Happy New Music Friday — and this one is absolutely packed. August 28 brings one of the busiest release days we've had in a while, with several highly anticipated albums finally landing alongside a fresh wave of singles teasing what's still to come this autumn. As always, The Riffs of the Week isn't about picking the biggest names or chasing whatever happens to be trending. It's about the music that caught our ears — whether it comes from a band filling arenas or four ridicul

Release date:August 28, 2026 Label: Republic Records The Riff Doctor’s Score: RRRR Everything’s falling? Not quite, The Warning seem incapable of doing anything other than rising. It is sometimes easy to forget just how young Daniela “Dany”, Paulina “Pau” and Alejandra “Ale” Villarreal still are. Perhaps that is because the three sisters from Monterrey have already accumulated the sort of career most bands would happily call a lifetime: hundreds of millions of streams, enormo

Happy New Music Friday! Another week, another excuse to turn the volume all the way up. This week's selection proves that great riffs come in many different forms. Whether it's modern hard rock, metalcore with a sense of humour, arena rock, or the unmistakable sound of the man who helped invent heavy metal, there's plenty to get excited about. These are the tracks that have dominated our speakers over the past few days. Hit play, enjoy the videos below, and don't forget to fo