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Grab your snakeskin boots and pour a pint, because the life and riffs of one of Britain’s finest blues-rock guitarists are being immortalised in a brand-new book! 🙌 The late, great Bernie Marsden – founding member of Whitesnake, riff machine behind classics like “Here I Go Again”, and all-round guitar wizard – is getting the full spotlight treatment with a...

What’s occurring, mun? March 2025 is about to turn the usually posh and proper Royal Albert Hall into a punk-fuelled, rock-soaked, comedy-laced madhouse. Why? Because the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts are back — and this year’s line-up is proper tidy! From Sex Pistols chaos with Frank Carter to The Who tearing the roof off (twice, because once just ain’t enough),...

Well, well, well… look who’s finally dusted off the riffs and come roaring back. After nine long years, Anthrax – yes, one quarter of the legendary Big Four of thrash – have announced they’re dropping a brand-new album this autumn. Not only that, they’re strapping on the guitars for what’s being teased as a massive worldwide tour. 🤯 The Return...

Can your headphones handle the riff? Let’s find out. 😈 So, you’ve dropped some hard-earned cash on a new pair of headphones, eh? Maybe you snagged a pair of audiophile-grade cans or just want to put your gaming headset through its paces. Either way, there’s only one proper way to test them: with absolute face-melting, gut-rumbling, neck-snapping rock and metal....

Def Leppard legend Vivian Campbell has taken another massive step in his long battle with cancer – this time undergoing a bone marrow transplant. 💉💔 The Belfast-born guitarist, who’s been shredding riffs with Leppard since 1992, has been fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma on and off since 2013. Despite rounds of chemo and treatment, the disease has kept sneaking back like a...

Well, well, well… looks like the Bad Boys from Boston ain’t hanging up their scarves just yet! 🎩🎸 Aerosmith have just announced they’ll be reuniting for a one-off live performance next week at the Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party. For those not in the know, Jam for Janie is the charity bash hosted by Steven Tyler’s Janie’s Fund,...

What’s occurring, butt? London just saw a proper shred-fest of the bank balance variety — two of the late, great Jeff Beck’s guitars have sold at auction for over £1 million combined! 🤯 Beck, the Yardbirds legend turned solo wizard of the fretboard, wasn’t just a player — he was a tone alchemist. So when a couple of his prized...

What’s occurring, riff heads? Ever wondered what happens when collectors with way too much money cross paths with the holy relics of rock ‘n’ roll? The answer: guitars selling for the kind of cash that could buy you a castle in Caerphilly 🏰 or about 10 million Greggs sausage rolls. We’re talking six strings that changed music history, smashed auction...

Well butt, if you thought Slash only dealt in thunderous riffs and iconic top hats, think again. The Guns N’ Roses axe-slinger has just added another string to his (already massive) bow – he’s stepped into the world of TV as executive producer for the upcoming UK serial killer drama The Crow Girl. From “Sweet Child O’ Mine” to Sweet...

If Robbie Robertson was the voice and Levon Helm the soul, then Hudson was the secret weapon — the bearded professor tucked behind a wall of organs, accordions, and whatever weird instrument he’d dragged into the studio that week. His playing on The Weight, Chest Fever, and Up On Cripple Creek wasn’t just background — it was the backbone, the...

If you heard the thunder of thrash in Stranger Things and yelled "YESS MUN!", you’re one of us. Season 4 didn’t just bring back monsters, mind powers, and nosebleeds – it brought METALLICA into the Upside Down and made metalheads scream at their TVs with pride and tears. 🖤 Here’s how one legendary song, one heroic solo, and one absolute...

📍 West End | Broadway | Bochum Arena | UK Tours | Worldwide🎭 "Only you have the power within you..." – and about 30 wheels strapped to your boots. 🚄 What Is Starlight Express? It’s the musical theatre equivalent of a sugar rush on wheels. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (yes, that Andrew Lloyd Webber – of Cats, Phantom, and...

🧠 Written by The Riff Report Blog | 🤖 Powered by riffs, Red Bull & righteous panic “OK Google… write me a prog-metal space opera about crisps.” Yes, folks. We’re officially living in that timeline. Google has dropped a musical AI bombshell, and it’s already bending minds and potentially tuning guitars. Their latest AI-powered experiment is a music creation tool...

Well butt, big news from the UK rock ’n’ roll underground – The Dust Coda have just announced their brand-new front man, signaling the start of a brand-spankin’ new chapter for the band. 🤘 After years of carving out their name with killer riffs, soulful vocals, and that bluesy hard rock swagger, the Coda are stepping into unknown territory. Their...

By The Riff Report Blog – A bit mad, a bit metal, and 100% Ozzy-tastic He bit the head off a bat, told us all to “Bark at the Moon,” and survived more band bust-ups, brain fogs, and Brummie benders than you’ve had hot dinners. Ozzy Osbourne is the crown jewel in heavy metal’s battered and beer-stained crown 👑🍻 From...