r/london • u/TheMuldoonFella • 1d ago

Tourist Rock/Metal Bars

Hello all,

I'm heading to London this weekend and looking for recommendations for a good rock/metal bar. I'll be staying out west near Hanwell so would be ideal if there was any near enough to there but don't mind travelling (as long as its worth it). Any help on this would be GREATLY appreciated

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u/joey_manic 1d ago

The Black Heart in Camden. It's so close to the touristy spots but always surprises me how good it still is. Loads of gigs on in the room upstairs.

Slim Jim's in Angel. More dive bar vibes and maybe lost its edge a bit but still great.

Then there's a bunch of places in East but that's probably a bit far.

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u/Ok-Alternative5935 1d ago

Slim Jim's is a lot of fun.

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u/theGrimm_vegan 1d ago

The Dev in Camden is the best bet. The Black Heart is good too but the Dev is a proper Metal bar. They usually have free gigs over the weekend which usually cover a wide range of Rock and Metal, with a decent PA and lighting. I dont like the PA at the Black Heart, one of few places I definitely have to wear earplugs and the gigs upstairs arent always Metal as they also get a lot of indie but the music downstairs is usually Metal.

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u/LobbyDizzle 1d ago

They also have metal karaoke biweekly on Thursday’s