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Bagpipes? Nah. This is Scotland going full-speed into the abyss. 🏴🔥🤘 Alright butt… forget everything you think you know about Scottish music for a minute. This ain’t folk tunes and cosy pubs — this is pure blackened speed metal chaos blasted at ridiculous velocity. 😤💨 Hellripper returns with Coronach, and it’s an absolute ripper (had to be said). Fast, filthy,...

Right then, riff-raff… the nominations for the Class of 2026 have landed and it’s a proper mixed bag of legends, outsiders, pioneers and absolute icons. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled this year’s ballot — and it’s already causing debates louder than a Marshall stack on 11. 😏 No inductees yet — that big reveal drops in...

🎸 2016 – Arena Giants & Hip-Hop Legends Cheap Trick Chicago Deep Purple N.W.A Steve Miller Deep Purple finally getting in? Long overdue.N.W.A? Proof that the Hall had fully embraced cultural impact over narrow genre boxes. 🎤 2017 – 90s Alt & Stadium Swagger Joan Baez Electric Light Orchestra Journey Pearl Jam Tupac Shakur Yes Pearl Jam first year eligible...

🎸 2011 – New Wave Meets Old School Cool Alice Cooper Darlene Love Dr. John Neil Diamond Tom Waits Alice Cooper finally getting in? About time. Shock rock royalty secured. 🎤 2012 – Guns, Blues & Beastie Energy Guns N' Roses Red Hot Chili Peppers The Beastie Boys The Small Faces The Faces Laura Nyro Donovan Guns N’ Roses induction...

🎸 2006 – Blues, Punk & New Wave Cool Black Sabbath Blondie Miles Davis Lynyrd Skynyrd Sex Pistols Sabbath finally getting in? Took long enough, mind. Ozzy probably celebrated by confusing the catering staff. 🎤 2007 – Glam, Soul & Producer Power Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five R.E.M. The Ronettes Patti Smith Van Halen Van Halen in. Diamond Dave...

🎸 2001 – Soul, Pop & Classic Cool Aerosmith Solomon Burke The Flamingos Michael Jackson Queen Paul Simon Steely Dan Queen and MJ in the same year? That’s not a ceremony — that’s a global event. 🎤 2002 – The Classic Rock Lock-In Isaac Hayes Brenda Lee Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Gene Pitney Ramones Talking Heads Ramones and Talking...

1991–1995: The Power Ballad & Proto-Grunge Era The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was still very much in “honour the architects” mode here — but you could feel the generational shift coming. Let’s roll it year by year. 🎸 1991 – The Heavyweights Arrive Ike & Tina Turner Wilson Pickett The Byrds The Impressions Jimmy Reed John Lee Hooker...

The Inductees – 1986–1990: The Gods Enter The Building The mighty Rock and Roll Hall of Fame officially began inducting artists in 1986. And they did not start small. They started with the foundations of modern music. The blueprints. The DNA. The lot. Let’s run it year by year, shall we? Strap in. 🔥 1986 – The Founding Titans This...

It’s that time again, butt — the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame eligibility list for 2026 is here, and holy riffs, what a lineup of potential inductees! We’re talking the soundtrack of every 2000s teenager’s angst, rebellion, and dodgy fringe phase. 🖤 Here’s who’s officially in the running to join the Hall next year: 🎤 Linkin ParkLet’s be honest...

🤘Published by The Riff Report The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially revealed its 2025 Inductees, and this year’s line-up is a wild ride through decades of rebellion, rhythm, and raw emotion. From Cyndi Lauper’s electric individuality to Soundgarden’s thunderous grunge, this induction class is pure fire. This year’s ceremony is shaping up to be one of the...

🎶(By The Riff Report) When you think of British music festivals, you might picture the giants — Glastonbury’s sprawling madness, Download’s metal chaos, or Reading and Leeds’ yearly youthquake. But beneath those towering, corporate-backed titans lies a thriving ecosystem of independent festivals — the heart and soul of the UK live scene. And at the centre of that beating heart?...