Heavy Metal Bowling BBQ

Okay, stop what you're doing (actually, what you're doing is reading this, so… carry on), and mark this date in your diary: November 20th. Why? Because that's when Bompas & Parr's Heavy Metal Bowling BBQ is, taking over a 24-lane North London tenpin alley, and putting on the most metal grill-fest in history. How so? Read on...

Bompas & Parr Meat
Bompas & Parr

First off, the BBQ: to fuel it, they'll literally be burning drumsticks used by percussive beasts like Lars Ulrich, Tommy Lee, Dave Lombardo, and Nicko McBrain (that they bought off eBay, or had donated). They're all made of hickory/Canadian maple/golden oak, so will add a nice "smokey flavour" as they scorch the platters of meat. There'll also be a gigantic condiment castle to accompany, and they'll be rolling out veggies (possibly including Korn), too.

Bowling balls
Flickr user Heisenberg Media

Now, the bowling: it's all taking place in the 24 lanes of North London's Rowans Tenpin, and the person with the highest score on the night will get a replica of Arnie's original Conan The Barbarian sword, while the person with the best hair whip (aided by a soundtrack loaded w/ Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Elder, The Sword, Slayer, etc.) will receive a skull cup trophy.

Drum sticks
Flickr user pochacco20

Finally, the extras: there'll be strippers performing the "sensually choreographed Ten Pin Berserker", a pyrotechnics show, each of the bowling balls will be "blessed in blood", and there'll be four-pint pitchers of beer... so just make sure to avoid the gutters on the way home, too.