Exploring the world reviewing metal and rock bars, festivals, and more!
My final stop on this trip was back to Warsaw, somewhere I felt I really need to properly explore after spending too little time last year, so I made sure to spend a decent time walking around the city going to various museums. As far as rock pubs go there seems to be not much…
As well as gigs, I looked out for some more bars to recommend to my metalhead and alternative-inclined friends back home. Before heading to the Alcest gig I decided to head to Rock Garaz (which I will come to later), but didn’t realise there was two bars sharing the same courtyard, so I actually ended…
Last month I was in Berlin to see one of my favourite folk metal banks, Arkona, for the first time in over four years, back during Bloodstock 2019, and also meet up with several good friends in Berlin who I made during MetalDays last year. This was the first gig as part of a tour around…
Festivalgoers in Germany really know how to make sure their camps have plenty of creature comforts, with generators, battery packs and solar panels abound, perfect for charging phones, running speakers, and most importantly, keeping beer cool! My camp had all these creature comforts, which was pretty important in the searing heat, I seldom was in…
Before I went to Rockharz 2023 (more on that to come) I spent the previous day in Berlin, and after I spent the afternoon getting various supplies for the festival, I set off to look at some more promising places. First place on my trip was Misfit Bar: As the name suggested, and as can…
I finally emerged out of hibernation after a winter that seemed to never really end in mid-May, and it still wasn’t exactly summery weather for the most part either. This time round I was off to Germany, to another festival I had heard amazing things about: Dark Troll, which took place between May 18-20, with…
July 24-29 The time had finally come for what became the highlight of my year, and one of my life as I arrived at a festival I heard a lot of great things about and somewhere that has been an annual pilgrimage for several of my friends back in the UK – MetalDays. This was…
First port of call was Spelunke! Bar, just outside of the centre and involving another suburban train, which was subject to a very rare (for Switzerland) delay. Anyway even though it’s out a bit, it’s probably one of the highlights of the trip. Entrance to Spelunke! Bar, where I had a pretty good time. The…
The first of the two bars I visited was Hellfest Corner – presumably associated with the metal festival of the same name. I was very taken with this place in particular, and this boosted my opinion of Paris greatly for one particular reason: they served food! Not only that, they served it at 10pm where…
First port of call of the evening was Paule’s Metal Eck, where there was plenty of the good end of mainstream metal there, including the Deftones and Trivium. They also sold their own branded beer, and the inside was pretty metal too: Paule himself (assuming that’s his actual name) was also pretty friendly too, and…