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What’s occurring, mun? Well, Liverpool’s own Dan Byrne has only gone and dropped a monster 13-date headline UK tour for spring 2026 — and it’s looking tasty enough to make you spill your pint. The lad’s been grafting, smashing stages with Revival Black, fronting Myke Gray’s Skin shows, and carving out a name as one of the fiercest voices in British rock. Now, it’s...

Rock feuds are nothing new. From Axl vs Vince to Noel vs Liam, we’ve had our fair share of glorious chaos. But 2025 has given us something different — something darker, heavier, and raw with grief. Jack Osbourne has slammed Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters for his comments about Jack’s late father, Ozzy Osbourne. Jack didn’t tiptoe around it either....

“Huh huh huh…fire! Heh heh…metal rules!” — admit it, you just read that in the voices, didn’t you? Well, sharpen your pencils (to stab the desk with), grab your nachos, and crank up the AC/DC — because Beavis and Butt-Head are back on our TVs tonight after a jaw-dropping 27-year gap! The last time these two legends aired a new...

If there’s one thing the Thin White Duke gave us besides genre-defying music, outrageous fashion, and enough alter-egos to fill a Doctor Who season, it’s permission to be whoever the hell we want. And now, Ziggyfest — the UK’s festival dedicated to all things Bowie — is taking that ethos and running with it. This year, alongside live tribute acts, cosmic...

Alright butt, strap in and grab a pint, ‘cause we’re about to dive headlong into one of the most divisive, fiery, and downright misunderstood eras of Iron Maiden’s long reign. Yep – we’re talking the Blaze Bayley years. The period where Eddie donned football boots, Steve Harris poured his heart into moody epics, and the fanbase split like Moses parting the...

Only in 2025, mun… Biologists in the US have turned farmers’ fields into surprise mosh pits — and the headliners? AC/DC and Five Finger Death Punch. Instead of shotguns or guard dogs, drones are swooping over cattle pastures blasting riffs so heavy they’d send even the toughest wolf packing. 🐺➡️🏃‍♂️ Apparently, wolves aren’t exactly fans of “Back in Black” or “Wash It All Away.” The pounding...

What’s occurring, rockers? Strap yourselves in because classic rock titans Foreigner are bringing their 50th Anniversary Tour to UK arenas, and it’s gonna be a proper job celebration of one of the most iconic bands in rock history. 🤘🔥 Yep, half a century of anthems like I Want to Know What Love Is, Cold as Ice, Juke Box Hero and Hot Blooded are about to echo through some of the biggest venues...

🤘 Introduction: Rock Gods Don’t Die, They Just Get Bronzed There comes a point in every rock star’s career when the leather trousers don’t fit anymore, the backstage booze fridge has been swapped for herbal tea, and the world starts whispering the word “legacy.” Some get greatest hits albums. Some get box-set reissues. The truly legendary? They get immortalised in...

The summer festivals may be winding down, but Fuel Rock Club is keeping Cardiff’s rock heart beating LOUD. September’s line-up mixes touring chaos, Welsh legends, and a healthy dose of glitter and grime. Here’s what’s going down on Womanby Street 👇 🗓️ THE FULL MONTH AT A GLANCE 🔥 Fri 5 Sept – Scarlet Rebels + Zac and the New...

What’s occurring, riff addicts? September rolled in with autumn storms and a proper storm of riffs to match. Thrash legends resurrected, goth lords descended into despair, nu-metal queens re-spit fire, and a masked mystery kept us guessing. This month was pure chaos—and we loved every second. 🎶 September 2025 Albums That Crushed Speakers ⚡ Thrash Resurrection Dark Angel – Extinction...

What’s occurring? Nirvana have just joined one of rock’s rarest clubs – their infamous “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video has clocked over 2 billion views on YouTube. That’s billion with a ‘B’, mun. 🏴 Think about it: a scrappy, grainy 1991 video filmed in a high-school gym, featuring bored teens, anarchist cheerleaders, and a janitor losing his rag, is now...

Eddie isn’t just Iron Maiden’s mascot — he’s heavy metal’s eternal bogeyman, undead hype man, and sometimes pharaoh, cyborg, alien, or samurai. Across 40+ years, Eddie has stalked album covers, battled Bruce Dickinson on stage, and been tattooed on more backs than Elvis. This is the definitive history — every gruesome evolution, every mad tour, every time Eddie scared your...

What’s occurring, butt? Here’s the thing: before they were melting faces with power chords, most of our rock gods were slogging it in jobs that would make anyone tamping. Grave digging, flogging fridges, even scrubbing fish guts — turns out the path to rock glory is paved with minimum wage and dodgy uniforms. So grab a pint 🍺, crank up...

By The Riff Report Blog – Autumn’s here, but the amps are still warm, mun! 🍂🔥 Ah September… the month of back-to-school blues, the last of the beer garden sunshine, and a ridiculously stacked list of rock and metal legends born to make noise. Whether they were shredding in spandex, screaming through grunge, or slamming power chords in punk clubs...

If there’s one rock ‘n’ roll image burned into the collective memory of music fans everywhere, it’s Angus Young in his schoolboy uniform duck-walking across the stage, Gibson SG strapped on, firing off those lightning riffs that powered AC/DC into the stratosphere. So today, in true Riff Report spirit, we want to send a big “Good luck, Angus!” on his first day back at school…...