Redaktion
Behind "Redaktion" is the small Riffwire core team: we write the news, verify the rumors and regularly stand in front of the stages of this scene ourselves. Jointly researched stories are published under this collective profile.
Articles 30
Gloryhammer Announce Fifth Album — Space 1993 Continues the Fife Saga
Eleven tracks, a 13-minute finale and a European tour with eight German dates. The power metal heroes pick up their space narrative exactly where 'Space 1992' left off.
EDDFEST at Knebworth — Iron Maiden's First Own Festival Is a Triumph
Two days, their own funfair and the band's only UK show of the year: for their 50th anniversary, Iron Maiden turned Knebworth Park into a world of their own. By the end, it was clear this band no longer needs stadium rules.
Hand Injury for Charlie Benante — Darby Todd Stepped In for Anthrax
The Anthrax drummer had to sit out nearly a dozen European shows, among them Hellfest and Copenhell. A stand-in who already knew the band took over.
Bill Ward Uses a Wheelchair — and Wants One Thing Clear: Not Retired, Not Ill
The Black Sabbath drummer is addressing his mobility aid head-on. He can still walk, the 78-year-old stresses — just not long distances. And he is still a drummer, regardless.
Michael Sweet on Metallica — Not My Style of Metal, I'd Rather Listen to Judas Priest
The Stryper singer pays respect to the biggest metal band in the world while making it plain that they do nothing for him. He listens to Pantera more often, too — and he knows the take will annoy people.
25 Years of Silence — Brother's Keeper Return With a New Single
The Pennsylvania hardcore veterans release 'Asymmetrical Warflair', their first new song since 2001 — featuring guest vocals from Patrick Kindlon (Drug Church).
Slip And Destroy — Kirk Hammett Falls Off Stage and Takes It in Good Humour
First the Metallica guitarist provoked the Swifties with a T-shirt, then he lost his balance in Dublin during, of all songs, „Seek And Destroy". Nobody was hurt — and Hammett delivered the punchline himself.
Fuel Announce Seventh Album 'Pendulum' — First Single 'Want It' Out Now
Thirty-three years after forming, the post-grunge band returns with a new singer. The album arrives on 30 October; the single already points the way — heavier than of late.
Metallica Keep Breaking Records — 76,000 in Cardiff, 58,000 in Glasgow
The M72 world tour is rewriting stadium history in Europe. In Cardiff the band knocked Ed Sheeran off the top spot, in Glasgow the Hampden Park record fell — and in Berlin 94,000 people watched.
A New Era for Arch Enemy — Lauren Hart's Live Debut Is a Success
After the surprise departure of Alissa White-Gluz, the band faced the toughest task of its career. The first concert with their new frontwoman in Beijing answered the key question — emphatically.
Iron Maiden Take 2027 Off — Final Curtain in Yokohama This November
After two years of 'Run For Your Lives', the anniversary tour ends on 25 November in Japan. Then it's over — the next concerts will come in 2028 at the earliest.
Rob Halford Sings 'Balls To The Wall' — Accept Celebrate 50 Years With 50 Guest Stars
For their anniversary album 'Teutonic Titans 1976-2026', Accept re-record their classics with prominent help. On the signature track, the Metal God himself takes the mic — with Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs on lead.
Anthrax Are Back — Video for The Edge Of Perfection, Album Due in September
Ten years after 'For All Kings', the twelfth Anthrax album arrives on 18 September. The second single is out — and Scott Ian simply calls it the best song of the band's career.
Plagiarism Claim Against Arch Enemy — Band Publishes 2022 Demos as Counter-Evidence
Kiko Loureiro sees parallels between his song 'Talking Dreams' and Arch Enemy's single 'To The Last Breath'. The Swedes hit back with 'The Original Files' — demo recordings said to be two years older.
Greek Double Bill at Hellfest — Full Septicflesh and Rotting Christ Sets Streaming
ARTE Concert has put both performances online in full. Two legends of Greek metal, two nights in Clisson — here they are again.
Iron Maiden Will Skip Their Hall of Fame Gala — Blaze Bayley Wants to Be There
On 14 November Iron Maiden will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — but their Australian tour keeps them away. Former singer Blaze Bayley is now trying to make it to Los Angeles himself.
Chicago's Metal Scene in Mourning — Shaun Glass Dies Aged 57
The guitarist and SOiL co-founder died from complications of a stroke. Tributes poured in from across the scene — from Machine Head and Exodus to Nonpoint.
Def Leppard at the Las Vegas Sphere? Phil Collen Keeps the Door Open
Asked about a possible show at the spectacular spherical venue, the guitarist stays vague — while raving about the Vegas residency he counts among the best shows of the band's career.
