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Another Big Name Leaves the Line-Up If you've been keeping an eye on the increasingly chaotic Freedom 250 celebrations, you'll know things haven't exactly been running smoother than a freshly polished Les Paul. Now, legendary Poison frontman Bret Michaels has officially announced that he will no longer be appearing at the event, becoming the fifth act to withdraw from the...

The Festival That Defined A Generation Is Back, Mun! Dust off your studded belts. Dig out your old band hoodies. Find that fringe you've been pretending you never had. Because Taste Of Chaos is back. In what might be one of the most exciting announcements for alternative music fans this year, the legendary touring festival has officially risen from the...

Some albums arrive, make a bit of noise, and quietly fade away. Others become legends. Then there are albums like Pink. Twenty years after its original release, Japanese noise rock pioneers Boris are preparing to celebrate one of the most influential underground heavy records ever made with a huge UK and European tour that promises walls of distortion, mind-bending psychedelia,...

The Metal Community Is Being Called Into Action For over two decades, one man has stood proudly on stages across the UK and beyond, helping keep the spirit of thrash metal alive through sheer passion, talent, and determination. Now that same man is facing one of the toughest battles of his life. Evile frontman and guitar wizard Ol Drake has...

Trecco Bay Prepares For Another Four Days Of Pure Rock 'N' Roll Chaos If you've ever spent a cold November weekend surrounded by thousands of rock fans singing classic anthems at the top of their lungs while clutching a pint and discussing which version of Thin Lizzy was best, then you'll already know why Planet Rockstock has become one of...

Right then, Hawkins residents, synth nerds, horror geeks, ageing metalheads who secretly love neon aesthetics, and everyone still emotionally recovering from that Kate Bush scene… this one’s for you. 😈 The legendary composers behind Stranger Things — Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein — are officially bringing the entire Stranger Things musical saga to Europe later this year with a huge...

There are festival posters… …and then there are festival posters that look like they were forged in the fires of heavy metal history itself. 🔥 This, butt, is one of them. Ozzfest 2002 at Donington Park wasn’t just another day out for rock fans. It was the end of an era, the final chaotic chapter before Download Festival officially rose...

Legendary Welsh venue fights for survival as £250,000 campaign launches to protect a piece of Valleys history 🎸🔥 There are certain buildings in Wales that feel bigger than bricks and mortar. You walk past them and you can almost hear the echoes. The voices. The music. The memories. The dreams that started there. The Pop Factory in Porth is one...

Some rock stars fade quietly into retirement.Some disappear into the countryside with a cup of tea and a gardening obsession. 🌱 And then there’s Dave Hill. The legendary Slade guitarist has decided that the age of 80 is the PERFECT time to release his very first solo album. Because of course he has. 🤘😈 The album, titled Dirty Foot Lane,...

Blues music has always been about truth. Not polished perfection.Not flashy trends.Not algorithms telling people what to listen to. Just raw human emotion poured straight into strings, voices, smoke-filled venues, and late-night amplifiers humming long after midnight. And by the sounds of it, the Matt Long Tribute Album Launch Party at The Harlington captured every single bit of that spirit...

If aliens landed tomorrow and asked humanity to explain what heavy metal is… there’s a very good chance we’d simply point at Bruce Dickinson and go: “Yeah… that bloke. That’s metal.” 🤘😅 Because honestly, nobody embodies the spirit of rock and metal quite like the legendary Iron Maiden frontman. And now the man himself has been nominated for THREE prestigious...

When Metallica announce a UK tour, you already know what’s coming. Gigantic stages.Walls of amps taller than your house.Fire everywhere.Thousands upon thousands of metalheads marching into stadiums wearing black shirts in the middle of summer while pretending they’re “not that hot actually.” But ahead of their colossal M72 UK stadium dates, Metallica are asking fans to bring something even more...

Right then, rock fans… gather round because this is the kind of news we absolutely love shouting about at The Riff Report. 🤘🖤 Death Of Me, fronted by the charismatic and hugely talented Dan Byrant, have officially smashed past the jaw-dropping milestone of ONE MILLION streams on Spotify, and honestly? That’s not just a nice little achievement you quietly clap...

There are certain names in the rock and metal world that instantly stop people in their tracks. Not because of chart positions.Not because of streaming numbers.Not because of flashy PR campaigns. But because they mean something. The Sophie Lancaster Foundation is one of those names. As festival season gears up once again with muddy boots, sunburnt shoulders, inflatable guitars, £8...

Right then, rock fans… Cancel your sensible plans. Ignore your bank account. Tell your neighbours the loud noises are “part of the experience.” Because Alter Bridge are heading back out on the road for a gigantic second US leg of the What Lies Within Tour, and honestly? This thing is shaping up to be one of the biggest hard rock...