Bands

Hold onto your pint glasses, Leeds — the post-hardcore tornado known as Versus are officially launching their debut full-length album The Catalyst, and they’re doing it with a gig that’s guaranteed to melt faces, shatter ceilings, and probably summon the spirit of Kurt Cobain for a cheeky sing-along. 🤘😈 This isn’t just a show.It’s not even just a launch party.This...

(Creative Process, Recording Journey, Chaos, Catharsis & Cymraeg-Friendly Curiosity) Massive thank you to the mighty Versus for taking time out of their chaos-fuelled schedule to chat with us. Proper legends, mun! Since 2016, these riff-slinging, stage-levelling maniacs have been tearing through the UK scene with a sound that hits harder than a steel toe-cap to the shins. This is a...

What’s occurring, band legends? 👀🤘The Riff Report is on the hunt — no, not for the last slice of pizza backstage (although we’ll happily take it) — we’re hunting bands who want their story told loud, proud, and with enough Welsh chaos to start its own mosh pit. 🏴🔥 If you’ve ever thought,“Oi, someone should write about our band before...

Alright butt — grab your espresso, strap in, and prepare for some Mediterranean shred magic, because FABRIZIO GIAMPIETRO is one of those players who makes you say:“HOW is that even humanly possible, mun?!” 😱🤘 He’s a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and tone sculptor who blends Italian finesse, prog ambition, and metal bite into a sound that’s slick, soulful, and totally scorching....

Alright butt, strap in and crack open a can, because this one’s a belter. UK post-hardcore wrecking crew Versus are about to drop their long-awaited debut full-length The Catalyst on 12th December 2025, and honest to Lemmy… it absolutely slaps. Proper job! 🤘🔥 🥀🔥 A BAND BUILT FROM ASHES & AMBITION Versus have been grafting since 2016, building their rep...

When you talk about the Big Four of thrash metal — Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax — it’s easy to get lost in the California chaos. But Anthrax? These New York maniacs came roaring out of the East Coast like a chainsaw in a record shop, proving that thrash wasn’t just a West Coast affair. 🗽🔥 Formed in 1981 by...

Brace yourself, butt — because JINJER aren’t here to play nice. They’re here to crush skulls, challenge norms, and prove that metal has no borders. 🌍⚙️ From their roots in war-torn Ukraine to becoming one of the most respected forces in modern metal, Jinjer are the real deal — powerful, political, and pure precision. 🎤💣 Fronted by the unstoppable Tatiana...

Scotland’s not just known for haggis, bagpipes, and unpredictable weather — it’s also the breeding ground for one of the UK’s fiercest rising rock bands: Mason Hill. From scrappy beginnings in a school classroom to chart-busting albums and Download Festival stages, Mason Hill are proof that rock isn’t dead — it just needed a wee kick up the arse from...

💀🧪 ACID BATH – THE LOUISIANA LEGENDS OF SLUDGE & SORROWWelcome to the swampy, sinister world of Acid Bath – one of metal’s most haunting cult favourites. If you like your riffs thick as bayou mud and your lyrics dripping with decay, you’ve come to the right place, butt. Equal parts doom, sludge, death, goth, and full-blown nightmare fuel, Acid...

By The Riff Report Blog 🤘🔥 🎸 INTRO: LAND OF DRAGONS, RAIN & RIFFS 🐉☔ There’s something in the Welsh water — and no, it’s not just Brains beer. From the coal-black valleys to the fog-covered mountaintops, Wales has produced more loud, proud, world-class rock bands than anyone ever expected from a country better known for rugby and sheep. 😅...

From the sleepy town of Bridgend to the global metalcore throne, Bullet For My Valentine (aka BFMV) went from local legends to Download headliners and mosh pit magnets. Whether you fell in love during Tears Don’t Fall or screamed your soul out to Knives, this band’s been slaying riffs and breaking necks since the early 2000s. 🐉 WHO ARE BULLET...

Get ready, Cardiff — because The Riff Report Crew are trading our laptops for leather jackets tonight and heading to see The Rock Orchestra! 🤘 That’s right — the chaos crew behind your favourite riffs, gig reviews, and festival madness are taking a night off to soak up some symphonic shredding. Expect soaring violins, thunderous cellos, and enough Metallica, Muse,...

When it comes to metal that punches you in the throat, makes your spine rattle and gets a pit circling within 5 seconds – look no further than the almighty Machine Head. Born from the ashes of the Bay Area thrash scene, Robb Flynn and co. have been raising hell since 1991 with their brutal blend of groove metal, thrash,...

Before there was headbanging, pyro, or screaming “SMOKE ON THE WATER” at a house party, there was Deep bloody Purple. 🟣They didn’t just write the riff that launched a thousand guitarists – they invented half the DNA of modern rock and metal.If Black Sabbath were doom, and Led Zeppelin were blues thunder, Deep Purple were pure, electric FIRE. ⚡ WHO...

We’re diving headfirst into the nine-headed, mask-wearing, stage-destroying hurricane that is SLIPKNOT.This ain’t your nan’s rock band. This is blistering rage in boiler suits, murderous percussion, and a fanbase that will DIE for the Knot. 🧼 WHO THE HELL ARE SLIPKNOT? Genre: Nu-Metal / Groove Metal / Alt-Metal / Heavy as hellFormed: 1995From: Des Moines, Iowa, USA 🇺🇸Known For: Wearing...