[DID NOT ATTEND: November 7 & 8, 2026] House of Metal
My wife and I were in Sweden visiting our son who is studying in Umeå. While we were there, I found out that House of Metal was happening right in town. What is it?
House of Metal is a two day indoor festival dedicated to various kinds of metal. The festival premiered at Umeå Folkets Hus in February 2007. HoM has three stages and every year 20-25 bands, Swedish and international, crowd these stages.
We had a lot going on and weren’t going to go to the Friday night show (I actually didn’t know any of the bands) and we were leaving on Saturday morning, so that was out, too.
But it was really fun seeing the city full of people excited for the show. We walked by the venue midday on Friday and they had put up a House of Metal arch so we went in to check it out. The folks there were super friendly and I was able to buy a T-shirt and look through the vinyl that was on sale.
Maybe next year… (more…)
