Right then, c’mon butt… let’s talk about the Steelhouse schedule, shall we? We’re up a mountain, covered in denim, possibly damp, clutching a reusable pint cup, and ready to scream our lungs out. It’s Steelhouse Festival, mun — the high-altitude, high-volume highlight of the summer. But there’s one thing rock fans can’t agree on over […]

It’s a sad day in the world of rock and metal, mun. The original Iron Maiden frontman, Paul Mario Day, has passed away aged 69. Known for fronting the band in its earliest days before Bruce Dickinson and Paul Di’Anno took the mic, Day also tore up stages with MORE and The Sweet. Sweet guitarist […]

By The Riff Report Blog – funked up and fired up! 🎸🌶️ Whether you’re a die-hard Chili Peppers fan rocking the tube sock look since ’89 or just dipping your toe into their funky waters, these 22 songs are essential listening. We’re talking about basslines that slap harder than your nan when you swear at […]

By The Riff Report Blog – Powered by pyro, platform boots, and pure chaos 🔥 Well, they’ve done it.After decades of face paint, blood-spitting, and enough pyro to launch a satellite, KISS has officially (wink wink) retired from touring. The End of the Road World Tour finally hit the dead-end sign in December 2023 at […]

By The Riff Report Blog – Because size does matter when it comes to thrash! 😈 When Metallica go long, they go proper long — we’re talking multi-minute, riff-stacked, tempo-shifting, face-melting epics that could score a Viking war or a Mad Max desert showdown. Some are proggy beasts. Some are doom-drenched. All are absolute units. […]

12. Mastodon – Cold Dark Place (2017) A surprise curveball from the sludge titans. Not a full instrumental album, but the title track and ambience-heavy sections offer a prog-metal soundscape that chills and grooves. A dreamy, heavy lullaby for stargazers in denim vests. 🌌 11. Animals as Leaders – Weightless (2011) Tosin Abasi = guitar […]

Axes that shook the world – and your nan’s teacups. ☕💥 Rock music wouldn’t be rock without the weapons of choice slung over the shoulders of its gods. From scorched fretboards to beer-splattered paint jobs, these guitars didn’t just make noise – they made history. Let’s salute the legendary six-string beasts that helped define generations, […]

By The Riff Report Blog 📅 July 30, 2025 🏴‍☠️ Heavy hearts, black eyeliner, and all the candles lit “You can’t kill rock and roll.” But even the immortals eventually take their final bow. 💔 Today, the world stands still. Fans across the globe are preparing to say goodbye to the one and only Ozzy […]

By The Riff Report Blog – Because sometimes, 3 minutes just ain’t enough, butt. Ever started a metal track, popped to the loo, cooked a Pot Noodle, and come back to find it’s still going? Yep. Some songs in the metal world don’t just push the limits — they obliterate them. We’re talking double-digit monsters, […]

By The Riff Report Blog – Powered by riffs, speed, and excessive cymbals When it comes to metal, the drummer isn’t just keeping time—they’re summoning thunder from the underworld ⚡. Whether it’s blast beats, polyrhythms, or just beating the living hell outta their kit, these 12 legends didn’t just play the drums… they made the […]

– Female Icons & Brutal Growlers Edition –By The Riff Report Blog 1. Angela Gossow – “Ravenous” (Arch Enemy) ⚡ Album: Wages of Sin (2001)💀 Vibe: Viking shieldmaiden leading a death march Angela didn’t just break barriers — she obliterated them. With vocals that sound like Satan gargling gravel, her debut with Arch Enemy flipped […]

A Riff Report Blog Banger with Handcuffs and Headbanging 🥁🚔🔥 1. Varg Vikernes (Burzum / Mayhem) Crime: Murder & Church ArsonSentence: 21 years in a Norwegian prisonLet’s start with possibly the most infamous case in black metal history. Varg didn’t just make haunting one-man atmospheric black metal — he murdered Mayhem guitarist Euronymous in 1993 […]

Once upon a time, in the grimy, neon-lit hellscape of late-‘80s and ‘90s rock, a beast was born. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t polished. But it grooved like Frankenstein on a caffeine bender. That beast was White Zombie — a band that mashed up horror, metal, industrial grit, and B-movie sleaze into something so wrong […]

Bat heads, sock dongs, riots and crab cameos – welcome to the golden age of WTF, mate?! If you think today’s rockers are a bit tame – you’re not wrong, mun. Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, bands weren’t just flirting with danger – they were taking it home, marrying it, and throwing a TV […]