OPEN BARS (16)
Rocka Rolla
🇺🇸New York, United States
Williamsburg dive with giant beer chalices, frozen coffee drinks and a hard-rock jukebox.
Webster Hall
🇺🇸New York, United States
A historic large nightclub and concert venue in the East Village. Webster Hall was originally built in 1886 as a ballroom. In rock history, it's famed for its 1980s stint as The Ritz, one of NYC's top rock clubs. Today, Webster Hall (capacity ~1,400) remains a prime venue for live music and dance nights.
Otto's Shrunken Head
🇺🇸New York, United States
Tiki-punk bar mixing rum cocktails with nightly rockabilly, punk, surf and metal shows.
Scruffy Murphy's
🇬🇧Birmingham, United Kingdom
A dedicated rock and metal pub with a focus on live music, DJ nights, and a wide selection of beers.
The Asylum
🇬🇧Birmingham, United Kingdom
One of Birmingham's premier live music venues, hosting a wide range of rock, metal, and alternative acts, from established international bands to upcoming local artists.
Irving Plaza
🇺🇸New York, United States
A historic ballroom-style venue with capacity of ~1,200. Irving Plaza has served many identities: a 1940s ballroom, a Polish community center, and from the late '70s onward, a crucial rock concert hall. Known for hosting diverse genres – punk, new wave, metal, alternative, pop – over different eras.
The World's End
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
A world-famous pub and a North London landmark, reflecting the eclectic nature of Camden itself. Located just south of Camden Town tube station. Boasts two bars and a mezzanine balcony seating area. The central area is designed to reflect the open marketplace that once inhabited the location. The pub itself is a large, atmospheric space for drinkers, separate from The Underworld music venue located beneath it.
Project Orange
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
A modern rock bar located in Battersea near Clapham Junction. Project Orange is a trendy bar known for its rock/alternative theme, offering craft beers, a jukebox/DJ setup, and games (pool, foosball, arcade machines) in a relaxed atmosphere. Known for late opening hours and filling a niche as a dedicated rock bar in South West London.
Duff's Brooklyn
🇺🇸New York, United States
Iconic Williamsburg heavy-metal dive packed with memorabilia and a legendary metal jukebox.
The Flapper
🇬🇧Birmingham, United Kingdom
Independent live music venue and pub, known for its canalside location and support for local and touring rock/metal bands.
Slim Jim's Liquor Store
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
The Masterful Purveyor of Good Times, a late-night rock'n'roll dive bar and grassroots live music venue. LA-style dive bar vibe with neon lights, music posters, red leather bar stools, and booths. Ambiance is electric, with well-worn leather and aged oak. Features an award-winning jukebox loaded with classics from Led Zeppelin to Guns N' Roses. Extensive stock of whiskies (over 90 from around the world), liquor, classic cocktails, and cold craft beer.
Hell Awaits
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Old-school metal bar with metal-themed décor, foosball and pool tables.
The Devonshire Arms
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Affectionately known as "The Dev," it is Camden Town's devoted home to the musical underground and one of London's leading goth and metal venues. Features a mock-Tudor façade and a buzzy and dark interior. It's described as a goth pub with serious attitude and a haven for goths and metalheads. A place where lovers of rock, goth, punk, and metal congregate.
The Gryphon
🇬🇧Bristol, United Kingdom
Independent heavy metal and real ale pub with an intimate 50-capacity live room upstairs.
The Crown
🇬🇧Bristol, United Kingdom
Historic market-area pub with rock/metal soundtrack upstairs and 300-cap basement venue for gigs and club nights.
Lucky 13 Saloon
🇺🇸New York, United States
Brooklyn's first dedicated metal bar featuring go-go dancers, live shows and a famed jukebox.
CLOSED BARS (5)
Costermonger
🇬🇧Birmingham, United Kingdom
Pub that hosted rock and metal gigs.
The Channel
🇺🇸Boston, United States
1,700-cap South Boston rock bar where U2, Ramones, Metallica played early tours.
Gorilla Gardens
🇺🇸Seattle, United States
Twin-room punk/metal bar where early Soundgarden, Nirvana and Black Flag shared sticky floors.
The Crobar
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
An iconic Soho rock and metal bar, affectionately dubbed the "beer-soaked jewel of London's metal community". It was located on Manette Street. Known for its endearingly grubby décor, a killer jukebox (which even spawned a compilation album), an extensive bourbon collection, and a welcoming, unpretentious atmosphere that felt like home even when it was brand new. It was a quintessential dive bar for metalheads and rock fans.
Lismar Lounge
🇺🇸New York, United States
Notorious graffiti-covered punk-metal bar in the East Village.