Out 13 February 2026 | CD, Vinyl & Digital Right then… brace yourselves, mun, because No Worth Of Man are back and they’ve brought absolute carnage with them. Brutal Records have officially unveiled The Killing Streets, the band’s brand-new full-length album, and it’s shaping up to be one of the heaviest UK metal releases of […]
There are crossovers… and then there are proper cultural curveballs that make you stop, grin, and say “how the hell did this happen — and why does it rule so hard?” One such moment lives forever in the sacred archive of unexpected rock history: R.E.M. turning up on Sesame Street to perform Happy Furry Monsters […]
Leather trousers ready. Air guitar primed. This one’s going to be biblical, mun 🤘🔥 Stop whatever you’re doing and clutch the nearest speaker stack — Lenny Kravitz has officially announced a huge UK show for August 2026, and yes, it’s every bit as massive as you’re hoping. This isn’t an intimate sit-down affair with polite […]
Right then. Sit down, grab a brew (or something stronger), because this one feels surreal in the best possible way. After three whole decades of the UK charts pretending not to notice one of the greatest songwriters to ever sling a Telecaster, Bruce Springsteen is charging back into chart territory with ‘Streets of Minneapolis’. Not […]
Rock & Metal Winners at the 2026 Grammy Awards 🤘🏆 Right then… gather round the virtual barrier, crack a can, and wipe the cynicism off your battle jacket — because the 2026 Grammy Awards actually did right by rock and metal. No irony. No sarcastic eyebrow raise. Just loud guitars, heavy feelings, and long-overdue recognition. […]
Right then… cancel your plans, hide your Eggos, and warn the neighbours — Hawkins is humming again. Netflix have dropped the official teaser for Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, and yeah… this one doesn’t knock politely. It kicks the door in, drags us back to peak Reagan-era paranoia, and whispers “you thought we were done?” […]
Every now and then, a record turns up that doesn’t just play — it confesses. Not in a polished, PR-approved, “here’s my truth” kind of way either. Nah. This one rocks up bruised, honest, slightly shaken, and says: “Sit with this. It might get uncomfortable.” ALBUM 10 by ELUSIVE THUGS is that record. And fair […]
Label: Throne Of Lies Records | Release Date: January 10th, 2026 There’s metal you listen to… and then there’s metal that lies down in the dirt with you, stares up at the sky, and starts asking deeply uncomfortable questions about your life choices. 😈⚰️The Earth Above, A Grave Beneath firmly lands in the second camp. […]
At the 2026 Grammy Awards, no less. About time, mun. About. Bloody. Time. After a career that helped invent alternative music as we know it, inspired everyone from goth kids to indie sadboys, and proved that melancholy can be both massive and magnificent, The Cure walked away with two major wins: Yes. Their first Grammys. […]
Hide the bikes, lock the doors, stock up on snacks and dim the lights, mun… Stranger Things is crawling back out of the Upside Down with Tales From ’85 – and the hype levels are officially off the scale. ⚡❄️👾 Let’s be clear from the jump: this isn’t just another TV show. Stranger Things was […]
Short month… massive riffs. February came in swinging, mun. 🤘 Right then, Riff Report crew — February might only have 28 days, but the rock and metal world absolutely stuffed it with new records. While everyone else was complaining about the cold and hiding under blankets, bands were dropping albums loud enough to shake the […]
Short Month… BIG RIFFS Right then Riff Report crew — February might be the shortest month of the year, but clearly nobody told the rock and metal world that. Because the bands rolled in with fresh singles, massive riffs, and enough noise to melt the frost off the UK pavements. While the rest of the […]
Broken souls. Golden seams. Heavy music that actually means something. Every now and then, an album lands on the Riff Report desk that doesn’t just want your attention — it demands your empathy. One that doesn’t chase trends, pits, or playlists, but instead reaches straight for the bits of you that are still healing. Oïkoumen’s […]
Some bands build worlds. Others interrogate them.Oïkoumen does both — loudly, emotionally, and without asking permission. The name Oïkoumen comes from Ancient Greek, meaning “the inhabited world” — and that’s not just clever etymology, mun. It’s a mission statement. This is music obsessed with what it means to exist as a human: emotionally raw, socially […]
The Scottish bards break eight years of silence — and they’ve brought thunder with them From the stone-strewn landscapes of Falkirk comes a band who don’t just play Scottish history — they summon it. Hailing from the heart of Alba, Cnoc An Tursa (translated as Hill Of The Standing Stone) have been carving folklore, fire […]