When it comes to making rock history, most musicians would kill for one legendary claim to fame. Just one! But Ilan Rubin — the newest full-time drummer for the Foo Fighters — didn’t just tick that box. He did it twice, before most of us had figured out how to play a power chord without […]

“Your love is what’s carrying me right now.” The world’s still spinning, but for Kelly Osbourne, it’s been rocked to its core. In the days following the tragic passing of her legendary father, Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly has broken her silence — and her words are as raw and heartfelt as a Sabbath solo. In a […]

Ahh, the ol’ Use Your Illusion saga – two albums, one hell of a legacy, and now… a Dolby Atmos remix that’s not happening, apparently. Why? Because Guns N’ Roses reportedly vetoed the whole thing. Yup, even in 2025, GN’R still know how to stir up some rock ‘n’ roll drama. 🎤🔥 What Actually Happened? […]

Well, slap a sticker on your boombox and crank the volume to 11, because Metallica’s iconic self-titled 1991 release — The Black Album — has just done something monumental. It’s now the fourth album in history to spend 800 weeks on the Billboard 200. That’s right — EIGHT. HUNDRED. WEEKS. 😱🔥 Let’s break it down, […]

Because even legends needed a leg-up once 1. Ozzy Osbourne Took Metallica on Tour (1986) Back when Metallica were just thrashing it out in dingy clubs and hadn’t even touched a stadium, Ozzy Osbourne saw something special. In 1986, he took them out as support on his Ultimate Sin tour. It was Metallica’s first arena […]

Add this to the “WTF is happening on the internet this week” pile — ATILLA frontman and chaos connoisseur Chris Fronzak is going toe-to-toe (digitally, at least) with none other than YouTube titan MrBeast 🥊🐙 It all kicked off after MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson — king of viral stunts, last-man-standing challenges, and giving away more […]

Ah, Maynard James Keenan – the man, the myth, the winemaking, genre-defying frontman who’d probably roundhouse kick your iPhone into the next dimension if you filmed his gig. 😤 Once again, the Tool / A Perfect Circle / Puscifer legend has stirred the pot (or should we say, decanted the bottle?) by doubling down on […]

…Because Some Riffs Never Die. There are iconic songs… and then there are songs that become warhorses — the kind of tracks so essential to a band’s identity they’ve been played live more times than you’ve had hot dinners. 🍽️ Some of these beasts have been roared out over 1,500 times, burned into setlists, blasted […]

Turns out you can’t keep The Prince of Darkness down — not in the charts, not in the press, and certainly not in a museum. The ‘Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero’ exhibition in Birmingham has smashed expectations, drawing in nearly 100,000 visitors since opening, and now it’s been extended by almost four months due to […]

Every great rock band needs a song that speaks to anyone who’s ever been knocked down, counted out or told they weren’t good enough. For Mason Hill, “Against the Wall” is exactly that. Packed with soaring melodies, crunching guitar riffs and an uplifting message of resilience, this is a modern hard rock anthem that proves […]

A Riff Report Blog Special – Because the Prince of Darkness deserves a proper send-off 🤘⚰️ “You can’t kill rock ’n’ roll – it’s here to stay.” – Ozzy Osbourne The world of rock has fallen heartbreakingly silent. 💔 Ozzy Osbourne — Birmingham’s most chaotic son, the godfather of heavy metal, the bat-munching, eyeliner-wearing, reality […]

🔥🍔 BURGER KING REVIEW – IS IT A MAJOR RIP OFF OR A TIDY FEAST? 🍔🔥 Alright butt, let’s get into it – Burger King, the flame-grilled bad boy of the fast-food world. Known for whoppers bigger than your nan’s Sunday roast plate, but also for prices that sometimes make you wonder if you’ve accidentally […]

The Boozy Truth About Britain’s Favourite Pub Crime – Told After 4 Pints and a Bag of Scampi Fries DISCLAIMER: The Riff Report does not condone stealing pint glasses.It’s not cool, butt. Support your local pub — don’t rob it. Ya muppet. 💂‍♂️ Right then… gather round you lovable bunch of beer gremlins.We’ve just necked […]

And Why Your Favourite Gigs Probably Wouldn’t Exist Without Them… Ever been in a crowd of 50,000 screaming fans, pint in one hand and devil horns in the other, thinking, “How the hell did all this get here?” Well, behind the smoke machines, the pyro, the endless queues for overpriced chips, and that one mate […]

By The Riff Report Blog | February 6, 2018 (Throwback Post, updated for 2025) Once upon a mosh pit… there was Sonisphere. A beast of a festival that rolled across Europe like a thunderstorm, slamming down headbanging line-ups at iconic venues, and giving UK fans the kind of weekends that left your ears ringing and […]