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The Riff Report Blog Review – Thursday 14th May 2026 There are gigs…There are events……and then there are Skindred in a Swansea record shop on a Thursday night causing enough chaos to wake every seagull from Mumbles to Merthyr. 😈🔥 On Thursday 14th May 2026, Welsh legends Skindred rolled into Derricks Music in Swansea for an intimate instore show that...

Live Aid. Queen. Bowie. U2. Elton John. Madonna. Cardiff Bay. Yeah… that’ll do nicely. 🤘😂 One of the biggest rock ’n’ roll musicals currently tearing up the theatre world is heading straight for Wales, as JUST FOR ONE DAY: The Live Aid Musical arrives at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff from Tuesday 20 April to Saturday 24 April 2027....

If you’ve ever wanted a soundtrack for driving too fast down the motorway while mentally preparing for battle against the universe itself… Five Finger Death Punch have got you covered, butt. 😤⚡ Their latest single Eye of the Storm lands like a flaming wrecking ball through your speakers — loud, aggressive, emotional, and packed with the kind of stadium-sized metal...

The neon wasteland is calling again, butt. My Chemical Romance have officially announced a deluxe reissue of their cult-classic chaos machine Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys — and honestly? The emo kids who survived 2010 are currently screaming into their studded belts across the UK. 🔥🎸 Landing on 10th July 2026, the new expanded edition celebrates...

Sometimes the loudest thing in rock music isn’t a Marshall stack exploding at Download or a drummer booting through a double-kick breakdown at 200mph… Sometimes it’s kindness. And this week, legendary <entity type="musical_artist">Geezer Butler</entity> — the iconic bassist and lyrical mastermind behind <entity type="musical_artist">Black Sabbath</entity> — has stepped forward to support a huge mission to rescue and rehome 1,500 beagles...

Stop whatever you’re doing, grab a cuppa, crack open a warm festival lager and prepare your wallets for absolute devastation… because legendary prog-rock titans Pink Floyd have officially been immortalised on a brand-new UK coin from The Royal Mint. Yep.Actual legal-tender prog metal-adjacent shiny money. And honestly? It looks lush. 🔥 The new commemorative release lands as part of The...

Somewhere tonight, a leather jacket just got ten times cooler. 😎🔥 Rock icon Billy Idol is officially set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming American Music Awards — and honestly, if anyone’s earned the right to swagger onto a stage while snarling through a grin and looking cooler than the rest of humanity combined… it’s Billy bloody...

Forget boring beige hotel rooms — we’re going somewhere you can sleep surrounded by guitars, rock memorabilia and enough musical madness to make your average Travelodge quietly reconsider its life choices. There are hotels. There are nice hotels. And then there are hotels where you can wander through corridors packed with rock memorabilia, order a guitar to your bedroom, sleep...

The rock and metal world is raising a glass tonight after the heartbreaking news that legendary producer Jack Douglas has sadly passed away at the age of 80. His family confirmed the news earlier today, and honestly butt… this one hits hard. Because while casual fans might not instantly recognise the name Jack Douglas, every rock fan on Earth has...

Heavy metal fans… brace yourselves. The long-awaited biopic based on the utterly bonkers life of Ozzy Osbourne is finally gathering serious momentum, with Jack Osbourne confirming the project is charging ahead “full steam ahead” and could hit cinemas in 2028. 🦇🎥 And honestly? About bloody time, mun. Because if there’s ONE rock star whose life deserves the full Hollywood treatment,...

Prog rock fans, grab your fanciest gig trousers and prepare your emotional support beard oils because Von Hertzen Brothers are bringing something seriously special to the UK later this year. 😍🎸 The acclaimed Finnish prog-rock masters have officially announced their brand new “Acoustic Enough” UK Theatre Tour for October and November 2026, celebrating a whopping 25 years of musical brilliance,...

There are some albums that age gracefully. Then there are Motörhead albums… which age like a tattooed biker smashing through a pub wall on a flaming motorbike while holding a bottle of Jack Daniel’s 🍺🔥 And now, metal history is getting the deluxe treatment as legendary British rock monsters Motörhead have officially announced a massive 20th anniversary edition of their...

If you needed proof that some people completely lose their minds at gigs, here it is, butt. 😩🍺 Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes was struck in the head by a mobile phone during the band’s massive show at the Enterprise Centre in St Louis, Missouri — and safe to say… he was NOT impressed. 😂 The incident happened...

Another day, another absolutely bonkers rock ’n’ roll money deal, butt. This time it’s the mighty Red Hot Chili Peppers who’ve reportedly pocketed a staggering £220 million after selling their recorded music catalogue in what’s become one of the biggest rock business moves of the decade. Yep.Two hundred and twenty million quid. That’s enough money to buy approximately: 14 festival...

Ladies and gentlemen, denim battalion members, pit goblins and every bloke who’s ever accidentally headbutted someone during a circle pit… ANTHRAX ARE BACK. After more than a decade without a brand-new studio album, the legendary New York thrash icons have officially announced Cursum Perficio — their first full-length record since 2016’s For All Kings… and honestly mun, the metal world...