Here we are at Los Azulejos, Gran Canaria. It's called that because "azul" means blue, and some of the cliff layers are supposedly kinda blueish, so my shirt should be blending in with them, but it's not, because really, they're more off-turquoise/patina-ish.

Night Flight Orchestra – "Give Us The Moon"
Album of the year, and it's not even metal
Here I am at Dimmuborgir. Yes, that place from which the pseudo-black metal band took their name (and split it into two words for some reason). And you can see why: It's all dark lava, mercilessly thrust up from the fiery bowels of the Earth thousands of years ago; the formations are all crooked and gnarly; they...
Pentagram – "Lightning In a Bottle"
Does it still count as the same band, though...?
Finally, northern lights!
While we've seen many amazing nature sights during our time here, this is the real reason I wanted to go to Iceland: Those notorious northern lights. I know they don't translate very well through this dumbass phone camera, but believe me: When you're standing in the middle of 'em, they're mind-blowing.
So we're in this LAND that's ICY...
Yes, here it finally is: Our long-promised destination that's the opposite of Egypt. And while that means it's cold as fuck, this place has the most wicked nature I've ever seen. Volcanoes, lava formations, mountains, caves, waterfalls, glaciers, blizzards, black beaches, steaming sulphur lakes, hot springs, geysers (wait for the eruption in the...
The Hellacopters – "Overdriver"
"It's called writing a goddamn song"
Greetings from winter wonderland!
With all the warm, sunny places we've visited, it's about time that we went somewhere cold and snowy. So we did.
Grave Digger – "Bone Collector"
"Hallo, I am ze bone kollektoar; I haf komm to inspäkt your ekvipmänt, jaah?"
And thus, it came to pass that Poland, of all the countries in the world, would be the first one from which I did two videos on separate trips. The reason that the camera's shaking so damn much may very well be that my body, at the time, was still in the process of cleansing itself of all the...
What's so special about Bremerhaven...?
Since I went digital nomad and started seeing the world and visiting UNESCO world heritage sites, I've gotten the impression that the criteria for becoming one such seem to be getting more and more loose by the year. Much like the criteria for whoever gets inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Opeth – "The Last Will and Testament"
So... am I supposed to remember any of this?
Top 10 albums of the year 2024
Belated happy new year from the Red Sea!
We've been celebrating New Year's in Egypt this time around. And apart from seeing temples and pyramids and, you know, celebrating New Year's and all, we're at this really bitchin' hotel.
Devin Townsend – "PowerNerd"
Most accurate album title since "British Steel"
Merry Christmaaaaaaaaas!!
Here we are at a traditional German Christmas market and OHMYGOD LOOKIT HOW CUTE KATHLEEN IS WITH THAT LITTE WINTER CAP A-AAAWWWWWWWW
An injured predator, and so fucking fierce
D-A-D @ MusikZentrum, Hanover 6/12/24
Probably not gonna be the last time I write about these guys
Jerry Cantrell – "I Want Blood"
And I'd be happy to give you some of mine, Jerry
The Crown – "Crown of Thorns"
This is pretty much organized auditive violence
A brief glimpse into the metal grassroots of a small country, but with big potential
D-A-D – "Speed Of Darkness"
[Insert Flogging Molly joke here]
See if you can guess which city we're in
Just in case you're reading this before watching the video, I'm not gonna mention the name of the city here. But I will give you the same hints as in the video:
Dark and quiet Ionian post-sunset vibes
Yeah, you may wanna turn up your device lights and sound for this one. This time, we're chilling by the beach after sunset on a Greek island that virtually just got deserted overnight, and it's getting darker and darker due to that whole thing with the sun setting and all.
HammerFall – "Avenge the Fallen"
No, it's not fucking power metal, and neither is Manowar.
Orden Ogan – "The Order of Fear"
Praise the kings of the underworld!
R.I.P. Paul Di'Anno, 1958 – 2024
"I shall return from out of the fire"
Finally, some closure and relaxation
Finally, Kathleen comes to visit me in Tbilisi, and we start to turn the last horrendous six weeks' shitshow around. Here, we're celebrating our penultimate night in a place I started out liking but that I've ended up hating due to this last month and a half of horrible experiences.