So I have to admit that I knowingly married an old school metal head. What I did not know is that I would end up at an Iron Maiden show on Bali.

Yesterday we met 2 fun couples at our hotel pool, they were hysterical. Maiden diehards! They invited us to jump in their car and go to the show. We partied all the way to the venue while our super nice (and very tolerant) driver Katut navigated the winding roads and heavy traffic.

Balinese metal heads are just like metal heads in the US. 95% male, black T-shirts, plenty of air guitar... you get the picture.

All in all the scene was pretty entertaining. They transformed an old limestone quarry into a cultural center/ music venue. Dragons and other cool stuff carved into the rock walls make for a very unique place to see a show.

Though this would not have been my first (or second) choice in bands to see, I had a blast. Needless to say Ryan loved it. Now he can't stop singing Maiden guitar solos... Perfect.

The best songs of the night were the old school hits such as The Trooper, number of the beast, running free, children of the damned, iron maiden. They played quite a bit of material off of their new album which they just won a grammy for.