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🎸❤️ DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’, BUTT! American rock legends JOURNEY might not be ready to say their final goodbye after all! Founding guitarist NEAL SCHON has sent fans into a frenzy after suggesting that the band’s much-publicised Final Frontier Farewell Tour could turn into something considerably longer. And with keyboardist JONATHAN CAIN also reconsidering his plans to leave, it looks like...

🎸🔥 From singing at Smithy and Nessa’s wedding to chasing his dreams of becoming Wales’s next big rock star, Oscar Hartland is proving there’s considerably more to him than his famous television nickname! The 17-year-old actor and musician has unleashed his new single ‘Wild Bull’, assembled a young Welsh rock band and revealed his ambitions to follow in the footsteps...

🎸❤️ Worrying news for rock fans around the world, butt! Legendary DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has required urgent hospital treatment following a medical emergency in Leipzig, Germany. The 81-year-old vocalist had hoped to continue performing, but doctors have warned of serious risks, forcing the band to postpone their remaining UK and European concerts. What began as the postponement of...

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🎸❤️ Forget the fluffy self-help clichés and motivational posters! Author, registered nurse and lifelong metalhead James Neeson has unleashed a refreshingly different book about mental health, written specifically for people who live and breathe rock, metal, punk and alternative music. And here’s the really important bit – 50% of the author’s profits are being donated to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation!...

FOUR DECADES OF POLYRHYTHMIC BRUTALITY. THREE INCREDIBLE METAL BANDS. ONE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING TOUR! 💀🔥🤘 Swedish extreme metal pioneers MESHUGGAH have announced their 2027 North American tour, ‘The Forty-Year Anomaly’, bringing together an extraordinary lineup featuring thrash metal legends TESTAMENT and psychedelic death metal innovators BLOOD INCANTATION. And bloody hell, butt, what a lineup this is! We’re talking about three bands...

🔥 Five necks, one legendary guitarist and a jaw-dropping $313,600 price tag! CHEAP TRICK icon Rick Nielsen’s extraordinary custom Hamer guitar has sold for a staggering sum at Julien’s Auctions, alongside hundreds of pieces of rock history – including rare guitars, vintage cars, outrageous stage clothing and one particularly unfortunate jacket involving MÖTLEY CRÜE’s Nikki Sixx! Well, bloody hell, butt!...

🎸💥 The hottest band in the world might have retired from touring, but they’re certainly not disappearing quietly! KISS have officially announced a brand-new documentary taking fans behind the face paint, fireworks and madness of their legendary ‘End Of The Road’ farewell tour – and it’s arriving on 19 November 2026! Published: 27 October 2026 | The Riff Report Blog...

🔥 Fancy swapping the mosh pit for a bowling alley and spending an evening knocking down pins alongside some of the biggest names in rock and metal? Well, butt, grab your bowling shoes, because members of TOOL and ALICE IN CHAINS are offering one lucky fan the chance to join their celebrity bowling team! Now then, this is something you...

DISTURBED guitarist DAN DONEGAN has delivered a massive update on the band’s long-awaited ninth studio album, confirming that the recording sessions are effectively complete and the musicians are now discussing when to unleash the new material! In a brand-new interview with Australia’s THE ROCKPIT, Donegan revealed that the follow-up to 2022’s Divisive is already recorded, with a potential 2027 release...

BLACK STONE CHERRY have delivered some fantastic news for fans eagerly awaiting more music! Guitarist BEN WELLS has confirmed that the Kentucky hard rock favourites have already finished recording their follow-up to the critically acclaimed Celebrate EP, with only the final mixing process remaining. Speaking alongside frontman CHRIS ROBERTSON in a new interview with German radio station ROCK ANTENNE, the...

AUSTRALIAN METAL GIANTS PARKWAY DRIVE have officially announced the international theatrical release of their highly anticipated new concert documentary, HOME! Capturing the band’s extraordinary, sold-out performance at the iconic SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, the film sees WINSTON McCALL and his bandmates transform their crushing metal anthems with a full symphony orchestra, special guests and breathtaking cinematic production. Following its world premiere...

Joining BEAST IN BLACK for the North American adventure are GLORYHAMMER, the fantasy-inspired power metal band famous for their elaborate storytelling, theatrical performances and gloriously over-the-top musical adventures. Founded in 2010 by Christopher Bowes, also known for his work with pirate metal favourites ALESTORM, GLORYHAMMER have created an entire fictional universe filled with heroic warriors, evil sorcerers, magical weapons and...

THE WHO guitar legend PETE TOWNSHEND has reignited one of classic rock’s longest-running debates after revealing that he never really connected with the music of LED ZEPPELIN! Despite both bands helping shape the sound of hard rock during the late 1960s and 1970s, Townshend has never hidden his complicated feelings towards JIMMY PAGE, ROBERT PLANT and their legendary group. However,...

METALLICA fans are being offered a fascinating glimpse into the making of one of heavy metal’s most influential albums! ANDREW WROBLEWSKI, the assistant recording engineer who worked on the band’s legendary 1983 debut, Kill ’Em All, is sharing his memories and rare photographs in a memoir titled Bass Solo – Take One. Drawing on his firsthand experience at Music America...