Bands

The place where we celebrate the musicians responsible for all those glorious riffs, deafening drums, screaming solos and choruses that refuse to leave your head. ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ”ฅ

From rock and metal legends who have spent decades destroying stages around the world to rising stars, underground favourites and grassroots bands playing their first sweaty club shows, this section is all about the people making the music we love.

Because without the bands, there wouldnโ€™t be much of a Riff Report. Unless you fancy several thousand words about festival chips and the price of a pint. ๐Ÿบ

Here youโ€™ll find band features, artist spotlights, biographies, interviews, career retrospectives, new-member announcements, reunions, anniversaries, emerging artists and plenty of deep dives into the stories behind some of rock and metalโ€™s biggest names.

Weโ€™ll revisit the careers of legendary groups who helped shape rock history while keeping our ears firmly planted on the ground for the bands currently fighting their way through pubs, clubs, independent venues and festival stages.

And discovering those bands is half the fun.

Thereโ€™s something brilliant about walking into a venue having never heard of the support act and leaving forty minutes later wondering why they arenโ€™t already playing arenas. The rock and metal scene constantly produces incredible new talent, and The Riff Report is committed to giving grassroots and independent artists a platform alongside the giants of the genre.

Being a proudly Welsh publication, weโ€™ve also got a particularly soft spot for bands flying the flag for Wales and its ridiculously healthy rock, metal and alternative scene. From established Welsh heavyweights to unsigned bands rehearsing somewhere above a pub and plotting world domination, we want to hear about them.

But our musical borders certainly donโ€™t stop at the Severn Bridge.

Weโ€™ll bring you stories about bands from across the UK and around the world, covering everything from classic rock and traditional heavy metal to hard rock, punk, alternative, progressive metal, metalcore and whatever wonderfully noisy genre someone invents next.

Most importantly, this section celebrates the personalities, friendships, creativity and occasionally complete chaos behind the music.

Because bands arenโ€™t just names printed across festival posters.

Theyโ€™re the reason we travel hundreds of miles for gigs, spend ridiculous amounts of money on vinyl, proudly wear battle jackets covered in patches and somehow convince ourselves that we definitely need another black band T-shirt.

So whether youโ€™re here to read about a rock legend, discover your new favourite band or find out what the next generation of riff-makers are cooking up, youโ€™ve come to the right place.

Turn the amps up, grab your horns and get stuck in.

Legends. Rising stars. Grassroots heroes. Massive riffs.

This is The Riff Report Bands. ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿค˜

๐Ÿ’€ Dawn Of Demise โ€“ Denmarkโ€™s Groove-Soaked Death Metal Wrecking Crew

Band: Dawn Of DemiseHometown: Silkeborg, Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐFormed: 2003Genre: Death Metal / Slam / Groove-Heavy Death MetalYears Active: 2003โ€“Present Sometimes you donโ€™t need seventeen subgenres, a calculator to understand the riffs and a drummer apparently attempting to break the laws of physics. Sometimes you just need massive bloody death metal riffs. ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค˜ Thatโ€™s been the philosophy behind Denmarkโ€™s Dawn Of Demise...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Enterprise Earth Unleash New Single โ€˜Neo-Prometheanโ€™ โ€“ Deathcore Destruction Returns

๐Ÿ“… Release Date: 9 September 2026๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: Enterprise Earth๐ŸŽต Single: โ€œNeo-Prometheanโ€โฑ๏ธ Running Time: 5:32 Enterprise Earth are back, and theyโ€™ve apparently decided that subtlety can bugger off for the afternoon. The American deathcore wrecking crew have unleashed their brand-new single โ€œNeo-Prometheanโ€, accompanied by an official music video and arriving just weeks before the band head across Europe and the...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Slipknot Surprise Drop New Single โ€˜Arsenalโ€™ โ€“ A New Era Of Masked Chaos Begins

๐Ÿ“… Release Date: 9 September 2026๐Ÿ’ฟ Record Company: Warner Music Group๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: (sic)est Records๐ŸŽต Single: โ€œArsenalโ€ Well, bugger us sideways โ€” Slipknot have just kicked the doors back open. The Iowa metal giants have surprise-released their brand-new single โ€œArsenalโ€, accompanied by an official music video, marking the beginning of yet another fascinating chapter in one of heavy musicโ€™s most...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ As I Lay Dying Complete Ninth Studio Album โ€“ Fans To Help Decide The Final Tracklist

๐Ÿ“… Release Date: Early 2027๐Ÿ’ฟ Record Company: Napalm Records๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: Napalm Records As I Lay Dying have officially completed recording their ninth studio album, and thereโ€™s an interesting twist before the finished record makes its way out into the world. The Californian metalcore veterans have recorded 12 new songs, but only intend to put 10 of them on the...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ ANA Unleash Debut Album Motivated By Death โ€“ Couture Metal Meets Mortality, Fashion And Symphonic Fire

๐Ÿ“… Release Date: 29 May 2026๐Ÿ’ฟ Record Company: Eclipse Records๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: Eclipse Records Melbourneโ€™s heavy music scene has produced its fair share of absolute monsters over the years, but ANA are approaching things from a rather different angle. High fashion. Masked musicians. Cinematic visuals. Huge orchestral arrangements. Crushing guitars. And enough theatrical ambition to make your average stage production...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ ANA โ€“ Melbourneโ€™s Couture Metal Visionaries

Band: ANAHometown: Melbourne, Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บFormed: 2023Genre: Symphonic Metal / Modern Metal / Hard Rock / โ€œCouture Metalโ€Record Label: Eclipse Records Melbourne has never exactly struggled when it comes to producing heavy music, but ANA are taking things somewhere considerably more theatrical. Formed in early 2023, the Australian quintet have created their own distinctive corner of the metal universe, combining symphonic...

