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How Heavy Metal Captures the Allure of True Crime Through Intense Tracks 🎸 Blood, riffs, and unspeakable horror — welcome to the darker side of metal.From guttural growls to banshee wails, heavy metal has always had a thing for the macabre. But when bands step beyond fiction and dig into the bloody archives of real-life killers, the result is often...

Brought to you by The Riff Report – powered by passion, pints, and pure sonic violence 🤟🍺 What’s occurring in the world of metal this week? Only absolute chaos and brilliance, mun! 🤯 Whether you're into blackened doom, melodic mayhem, or breakdowns that make your nan clutch her rosary beads – we’ve got you. Here’s your essential weekly dose of...

New shores, same glorious carnage at sea – let’s set sail, butt! Oi Sailors! The world’s heaviest cruise is back, and it’s changing course for 2026. That’s right, 70000TONS OF METAL, the world’s biggest floating festival of face-melting riffage, is now setting sail to Nassau, Bahamas – and the first wave of bands is already making noise louder than the...

Alright you beautiful riff-lovin’ reprobates, we’ve been having a nosey through your DMs, comment sections, and drunken shouts at festivals (yes, we did hear the guy yelling “DO ONE ON DAVE GROHL YOU COWARDS!” at Download – love ya, pal)… And we reckon it’s high time we ask YOU:👉 Which rock or metal legends deserve the full “Random Facts” treatment...

Imagine being on trial not for what you said—but for what you allegedly hid backwards in your music. That’s exactly what happened to Judas Priest on July 16, 1990, when they walked into a Nevada courtroom—stripped of their leathers and forced into stiff business suits—to defend themselves against a lawsuit accusing them of causing two fans to attempt suicide through...

Ah yes… Attila. The name alone conjures images of flaming skulls, shredded leather, and maybe an angry yak with a Hammond organ. But believe it or not, before Billy Joel was crooning about Italian restaurants and uptown girls, he briefly went full metal. And to this day, he seems equally amused and mildly horrified by the whole affair. 😅 🎤...

“Wait, they like Slayer?!” Metalheads come in all shapes, sizes, and shockingly… careers. From wizarding world icons to Hollywood A-listers and even a royal or two (seriously), here are 12 famous faces who secretly (or not-so-secretly) bang their heads to blast beats and breakdowns. 🥇 1. Jason Momoa – King of Atlantis, Lord of the Pit Metal Credentials: Massive Metallica,...

(Because Monster Mash just doesn’t cut it anymore, mun) 1. Black Sabbath – “Black Sabbath” The OG horror riff. Rain, thunder, Satanic panic. The track that launched a genre and gave us nightmares since 1970.🕯️Sounds like: Lucifer doing yoga in a graveyard. 2. Iron Maiden – “Fear of the Dark” Classic Maiden anthem that’ll make you check under your bed......

67,311 McPoints and Not a Clue What To Do With Them (Until Now…) Alright, c’mon butt — who’s hungry?Because we’ve just realised that The Riff Report Crew is sitting on a glorious stash of 67,311 McDonald’s points. That’s not just a cheeky cheeseburger or two — that’s a full-blown fast food festival lineup! 😳🍔🍟🍦 And here’s the kicker — 2,747...

Well butt, dust off your “Many of Horror” vocal cords and start practising your “WOOOOS!” because Biffy Clyro are kicking off 2026 the only way they know how – loud, sweaty, and absolutely refusing to wear shirts. 🥵 The Scottish alt-rock titans have just dropped the news that they’ll be smashing through nine dates across the UK & Ireland this...

Chaos Near Oasis Manchester Gig as Fans Scrap at Heaton Park 🗓️ Sunday Night. 📍Heaton Park, Manchester. 🎸 Oasis.You’d think the most dangerous thing about watching an Oasis gig from a distance would be the risk of a damp bum on the grass. But nah, not in Manchester, butt! This one ended in flying bottles, blue flares, and fans legging...

Because sometimes even headbangers need a cuddle and a chorus 🛋️💔🎶 Right then, rockers – let’s take a step back from the mosh pit, chuck the leathers over the chair, and lean into something a bit more... velvet. That’s right: soft rock – the genre your dad cried to in the '80s, your mum slow-danced to at school discos, and...

Get ready to scream “YESS MUN!” from the front row, because German power metal legends HELLOWEEN are hitting the road once more – and this time, it’s a full-blown 40th Anniversary Tour celebrating four decades of riffs, wizards, pumpkins, and sonic sorcery 🍺🔥 Joining the ride? None other than BEAST IN BLACK as special guests – a match made in...

Say it ain’t so, BrewDog! In a move that’s sent shockwaves down pints across the UK, the self-styled "punk" beer empire has announced it’s shutting down 10 of its bars – some as soon as Friday. That’s not just a few taps running dry, that’s a full-blown beer blackout. 😵‍💫 Whether you loved ‘em or loathed ‘em, BrewDog bars were...

Oasis. Marvel Stadium. Melbourne. Halloween weekend. And tickets starting at just $53 (around £25)?! 😱You heard right. That’s cheaper than a round of pints at Download Festival 🍻 We spotted this beauty on SeatPick, and honestly… we’re still trying to pick our jaws off the floor. But that got us thinking — what if you actually did it? Packed your...