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Four Bands, Two Countries: The Hub's August 18 Trad-Metal Bill
Space Vacation, Tower Hill, Adamantis and Hands of Goro brought four different interpretations of old-school heavy metal to an unlikely Peninsula stronghold on Tuesday, August 18. That night ,in downtown Redwood City, the distance between the Bay Area, the Canadian Prairies and Boston suddenly became very small...

Randall Wilburn
4 days ago13 min read


Camden Town: Metal, Punk and Independent Beer in London’s Loudest Neighborhood
The Black Heart, The Devonshire Arms, Werewolf Beer, and The Underground form a compact Camden circuit where visitors can move from locally brewed beer to a metal pub, an upstairs gig room and, finally, a full-volume Sunday-night show.

Randall Wilburn
Aug 136 min read


Beer, Metal and a Little Balance: MetalYoga at the Cart & Horses
On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, those who had signed up and made the trek to London’s legendary Cart & Horses were presented with a combination that, on paper, sounds almost deliberately contradictory: yoga, heavy metal and beer. In this context, it made considerable sense.

Randall Wilburn
Aug 105 min read


Eddie Takes Over Paris: Inside Iron Maiden's 2026 Eddie's Dive Bar
And, for one weekend in Paris, Eddie didn't just rule the stage.
He had his own bar.

Randall Wilburn
Jul 287 min read


Phrenetix: Forged by Loss, Driven by Thrash, and Still Moving Forward
Lina Vaštakaitė of Phrenetix playing at Kilkim Zaibu 2026

Randall Wilburn
Jul 248 min read


Out of the Mists: Ūkanose on Folklore, Folk Metal, and Fourteen Years of Kilkim Žaibu
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.

Randall Wilburn
Jul 913 min read


Deliver Us From Ordinary Wine: Inside Italy’s Heavy Metal Winery
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.

Randall Wilburn
Jul 48 min read
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