Three decades of festivals, pubs and graveside detours have turned one Norwegian Iron Maiden fan into the metal world's most obsessive travel agent. We talked to Metal Travels founder Runar Pettersen about tracking down album-cover locations, dodging fake "metal bars" and the one Motörhead pilgrimage we both still owe ourselves.

Iron Maiden's Eddie's Dive Bar pop-up crossed the Atlantic for the first time this September, landing at Beer Authority in Hell's Kitchen with a new Lagunitas-brewed Trooper West Coast IPA and the brand's first-ever paid "Beer Roadie."

Munich may be internationally defined by beer halls, brass bands and Oktoberfest, but several blocks north of the historic center there is another side of the city’s drinking culture—one built around distorted guitars rather than oompah music.

There are Iron Maiden podcasts devoted to news, album rankings, setlists and exhaustive musical analysis. Iron Maiden Pub Quiz does all of those things—at least occasionally...

How does an American spend the Fourth of July in 2026, the 250th anniversary of the country's founding? Not with the usual hollow celebration via flag-waving, dog terrorizing explosions, and gluttonous consumption of food, but with the freedom to ignore it completely and go drink some damn good beer inside a decommissioned prison. That was the plan on Saturday, July 4th, one day after I'd spent a night working through The Zeppelin Bar and Left Hand Path downstairs, where I

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.

And, for one weekend in Paris, Eddie didn't just rule the stage. He had his own bar.

A walking tour of Södra Förstadsgatan in Malmö: the Disgusting Food Museum, Science Fiction Bokhandeln, and Arsenik Bistro, in order down the same street.

Lina Vaštakaitė of Phrenetix playing at Kilkim Zaibu 2026

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.