A late-night interview with Ūkanose guitarist Linas Petrauskas in Kaunas — the band's formation in Vilnius, the folk-metal balance behind Šiaurum Vėjum, the record heat of Kilkim Žaibu 2026, and the mead he brings on tour.

Daniele Santori — metalhead, vocalist, and winemaker — has built a winery in Marche, Italy that screams Heavy Metal. From his band The Dogma to his family's Collemara estate, the story of Heavy Metal Winery runs deeper than the label.

Iron Maiden's June 22, 2026 filmed concert at La Défense Arena was upended by a city-wide power outage mid-set. A full recap of the night — including the blackout, the recovery, the setlist, and what was being poured at Eddie's Dive Bar and venue concessions.

Florence isn't the first city that comes to mind for heavy metal, but Overkill Birreria — seven years running, madonnara murals on the walls, German lager on tap — is making a genuine case.

A first-person Fermented Metal field report from Lagunitas Brewing Company's June 6, 2026 Trooper West Coast IPA release party in Petaluma, featuring Iron Maiden fandom, brewery-tour details, Maiden United, and an air-guitar contest.

Forbidden Comes Home: A Generational Bay Area Bill at the Great American Music Hall

Sepultura's Celebrating Life Through Death farewell tour rolls into Berkeley with Exodus, Biohazard, and Tribal Gaze. A first-person live report from the UC Theatre, May 28, 2026.

Eighteen months in, Doom — the black-brick metal bar on the same Callowhill block as Franklin Music Hall — has become the closest thing Philadelphia has to a permanent address for its metal community. Inside the cathedral on 7th Street: founders Justin Holden and Will Yip, Chef Ian Hunter's mapo chili dog, the Doom Me cocktail, the revived Split Thy Skull barleywine fest, the Miss American Vampire pageant, and the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest 2026 home-base partnership.

An afternoon at Ghost Town's Beer Garden in Laurel — a Fermented Metal field report from 3506 MacArthur Blvd.

The inside story on Motörhead's first official beer — Bastards Lager, Festival, brewed by family-run Krönleins Bryggeri in Halmstad and licensed through Brands For Fans.

Heavy Metal, Argentinian steaks, and beer...

Heavy metal’s decade-long booze boom produced beloved brands, quiet failures, and a blueprint for what craft collaboration can actually look like. Where are we at today?

Inside the Swedish archive of Pontus: A Beverage Collection to Behold