Albums

Spring might be arriving… but the riffs are still absolutely freezing faces off. 🤘 March rolls in and suddenly the music world starts properly waking up again. Festival announcements are flying everywhere, tour posters are popping up on venue walls,…

Darkness. Beauty. Absolute mastery — still haunting us 25 years later. 🌲💀🎸 Alright butt… this ain’t just an album — this is a bloody monument. 😤🔥 When Opeth dropped Blackwater Park back in 2001, they didn’t just raise the bar……

Big riffs. Bigger hooks. A melodic rock punch that sticks in your head for days, mun. 🌙🔥🎸 Alright butt… this one’s got that proper feel-good rock energy — the kind that sneaks up on you and suddenly you’re belting the…

Some albums are collections of songs.Others are experiences. CAIRN, the fourth full-length album from French modern progressive metal outfit Parallel Minds, firmly belongs in the second camp — a towering, 61-minute conceptual beast that doesn’t just hit hard, but means…

Album Review | UK metalcore with teeth, heart, and zero fear 🔥🤘 There’s a certain moment in a band’s journey where everything locks into place. The riffs hit harder. The songs breathe deeper. The confidence stops being loud and starts…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Label: Brutal RecordsRelease Date: 13 February 2026Words: The Riff Report 🤘 Miami. 1985. Neon lights flicker. Alleyways breathe menace. Something undead is stalking the streets… and No Worth Of Man have turned up armed to the teeth and absolutely not…

The engine roars, adding its primal, petrol-fuelled fury to the cacophony of the midnight streets. With menace in its very construction the car seems to prowl the pools of neon light, the sound of the devil’s music blasting from it…

Independent Release | Out 27 February 2026 Some albums arrive quietly. Others kick the door off the hinges, set fire to the banners, and drag you head-first into their world. The Past Tales — the debut full-length from Mývalyĭr —…

Stratocaster magic. Blues-drenched riffs. A master at work, live and loud. 🎸🔥🤘 Alright butt… dim the lights, pour something strong, and let’s get into some proper guitar wizardry. 🍺😎 With One Moment in Time: Live in USA, Robin Trower reminds…

Orchestral metal madness. Choirs, chaos, and pure theatrical brilliance. 🎻🔥🤘 Alright butt… ditch the pint for a second and grab yourself a velvet cloak, because we’re heading into full-on symphonic metal theatre. 😤🎭 With Con Orquesta, Therion don’t just play…

Label: Earache RecordsRelease Date: 27 March 2026 Some bands peak live. Some bands are live.Massive Wagons fall squarely into the second camp — and Live At The Great Hall is the sound of a band absolutely on fire, refusing to…

Glitchy chaos. Heavy drops. Pop meets metal in a full-blown identity crisis… and it absolutely slaps. 🤖🔥🤘 Alright butt… this one’s not here to behave. Not even a little bit. 😅 With Empty Hands, Poppy once again smashes genres together…

Stripped back. Soul exposed. A bluesman standing tall on his own two feet. 🎸🔥🤘 Alright butt… this one hits different. No big theatrics, no over-the-top madness — just raw honesty, grit, and a whole lot of soul. 😤🍺 With On…

Riffs like thunder. Atmosphere like a storm rolling in. This one builds… then burns everything down. ⚡🔥🤘 Alright butt… brace yourself, because this ain’t a quick hit of noise — this is a slow-burning, sky-scorching monster of a record. 😤…

Grit. Soul. Stories that hit like a late-night confession over a whisky, mun. 🥃🔥🎤 Alright butt… pull up a chair, dim the lights, and let’s get into something that’s less about noise and more about truth. 😤 With Can’t Take…

Soul on fire. Stripped-down truth. Beauty forged through grit and vulnerability. 🖤🔥🎤 Alright butt… this one isn’t here to blow the doors off — it’s here to open your chest and have a quiet word with your soul. 😤 With…

Dark elegance. Electronic pulse. Symphonic metal with teeth and attitude. 🖤⚡🎹 Alright butt… this one struts in like it owns the place — all slick production, dark vibes, and big cinematic energy. 😤🔥 With X, Secret Rule crank up the…

Riffs sharper than a razor. Attitude colder than steel. The legends still mean business. ⚡💀🤘 Alright butt… when a band like Megadeth drops a self-titled album this late in the game, you know it’s not messing about. 😤🔥 Megadeth isn’t…