Only in Birmingham, mun… Aston Villa have gone and properly honoured the Prince of Darkness himself – Ozzy Osbourne – with a massive tifo display before their Europa League clash with Celtic (30th Jan 2025). The Black Sabbath frontman, a lifelong Villan, was plastered across the Holte End in glorious technicolour, with fans unveiling a […]
Grab your snakeskin boots and pour a pint, because the life and riffs of one of Britain’s finest blues-rock guitarists are being immortalised in a brand-new book! 🙌 The late, great Bernie Marsden – founding member of Whitesnake, riff machine behind classics like “Here I Go Again”, and all-round guitar wizard – is getting the […]
What’s occurring, mun? March 2025 is about to turn the usually posh and proper Royal Albert Hall into a punk-fuelled, rock-soaked, comedy-laced madhouse. Why? Because the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts are back — and this year’s line-up is proper tidy! From Sex Pistols chaos with Frank Carter to The Who tearing the roof off (twice, […]
Well, well, well… look who’s finally dusted off the riffs and come roaring back. After nine long years, Anthrax – yes, one quarter of the legendary Big Four of thrash – have announced they’re dropping a brand-new album this autumn. Not only that, they’re strapping on the guitars for what’s being teased as a massive […]
Can your headphones handle the riff? Let’s find out. 😈 So, you’ve dropped some hard-earned cash on a new pair of headphones, eh? Maybe you snagged a pair of audiophile-grade cans or just want to put your gaming headset through its paces. Either way, there’s only one proper way to test them: with absolute face-melting, […]
🗓 Live at Utilita Arena Cardiff – January 26–27, 2025🎸 By The Riff Report – Moshpit Division 🏰 Welcome to the Metal Kingdom: Cardiff 2025 There are gigs. There are shows. And then there are nights where the walls sweat, the pits churn like whirlpools, and grown adults cry into their beer because “Tears Don’t […]
Def Leppard legend Vivian Campbell has taken another massive step in his long battle with cancer – this time undergoing a bone marrow transplant. 💉💔 The Belfast-born guitarist, who’s been shredding riffs with Leppard since 1992, has been fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma on and off since 2013. Despite rounds of chemo and treatment, the disease has […]
Well, well, well… looks like the Bad Boys from Boston ain’t hanging up their scarves just yet! 🎩🎸 Aerosmith have just announced they’ll be reuniting for a one-off live performance next week at the Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party. For those not in the know, Jam for Janie is the charity bash hosted […]
What’s occurring, butt? London just saw a proper shred-fest of the bank balance variety — two of the late, great Jeff Beck’s guitars have sold at auction for over £1 million combined! 🤯 Beck, the Yardbirds legend turned solo wizard of the fretboard, wasn’t just a player — he was a tone alchemist. So when […]
What’s occurring, riff heads? Ever wondered what happens when collectors with way too much money cross paths with the holy relics of rock ‘n’ roll? The answer: guitars selling for the kind of cash that could buy you a castle in Caerphilly 🏰 or about 10 million Greggs sausage rolls. We’re talking six strings that […]
Well butt, if you thought Slash only dealt in thunderous riffs and iconic top hats, think again. The Guns N’ Roses axe-slinger has just added another string to his (already massive) bow – he’s stepped into the world of TV as executive producer for the upcoming UK serial killer drama The Crow Girl. From “Sweet […]
If Robbie Robertson was the voice and Levon Helm the soul, then Hudson was the secret weapon — the bearded professor tucked behind a wall of organs, accordions, and whatever weird instrument he’d dragged into the studio that week. His playing on The Weight, Chest Fever, and Up On Cripple Creek wasn’t just background — […]
If you heard the thunder of thrash in Stranger Things and yelled “YESS MUN!”, you’re one of us. Season 4 didn’t just bring back monsters, mind powers, and nosebleeds – it brought METALLICA into the Upside Down and made metalheads scream at their TVs with pride and tears. 🖤 Here’s how one legendary song, one […]
📍 West End | Broadway | Bochum Arena | UK Tours | Worldwide🎭 “Only you have the power within you…” – and about 30 wheels strapped to your boots. 🚄 What Is Starlight Express? It’s the musical theatre equivalent of a sugar rush on wheels. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (yes, that Andrew Lloyd Webber […]
🧠 Written by The Riff Report Blog | 🤖 Powered by riffs, Red Bull & righteous panic “OK Google… write me a prog-metal space opera about crisps.” Yes, folks. We’re officially living in that timeline. Google has dropped a musical AI bombshell, and it’s already bending minds and potentially tuning guitars. Their latest AI-powered experiment […]