Right. Strap in. Because if there’s one man who laughs in the face of medical doom, flips it the horns and stomps onto a stage anyway… it’s Ozzy Osbourne. 🤘 Reports have surfaced claiming the Prince of Darkness was told he’d “probably die” just two weeks before his final show. Two. Weeks. Let that sink […]

Right then butt… let’s talk about Hard Rock Hell — or HRH as the faithful call it — the festival brand that decided muddy fields were overrated and instead locked thousands of rock fans inside a holiday park with amps, beer and absolutely zero adult supervision. 😈🤘 If you’ve never experienced HRH, imagine Download… but […]

Right then, you lovely riff-hungry legends… this is how you mark album number TEN. Not with a polite acoustic nod and a cup of chamomile. No, mun. You crank the amp, shine the winkle pickers, and rebuild a blues classic from the ground up. 😈🔥 Award-winning British blues & roots powerhouse Sunjay has announced his […]

Right then, metalheads… gather round the pit. Arch Enemy have just kicked the doors off melodic death metal HQ and launched themselves into a brand-new chapter — and it’s not subtle. It’s not gentle. It’s not “testing the waters.” It’s a full-blown sonic detonation. 💣🔥 🎤 A NEW FRONTWOMAN STEPS INTO THE FIRE Front and […]

Right then, rock ‘n’ roll disciples — clear your calendars, warn the neighbours and start stretching that neck, because Parker Barrow are coming to the UK this July 2026 for five headline shows… and they’re not popping over for a polite cup of tea. They’re bringing the whole bourbon-soaked, Southern rock hurricane with them. 😈🥃 […]

Right then, Riff Report family… crack open a cold one and brace yourselves. 🤘 Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott — the pint-sized pirate with the voice like a detonated whisky barrel — would have turned 80 years old on July 9, 2026. EIGHTY. And instead of a quiet candle and a Victoria sponge, the world is […]

Right, Riff Report crew… gather round the imaginary dry ice machine. Europe’s mega-smash The Final Countdown is officially 40 years old. Forty. Years. Old. And somehow that opening synth riff still hits harder than a Steelhouse downpour on a white t-shirt. 😈🎹 🎹 THE RIFF THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND AIR KEYBOARDS You don’t hear it.You […]

Right. Deep breath. Shinedown have just announced a FIVE-DATE UK arena tour for November 2026 and we can already hear the collective roar echoing across the valleys, the Midlands, London, the lot. 🤯🔥 Five arenas. Five nights. One mission: absolutely level the place. 🎤 ARENA ROCK DONE PROPER, MUN Shinedown aren’t one of those bands […]

A RIFF REPORT DEEP DIVE INTO METAL’S MOST FAMOUS MONSTER Right then. Let’s talk about the only bloke in heavy metal who’s been stabbed, shot, mummified, lobotomised, frozen, digitised, resurrected and still turns up for work every single tour without calling in sick. We’re talking about Eddie. The wide-eyed, snarl-faced, dimension-hopping mascot of Iron Maiden […]

Prog heads of Wales (and beyond), gather round the glowing crystal of pure riff energy because this is not a drill… Jon Anderson – the celestial voice behind the golden era of YES – is heading back to the UK in September and October 2026 for a seven-date tour packed with legendary YES classics. And […]

Right then. You’re in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Beads flying. Brass bands blasting. Someone’s auntie dancing on a float dressed as a glitter cannon. Then you turn the corner… …and you’re suddenly surrounded by HUNDREDS of Ozzy Osbourne clones. 🕶️🖤 Round sunglasses. Black trench coats. Purple shirts. Wild eyeliner. A suspicious number of inflatable […]

This one lands heavy. Timothy Very, the longtime drummer for indie rock heavyweights Manchester Orchestra, has passed away at the age of 42. Far, far too young. A rhythm cut short. For anyone who’s ever stood in a crowd with Manchester Orchestra swelling into those huge, emotional crescendos — you’ve felt his work in your […]

Right then, riff disciples… this one’s heavy. And not just in the drop-D sense. Thrash titan Dave Mustaine is stepping out from behind the Marshall stacks and into the pages of a brand-new memoir titled “In My Darkest Hour.” And if you know anything about the man who built Megadeth from the ashes of pure […]