Hollywood Vampires Release Live Album From Montreux — Video for Raise The Dead
Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry are putting out their legendary 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival performance as a live album — complete with previously unreleased covers and a tribute to Lemmy.
The Symbol Behind Rush's Comeback Tour — Hugh Syme Explains Its Origin
Fans have been puzzling over the interlocking sign of the 'Fifty Something' tour. Long-time artist Hugh Syme now reveals how it came about — and why there is a traffic light hidden in it.
Down Confirm New Album — Anselmo Teases It at Hellfest 2026
Closing out the Valley stage in Clisson, Phil Anselmo revealed that a new Down album is on the way. It would be the Southern sludge institution's first studio record since 2007.
KISS Release Their Legendary 1976 Anaheim Show Officially for the First Time
42,000 fans, the biggest crowd of their career at the time — 50 years on, the August 1976 concert arrives as 'KISS Destroys Anaheim 76' on CD and vinyl, newly mixed by Eddie Kramer.
After the Paris Power Cut — Iron Maiden Complete Their Concert Film at EDDFEST in Knebworth
A total blackout stopped filming mid-set in Paris. Now the metal legends are capturing the missing scenes at their anniversary event EDDFEST in Knebworth — fans from both shows will end up in the film.
Judas Priest Score Their Sixth Number One on the UK Rock Chart
The compilation 'The Best Of Judas Priest' enters the UK Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart straight at the top — the Metal Gods' sixth number one on that chart.
The Black Dahlia Murder Celebrate 'Nocturnal' — European Tour for the 20th Anniversary
For the 20th birthday of their genre classic 'Nocturnal', the US death metallers head out on a big European tour in early 2027 — with a set drawing heavily on the 2007 album.
Everything Comes To An End — Frank Ferrer Speaks for the First Time About Leaving Guns N' Roses
After 19 years behind the kit for Guns N' Roses, Frank Ferrer stepped away in 2025. In his first interview since the exit he looks back with gratitude on his time with Axl Rose.
Scorpions Celebrate 60th Anniversary — Full Fan-Filmed Sofia Show Circulating
For their 60th anniversary the Hanover rock legends are touring the world — and a complete fan-filmed recording of the 'Coming Home' anniversary show in Sofia is now doing the rounds.
Megadeth Share 'Puppet Parade' Live Video — Song's Debut Performance in Istanbul
The thrash legends unveil the first-ever live performance of 'Puppet Parade' from Istanbul — the song is taken from their self-titled farewell album, which debuted at number one in the US.
GWAR Launch Fundraiser for Ailing Founding Member Chuck Varga
Chuck Varga, the band's long-time "Sexecutioner," is battling cancer. GWAR are calling on fans to support him and his family through a new fundraiser.
Dimebag Darrell Is Jonathan Donais' "MVP" Among His Most Influential Guitarists
In an interview, the Anthrax guitarist counts off the players who shaped him most — and crowns Pantera legend Dimebag Darrell above them all.
Reviews 12
Sixteen songs, five decades, one question: who is this for? As an entry into the world of the Metal Gods it is close to ideal — for everyone else it is a radio play about things they already own.
Twenty years on, it is clear: with their third album The Black Dahlia Murder redrew the map of American melodic death metal — and set a benchmark they never quite reached again themselves.
Faster, more aggressive, more colourful: album number twelve is Arch Enemy's liveliest in years — and also the one where the melodic death metal drifts furthest towards power metal.
Eight songs, not an ounce of fat: Moonspell shed the orchestral ballast and rediscover the dark romanticism that made them in the nineties. Their strongest album in years.
After 43 years Dave Mustaine draws the line — with an album that is technically flawless and stumbles precisely where it matters most: the final word.
Not metal with string decoration but death metal composed around a real orchestra — the album every symphonic wannabe since 2011 has had to be measured against.
After their singer's leukaemia diagnosis, Behemoth didn't make the predictable album of defiance but their most human one — and, precisely because of that, their most evil.
Thirteen years, 13 million dollars, one founding member: the most expensive rock album in history is better than its reputation — and still the priciest proof that perfectionism can kill songs.
The live album that isn't really a live album — and still saved a band, rescued a label from bankruptcy and laid down the blueprint for fifty years of stadium rock.
The album on which three virtuosos learned to hold back — and wrote their best songs doing it. Forty years on, "Moving Pictures" is still the bridge between prog and pop.
Four immortal songs, three solid ones and a thirteen-minute epic that towers over everything: why Maiden's fifth album remains their benchmark despite a sagging middle.
A side project that outlived its parent bands: how five musicians from New Orleans invented Southern sludge in 1995 out of whiskey, Sabbath riffs and swamp air — without meaning to.