LOS ANGELES - Metal Travels

Los Angeles is Southern California’s sprawling cultural and film capital, a city of roughly 4 million people (metro 13+ million) founded in 1781 as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles. Its sights run from Hollywood’s studios and the Walk of Fame to Griffith Observatory and the Getty Center, with heavyweight museums at LACMA and The Broad, and landmark architecture like Walt Disney Concert Hall. Neighbourhoods offer distinct flavours—Downtown’s theatres and galleries, Koreatown’s late eats, Echo Park and Silver Lake’s venues and bars—while the coast stretches from Santa Monica to Venice for pier-and-boardwalk days. Expect a Mediterranean climate, year-round events and a deep music lineage from punk and hip-hop to metal. Getting in and around is straightforward via LAX, an expanding Metro rail network and extensive freeways, with Metrolink commuter trains covering the wider basin.

PUBS

Knucklehead Hollywood
Rainbow Bar and Grill

COVER ART

Hotel Hwood (AC/DC)

GRAVES

Bob Kulick’s Grave (Kiss, W.A.S.P.)
Dee Dee Ramone’s Grave (Ramones)
Jimmy Bain’s Grave (Rainbow, Dio)
Johnny Ramone’s Graves (Ramones)
Lemmy Kilmister’s Grave (Motörhead)
Ronnie James Dio’s Grave (Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio)

HOMES

Harratt Towers (Motörhead)
Randy Rhoads’ Childhood Home

MONUMENTS

RockWalk

MUSIC VIDEOS

Dragonfly Hollywood (AC/DC)
Los Angeles Zoo (Judas Priest)
Scattergood Generating Station (Judas Priest, Megadeth)
Twisted Sister House (Twisted Sister)