Exploring the world reviewing metal and rock bars, festivals, and more!
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…
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…
I had debated with myself whether or not to bother travelling to Metal Cave, since it looked like it was a fair way out of town on the map (7 km from where I was staying), but it looked like the only place that was open on a Tuesday evening. In the end I thought…
Krakow has many great places for a drink, and furthermore Poland is probably one of the cheapest places to get a beer in Europe! There are many places with lots of character amid a beautiful city, and at 5-10 zloty (£0.92-£1.85 at the time of writing) for a half litre, you can’t really go wrong….