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Forget Taylor Swift, Singapore’s only heavy metal bar is for ‘hardcore real’ fans only
- Few venues cater to the city state’s tiny but vibrant metal scene, but The Flying V is a metal music oasis in the otherwise manicured environment
- It has hosted meet-and-greets with guitarists from Deep Purple, Megadeth and Cacophony – and has Iron Maiden’s ‘Trooper’ beer on tap
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Tucked away in the basement of an old shopping centre lies gleaming Singapore’s only heavy metal bar, where music fans brush shoulder to shoulder with international rockers who helped pioneer the genre.
Few venues cater to the country’s tiny but vibrant metal scene, while the government has focused on luring more mainstream headliners – most recently Taylor Swift.
Around the corner from the looming parliament and Supreme Court buildings, The Flying V is a metal music oasis in the otherwise manicured environment.
Sitting at the bar on a Tuesday night, Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover enjoyed a dark Welsh beer ahead of his band’s concert the next day.
“I’ve gone to a few places like it, and this is one of the best,” said Glover, whose band is behind one of the most recognised bangers of all time, Smoke on the Water.
Two days later, a meet-and-greet session was held for fans of legendary metal muso Marty Friedman, ex-shredder for bands Megadeth and Cacophony.
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