Friday means New Riffs! As usual, we've spent the week digging through new releases, singles and the occasional unexpected guitar-shaped object to find the tracks worth putting on a little louder. This week's selection takes us from Dirty Honey's unapologetic hard-rock swagger and Europe's classic-rock muscle to DragonForce at maximum velocity, Greta Van Fleet continuing to stretch their sound, young British newcomers Rattlesnake making their debut, and Polyphia reminding eve

DragonForce have officially opened the next chapter of their career with the announcement of their tenth studio album — and their first with Alissa White-Gluz at the microphone. Image credit: Alex Bemis Simply titled DragonForce, the record will arrive on 19 March 2027 through Napalm Records. The announcement comes alongside its first single, ‘Hunger Of The Beast’, accompanied by a high-energy performance video that offers the first proper taste of the band’s new dual-vocal a