The original Fantoft Stave Church was built in Fortun, Sogn, in 1170 and was moved to Fantoft in Bergen in 1883. On 6 June 1992, the church was set on fire and burned to the ground. Varg Vikernes, from the one-man band Burzum and a short-time member of Mayhem, was strongly suspected as the culprit […]

May 1st 1976 Iron Maiden played their first ever gig at St. Nicholas Hall in Poplar, London. The line-up for the very first Iron Maiden gig was Steve Harris, Terry Rance, Dave Sullivan, Ron Matthews and Paul Mario Day. St. Nicholas Church was also the place where Influence (later changed name to Gypsy’s Kiss) played […]

Chepstow Castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Located above cliffs on the River Wye, construction began in 1067 under the instruction of the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern. In 1992, when Sepultura hired Andy Wallace to produce their album “Chaos A.D.,” he insisted that the band record the […]

The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Săpânța, Maramureș County, Romania. It is famous for its brightly coloured tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the people who are buried there in addition to scenes from their lives. Pelle “Dead Yngve Ohlin draw this cemetery in one of […]

The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneț, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. Pelle “Dead” Yngve Ohlin from Mayhem draw the same monastery in one of his drawings. The drawing has later been used on bootlegs and shirts. ADDRESS:Strada Voroneț 166, Voroneț 725301, Romania Back to Gura […]

Burg Schnellenberg is an old medieval castle located in Germany. In February, Iron Maiden utilized the castle to promote their upcoming album, “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son,” by inviting journalists from around the world to listen to the album and conduct interviews. There is even an TV interview from RTL where Bruce Dickinson and […]

Holmenkollen Chapel, built in 1903, was destroyed by fire on August 23, 1992. This incident was one of many church burnings that occurred in Norway during the uprising of the black metal scene at the time. The new chapel was completed in 1996. The exact events surrounding the burning of the chapel are disputed. According […]

The Mayhem Bridge at Bøleråsen in Langhus is a small bridge for walking. Under the bridge is the famous Mayhem logo graffiti. It has been painted over many times, but it is still coming back. Again and again. ADDRESS:Bøleråsen, Langhus, 1405 Langhus, Norway Back to Langhus.

Langhus in Norway is the place where the black metal band Mayhem was born. One of their earliest and most famous photos is the one where Euronymous and Necrobutcher are lying on the bench inside Langhus train station waiting shed, with ‘Mayhem’ written behind them. ADDRESS:Langhusveien 204, 1405 Langhus, Norway Back to Langhus.

This big, lively student pub in Sheffield is not a metal or rock pub by any means. However, it is the place where Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson held his very first concert in 1976. This was with a band called Paradox, which later changed their name to Styx, unaware that there was already a famous […]