The Challenge
After eight years, the Heavy Metal Truants had been doing an annual charity cycle ride from London to Download Festival set upon the hallowed heavy metal grounds of Castle Donington, raising £681,500 in the process and then the world changed due to Covid-19.
We were heartbroken to see Download Festival cancelling, and we weren’t happy to sit the year out though. Our chosen charities, all of which work hard to support children and young people, needed our support more than ever, so we called on all metalheads from around the world to join us in the name of heavy metal and they heard the call.
As 2020 marked the 40th anniversary of Motorhead’s Ace of Spades, we called it the Eighth Of Spades! We went virtual, and more Heavy Metal Truants joined us from around the world than ever before: it was an adventure, and it was our biggest year ever.
The Finish Line
This year our participants have covered a collective total of 66,800 miles (that’s more than twice around the planet!). With a 1000% increase in the number of fundraisers from over 35 countries.
For the first time ever, we’ve introduced Heavy Metal Truants Vision, our weekly live stream. The final episode aired on June 12th and featured the Golden Spoke awards!
It has been a truly remarkable chapter in Heavy Metal Truants history. Together we have smashed through our initial target of £66k and have raised £150k already.