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๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿฅ LUSTMORD LOMBARDO Release New Single โ€˜The Desolate Shore Part I: Submergenceโ€™

๐Ÿ“… Release Date: 9 September 2026๐Ÿ’ฟ Record Company: Ipecac๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: Ipecac Recordings๐Ÿ’ฟ Taken From: The Pulse Of Atoms If you thought putting dark ambient pioneer Lustmord in a room with legendary former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo might produce something slightly unusual, congratulations โ€” you were absolutely bloody right. Operating together as LUSTMORD LOMBARDO, the pair have released their second...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Forbidden Return With Self-Titled New Album โ€“ Bay Area Thrash Legends Strike Back

๐Ÿ“… Release Date: 23 October 2026๐Ÿ’ฟ Record Company: Frontiers Label Group๐Ÿท๏ธ Record Label: BLKIIBLK Bay Area thrash metal veterans Forbidden are properly back in business, and theyโ€™re bringing more than three decades of experience, aggression and razor-sharp riffing with them. The legendary Californian outfit will release their long-awaited new self-titled album, Forbidden, on 23 October 2026 through BLKIIBLK, the heavy...

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๐ŸŒ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ SEASON OF MELANCHOLY Unleash Emotionally Charged Second Album In Sleep ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿค˜

Ukrainian Romantic Metal outfit Season of Melancholy have completed one hell of a journey with their second full-length album, In Sleep โ€” a 12-track record forged through changing lives, a global pandemic and the devastating reality of full-scale war in Ukraine. Released on 4 September, In Sleep clocks in at more than 43 minutes, with its material written across a...

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๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿ”ฅ INTENTIONAL TRAINWRECK Drop Explosive New Single โ€œLight The Way Upโ€

Baltimore-Washington metal duo INTENTIONAL TRAINWRECK are back causing beautifully organised chaos with their brand-new single โ€œLight The Way Upโ€ โ€” and this one arrives swinging. Following the momentum generated by their second full-length album Smokestack of Souls, the two-piece have returned with a track that throws progressive metal, mathcore madness and full-throttle aggression into the same blender, hits the button...

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๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ”ฅ WEENDโ€™ร” Unveil New Single โ€œImpregnate Meโ€ and Open Pre-Orders for Elveniga ๐Ÿค˜

French progressive rock outfit WEENDโ€™ร” have opened the gates to a bold new fantasy world with their latest single, โ€œImpregnate Meโ€ โ€” the first taste of their forthcoming album, Elveniga. Set for release on 13 November 2026 through Boh Music, Elveniga will be the bandโ€™s third electric studio album and promises to take listeners on an immersive journey packed with...

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๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ”ฅ GIANT SKY Announce Final Chapter of Ambitious Trilogy and Unleash New Single โ€œLifting Applesโ€ Featuring Mogwaiโ€™s Stuart Braithwaite

Norwegian art-rock project GIANT SKY are preparing to bring their sprawling musical trilogy to a suitably epic conclusion with not one, but two new albums arriving this October. Because apparently one emotionally devastating post-rock voyage simply wasnโ€™t enough, mun. ๐Ÿค˜ Led by Norwegian musician Erlend Viken โ€” vocalist, keyboardist and principal songwriter of acclaimed progressive rock outfit Soup โ€” GIANT...

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๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”ฅ AMASEFFER Return After 18 Years With New Album When The Lions Leave Their Den โ€” Hear โ€œLady of Slaughterโ€ Now! ๐Ÿค˜

Eighteen years. Thatโ€™s long enough for entire musical movements to rise, fall and come crawling back wearing vintage merch โ€” but now the silence has finally been broken. Israeli progressive cinematic metal pioneers AMASEFFER have officially returned, announcing their long-awaited new album, When The Lions Leave Their Den, due for release worldwide on 8 October 2026. The record marks the...

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๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”ฅ GRANT THE SUN Announce Ambitious New Album โ€˜Biomesโ€™ โ€” Progressive Metal Meets Vast Post-Rock Atmospheres! ๐Ÿค˜

Norwegian progressive metal explorers Grant The Sun are preparing to drag listeners across scorched deserts, tangled rainforests and some seriously thunderous musical terrain with their new album, Biomes. Arriving on 16 October 2026 through Mas-Kina Recordings, the instrumental trioโ€™s second full-length promises to be their most ambitious, technically challenging and fully realised creation yet. If you enjoy your metal packed...

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๐ŸŒ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ ARTEMISIA Unleash New Album โ€˜Frammenti dโ€™Anedoniaโ€™ โ€” Watch the Powerful โ€˜Luna Neraโ€™ Video! ๐Ÿค˜

Dark mythology, female rebellion and enough brooding atmosphere to fill a moonless sky โ€” ARTEMISIA have returned with their new album, Frammenti dโ€™Anedonia, released through Volcano Records & Promotion. The record places female experiences firmly at its heart, weaving together figures drawn from mythology, history, art and personal life. Each story is connected by recurring themes of pain, resistance, transformation...

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