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INTRO: WELCOME TO OASISGEDDON 2025 🌆🎤 Picture this: it’s a sunny July weekend in Cardiff, and the streets are buzzing with parkas, bucket hats, and the distinct smell of Super Noodles mixed with Lynx Africa. That’s right, Oasis are back. And they’ve chosen Cardiff’s Principality Stadium to drop one of the biggest comeback gigs in recent memory. But before you...

🏟️ CARDIFF HEARD SOMETHING – BUT WAS IT ACTUALLY LIAM? On a quiet Welsh afternoon, something magical — or possibly just mental — happened in Cardiff city centre. It started with a whisper. Then a faint hum. Then suddenly, "Live Forever" echoed through the streets like it was 1996 and everyone had just necked two Red Stripes and a Space...

From Burnage to Bloody Brilliant Before Spotify playlists and viral TikToks, there were bands who genuinely made you feel like your life had a soundtrack — and Oasis were that band. Whether you were snogging someone to Wonderwall at Year 11 prom or chucking pints to Morning Glory down the local, the Gallaghers were everywhere. Not just rock stars —...

Tom Greene takes the reins of the Fab Four’s legendary empire – what’s occurring, and what’s next? Move over Sgt. Pepper – there’s a new man in town, and he’s not here to tune guitars. Tom Greene, a seasoned British exec, has officially been appointed CEO of Apple Corps Ltd., the historic company formed by The Beatles way back in...

What’s occurring, metal fam? July 2025 was no lazy summer holiday—it was a month of riffs, gutturals, power-metal charges, and even some saxophone madness (yep, cheers Daron Malakian 😅). From underground filth to stadium-ready anthems, this month melted faces harder than a Newport kebab shop fryer at 2am. 🎶 July 2025 Albums That Melt Faces ⚡ Alt/Nu-Metal Madness Daron Malakian...

Because Loudness, Leather & Lucifer Apparently Weren’t "Proper Entertainment" Let’s face it: for decades, the mainstream media treated metal like a noisy cousin they’d rather not talk about at family dinners. If you screamed too loud, wore too much black, or sang about Satan, the tabloids, TV execs, and pearl-clutching politicians came for your neck faster than a Slayer riff....

📍 Principality Stadium🎤 Date: ⏰ Time: Doors at 5pm (TBC), Support from 6:30pm🥂 You: Pints, parkas, and a pocket full of dreams 🍻 WHERE TO DRINK BEFORE/AFTER THE GIG 1. Tiny Rebel Cardiff – Westgate Street If you love your pints like you love your Britpop – loud, bold and craft as hell – Tiny Rebel is your stop. Try...

22. "The Agonist – Lullabies for the Dormant Mind" (2009) Before Alissa White-Gluz joined Arch Enemy, she absolutely slayed on this brutal yet melodic masterpiece. Clean vocals? Growls? Screams? She’s doing vocal gymnastics while the guitars shred your soul. 🧨 21. "Pussy Riot – xxx" (2012) Okay, not traditional metal, but punk-metal rage with riot-grrrl attitude, political fury, and pure...

Right then, you’re buzzing for Oasis in Cardiff – the beers are cold, the bucket hat’s ready, and your voice is already a bit hoarse from screaming “Y’KNOW WHAT I MEAN?!” in the mirror. But before you dive headfirst into the crowd like a mad lad on a mission, let’s talk gig etiquette, survival hacks, and the unspoken rules of...

Hold onto your pints and punk patches, mun – this one’s wild. In a move that’s got festival fans fuming and artists sharpening their lyrical daggers, the BBC has officially announced it will no longer broadcast so-called “high-risk” performances live. The decision follows an explosive Glastonbury 2025 set from none other than the ferocious force of nature known as Bob...

Cardiff’s Newest Home of Epic Gigs – And It’s Already Raising Hell! 🤘 🏟️ WHAT THE HELL IS BLACKWEIR LIVE? Say hello to Blackweir Live – Cardiff’s brand-new open-air gig series that’s transformed Bute Park into a full-blown festival fortress. Nestled beside the River Taff and just a guitar throw from the Principality Stadium, this lush green space is now...

Maiden fans – sharpen your devil horns and dust off your best Eddie tee. The Legacy of the Beast is descending on Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, and the city is about to echo with riffs, roars, and thousands of Scottish metalheads screaming “SCREAM FOR ME, GLASGOW!” at the top of their lungs. 😈🎸 But before Bruce takes flight and the pyro...

There are movie sequels that nobody sees coming… and then there’s whatever the hell this is. In a parallel universe where Hollywood’s run out of ideas, someone greenlit a spiritual successor to the cult chaos of Drop Dead Fred — starring Rod Stewart as Fred’s deranged uncle and Ronnie Wood as a punk rock hallucination who smells like JD and...

By The Riff Report Crew – Powered by cider, sausage rolls, and sad boy anthems INTRO: THE RETURN OF THE KING OF HEARTBREAK 😭👑 Let’s not beat around the bush: Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury 2025 set was one for the bloody books. You had people crying in bucket hats, couples proposing mid-ballad, and blokes from Barry shouting, “I’M NOT CRYING, YOU’RE...

Long before Ozzy was biting heads off bats or Geezer was melting minds with basslines that rumbled through the Earth's crust, Black Sabbath were just four Brummie lads playing heavy blues under the name Earth. And now, for the first time ever, we’re getting a proper peek into that primordial ooze with a new collection titled The Legendary Lost Tapes....