The rock world barely survives one week without drama these days, does it? 😅 One minute everyone’s arguing about festival ticket prices and whether beer should legally cost less than a mortgage payment… and the next minute former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen casually drops a comment suggesting the band may already have a brand-new […]
THEATRICAL METAL CHAOS IS BACK, BUTT 😈🤘 Some bands announce tours. Then there’s Avatar… who basically announce the beginning of a beautifully unhinged travelling nightmare circus complete with face paint, horror vibes, monstrous riffs, crowd chaos, and enough theatrical madness to make your local haunted house pack up and go home. And now the Swedish […]
Right then, gather round rave warriors, moshpit goblins and ageing festival survivors whose knees still haven’t recovered from Download 2012… because this is MASSIVE news. 😭🔥 The Prodigy are officially preparing to return to New York City for their first NYC performance since 2009, and honestly? This has the potential to become one of the […]
There’s something oddly comforting about Theory of a Deadman still being out there making noise. Maybe it’s because their songs have followed rock fans through nearly every chaotic stage of life imaginable. Bad relationships?Theory had a soundtrack for it. Late-night drives after gigs?Theory had a soundtrack for that too. Questionable tattoos, broken friendships, emotional meltdowns […]
On May 22nd, 2007, the mighty Ozzy Osbourne released Black Rain — his 10th full-length solo studio album and one of the darkest, grittiest and most underrated records in his legendary catalogue. And somehow… this beast is now 19 years old. 😭🦇 That’s right, butt.Nineteen years since metalheads everywhere first heard those opening riffs and […]
There are tours…There are festivals…And then there are those moments in music history that become bigger than either. That was Projekt Revolution. 🖤🤘 Back in the early 2000s — when MSN Messenger ruled social life, everyone’s jeans were roughly the size of small tents, and every teenager on Earth either wanted to BE in a […]
Right then, metalheads… If there was ever a sign that Iron Maiden’s EDDFEST is about to become one of the greatest weekends in British rock history, this might be it. Planet Rock legend Paul Anthony has officially been confirmed as the host of the Maidenville Stage during Iron Maiden’s gigantic 50th anniversary celebrations at Knebworth […]
Sometimes the loudest moments in rock music aren’t the breakdowns. They aren’t the pyro explosions.They aren’t the walls of death.They aren’t the festivals shaking entire postcodes with bass lines powerful enough to knock over a £9 pint. Sometimes the loudest moment is simply somebody telling the truth. And this week, Caleb Shomo gave the rock […]
The lights feel a little dimmer in the world of rock tonight, mun. 💔 Dick Parry — the legendary saxophonist whose soulful, haunting performances became permanently stitched into the fabric of Pink Floyd — has sadly died at the age of 83. And for a lot of music fans, this isn’t just the loss of […]
Well butt… late-night television may never recover from this one. 🔥 In a moment that instantly sent rock fans, TV nerds, Beatles obsessives and sleep-deprived doomscrollers into full emotional meltdown mode, Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance on the final-ever episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — delivering a Beatles classic that turned […]
Pop-Punk Icons Announce Massive UK + EU Tour, Slam Dunk Headline Slot & Stylish New Collaboration With The Great Frog Somewhere in Britain right now, a bloke in a faded studded belt just screamed “LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND THE FAMOUS!” loud enough to frighten a pigeon off a Greggs roof. Because yes, butt… Good […]
Some albums entertain. Others change the conversation forever. Today marks 55 years since Marvin Gaye released What’s Going On, an album that didn’t just redefine soul music—it redefined what popular music could say. Released in 1971, at a time when America was wrestling with war, racial injustice, poverty and political division, What’s Going On dared […]
There are musicians who become famous… and then there are the rare few who completely reshape music forever. Tony Iommi belongs in that second category without question. 🖤🎸 This week, Birmingham officially honoured one of its greatest ever sons as the legendary Black Sabbath guitarist received the prestigious Lord Mayor’s Award — recognition for a […]
Photo credit: Marcos Vinicius Troian There are certain songs in rock and metal history that don’t just become tracks… They become moments. The kind of songs that stop people dead in their tracks the first time they hear them. The kind of songs that soundtrack heartbreaks, late-night drives, festival memories, pub jukebox sessions, and those […]
Everyone here at The Riff Report Blog just wants to give a huge shout-out to the absolutely brilliant Leoni Jane Kennedy for taking the time to sit down and chat with us! 🎤🖤 From the music to the passion, the stories, and the pure rock ’n’ roll energy — it was an absolute pleasure getting […]
