thin Lizzy? Well, guitar icon Scott Gorham – the man whose Les Paul licks helped shape the very DNA of rock – has just unveiled a collection of mind-bending, gloriously psychedelic artworks that’ll have you seeing double quicker than a night out on the Brains SA 🍻. The new […]
What’s occurring, mun? Strap in, because this week the UK album charts turned into a proper mosh pit brawl. On one side of the ring: Ghost, Sweden’s occult metal juggernauts, armed with riffs, robes, and enough incense to fumigate half of Glastonbury. On the other: Stereophonics, Welsh valleys royalty, guitar-slinging veterans who’ve been writing pub […]
The valleys have gone quiet today, mun. Wales – and the rock world – has lost one of its greatest sons. Mike Peters, the voice, guitar, and unbreakable heart of The Alarm, has died aged 66. More than a frontman, Peters was a fighter, activist, and a flag-waver for Welsh rock. He gave us 68 […]
Strap in, mun — the Pennsylvania storm-bringers are back and aiming for the summit. Halestorm have officially announced their sixth album Everest, dropping 8 August 2025, and to celebrate they’re hitting the UK with a monster arena tour this November. Proper job! 🤘 The Album: Everest ⛰️ Halestorm don’t do things by halves, and Everest […]
What’s occurring then? Shinedown — masters of pyro, big riffs and arena-filling choruses — are going all stripped back for a one-night-only acoustic show in London this summer. And guess what, mun? It’s gonna be lush. When & Where 🗓️ 📍 Islington Assembly Hall, London📅 Tuesday 17 June 2025 That’s right, Brent Smith and six-string […]
Not every band is built for TikTok, mate. Let’s be honest — the golden age of metal gave us some absolute legends… and a few acts that were very much a product of their time. 🕰️ From spandex and perms to dodgy lyrics and questionable solos, here are 12 metal bands that would probably bomb […]