Excalibur Cafe – Amsterdam

June 2018 – Oudezijds Achterburgwal 48, 1012 DP Amsterdam, Netherlands This had more of a hard rock vibe than a metal vibe. They were playing hard rock too. They had cool shit like armour, but I think it actually felt a bit theme park-y. Perhaps due to the location on the main thoroughfare of the …

Rockcafe Backstage & Fortarock – Nijmegen

June 2018 – Bloemerstraat 131, 6511 EH Nijmegen, Netherlands We were in town for the Fortarock festival and I had Googled metal bars in Nijmegen, but nothing came up. So we were pleasantly surprised when we walked past this place while exploring the town the day before the festival. As you can see they have …