“Shapes of things before my eyes…” – and what shapes they were! From Clapton to Beck to Page, The Yardbirds weren’t just a band—they were a bloody sonic boot camp for guitar gods. Strap in, butt, we’re going down the psychedelic-blues rabbit hole with the most iconic, fuzz-laden Yardbirds tracks ever to melt a vinyl […]
Posted by The Riff Report Blog – where riffs reign, pyro rules, and we ain’t afraid of a little glitter with our growls. 🚀🎸 Alright butt, strap in for a wild ride through pyro, leather, ridiculous costumes, and just enough double-kick pedal to make your nan cry into her sherry! 🍷🔥 Here’s Every Metal and […]
Now this one hurts, mun. Two absolute prog-rock legends — Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee — had agreed to join the mighty Black Sabbath onstage at their Villa Park 2025 gig. Just imagine it: Geezer Butler locking in with Geddy, Tony Iommi trading riffs with Lifeson, and Ozzy probably forgetting what day it is […]
🎸 Loud, overlooked & criminally underplayed – let’s fix that! Metal’s a big ol’ beast, innit? With titans like Metallica, Slipknot and Maiden hogging the limelight (and the festival lineups), it’s easy to miss the bands tearing it up just outside the mainstream. Some of these lads and lasses are slogging it out in sweaty […]
12. Whitesnake – 1987 (1987) By the mid-’80s, Whitesnake were basically a bluesy pub band with dreams bigger than their denim. David Coverdale had tried breaking America before, but with MTV in its spandex-and-hairspray phase, he reinvented the whole band into a slick, stadium-ready monster. What happened? A total glam-rock metamorphosis. Out went the barroom boogie, in came […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ madcap bass magician Flea is stepping away from the low-end funk thunder to make… a trumpet album. Yep, you read that right, mun — he’s blowing horn instead of minds this time. And who’s joining him? None other than Nick Cave, the Prince of Gothic Croon himself. The revelation dropped in […]
Iron Maiden’s founder, bass commander, and chief galloper Steve Harris has opened up about the much-debated Blaze Bayley years — and guess what? He reckons some of the tracks from that period are among his finest work. For the uninitiated (where have you been, butt?), Blaze Bayley fronted Maiden between 1994 and 1999, stepping into […]
Up the Irons, mun! 🏴 If you thought Iron Maiden had conquered every stage on the planet, think again – this autumn, the metal legends are storming the big screen with a brand-new documentary film that promises an emotive, thunderous journey through their 50-year history. We’re talking five decades of denim, leather, riffs, Eddie nightmares, […]
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What’s occurring? Metallica have just dropped one of the wildest fan treats of 2025 — a free concert experience, captured in jaw-dropping Apple Immersive Video. The catch? You’ll need to strap a £3,499 Apple Vision Pro headset to your noggin. That’s right mun, it’s free if you’ve already bought the most expensive gig ticket in […]
Papa V Perpetua Joins Black Sabbath at Villa Park 🤘 What’s occurring, mun? Rock’s most theatrical frontman, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, has been waxing lyrical about the godfather of heavy bass riffs himself – Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath. And not just in passing either – Forge went all out, calling Geezer’s songwriting “a huge inspiration” […]
Yes butt, you read that right – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues has finally cranked the amps, circled a date in the diary, and even dropped a cheeky first teaser trailer. 🤘🔥 The sequel to the most rock ‘n’ roll mockumentary of all time (This Is Spinal Tap, if you’ve somehow been living under […]
When riffs meet rhymes, chaos reigns supreme… and we bloody love it. 🤘😎 Wait… Rap and Metal?Oh aye, butt. It’s not just Linkin Park shouting over scratching decks anymore. When done right, metal and rap together is like pouring Buckfast on a bonfire – unpredictable, intense, and absolutely banging. Whether it’s nu-metal bangers or unlikely […]
Strap on your boots, grab your bandana, and pack some paracetamol — we’re diving into the 20 loudest, dirtiest, most face-melting rock and metal festivals on the planet. From the Welsh mountains to the deserts of California, these festivals are where riffs are born, pits get torn, and legends are made. Let’s do this, mun! […]
Clear the shelves, polish the Trooper pint glasses, and make space on the coffee table, because the mighty Iron Maiden have announced a monster new book to celebrate their 50th anniversary. 🤘 Titled Infinite Dreams – The Official Visual History, this beast drops in autumn 2025 and promises to be the definitive chronicle of Maiden’s […]