Can anyone recommend me any bar in Barcelona? I'll do a 4-day trip there starting next Friday...

Written by Ernotar on 12.08.2007 at 21:35

Can anyone recommend me any bar in Barcelona? I'll do a 4-day trip there starting next Friday...

Barcelona metalstormers are non active so but mayeb thay can recomend good wine hehe

Written by Bad English on 12.08.2007 at 22:58

Written by Ernotar on 12.08.2007 at 21:35

Can anyone recommend me any bar in Barcelona? I'll do a 4-day trip there starting next Friday...

Barcelona metalstormers are non active so but mayeb thay can recomend good wine hehe

Seems like it's so. But there must be someone who's been in Barcelona! One doesn't have to live there to be able to recommend a bar... Those guide books are hopeless, since I'm not willing to listen to techno or jazz...

Written by Ernotar on 13.08.2007 at 12:48

Written by Bad English on 12.08.2007 at 22:58

Written by Ernotar on 12.08.2007 at 21:35

Can anyone recommend me any bar in Barcelona? I'll do a 4-day trip there starting next Friday...

Barcelona metalstormers are non active so but mayeb thay can recomend good wine hehe

Seems like it's so. But there must be someone who's been in Barcelona! One doesn't have to live there to be able to recommend a bar... Those guide books are hopeless, since I'm not willing to listen to techno or jazz...

Hhehe talk whit spanish ultras but its huge city and I dunno seems such bars are in lil farrer from centre

Written by Ernotar on 12.08.2007 at 21:35

Can anyone recommend me any bar in Barcelona? I'll do a 4-day trip there starting next Friday...

Try the Metal Travel Guide

@Ernator Wrat post good one link hehh and how you go there by plain Helsinki Barca or to Madrid then by train/bus

You shood try find Funeral Doom band in shops Of Darkness, and The Bleeding Sun 2 band sof barca what I know hehe

EDDIT - @Wrat I look to link what you post in Riga hehe good good info but WTF edd there clun Saksafons firts time I hear it

@ wrathchild Thanks a lot! That really helps me out. Now I just have to get my brother interested in going to some metal bar...

@ K7 I travel there by plane, Helsinki-Barcelona at 7am this Friday.

Written by Ernotar on 14.08.2007 at 23:07



@ K7 I travel there by plane, Helsinki-Barcelona at 7am this Friday.

Heheh I know but flying are great no time for sleep better do it when came beck whit planty good wine bottles hehe

I was in Barcelona last December with six friends to attend an Iron Maiden concert (unfortunately, their supporters were Trivium, one of the worst band I have ever seen live). We went to a big bar called L'Ovella Negra (which means "The Black Sheep" in Catalan), near to Marina metro station, which is apparently the place were Barcelonese youth tend to meet - the most renowned Rock/Metal concert arena, Razzmatazz, is located in this area too. L'Ovella Negra is an old factory which the owner converted into a rock bar (i.e. expect it to be big, cheap, loud and dirty!), so you can listen from old 70's Prog Rock like Led Zeppelin to contemporary Heavy Metal. They open from Thursdays to Sundays until 3 a.m. and the usual beverages you should drink there are, of course, Sangría and beer. Don't hesitate to taste Sangría anywhere you go in Spain!

However, I was quite disappointed with Barcelona's nightlife, accostumed as I am to Madrid's crazy nights. Perhaps it is due to the fact that we arrived in December instead of August and that the town is more crowded during summer, I don't know, but we found quite a cold town with little people, little traffic and almost no public transport during the night (compared to Madrid, of course; I assume Helsinki is even worse at late autumn's nights!). I certainly wish you more luck than we had.

Hope I was of some help

Written by Taktsekte on 16.08.2007 at 16:50

I was in Barcelona last December with six friends to attend an Iron Maiden concert (unfortunately, their supporters were Trivium, one of the worst band I have ever seen live). We went to a big bar called L'Ovella Negra (which means "The Black Sheep" in Catalan), near to Marina metro station, which is apparently the place were Barcelonese youth tend to meet - the most renowned Rock/Metal concert arena, Razzmatazz, is located in this area too. L'Ovella Negra is an old factory which the owner converted into a rock bar (i.e. expect it to be big, cheap, loud and dirty!), so you can listen from old 70's Prog Rock like Led Zeppelin to contemporary Heavy Metal. They open from Thursdays to Sundays until 3 a.m. and the usual beverages you should drink there are, of course, Sangría and beer. Don't hesitate to taste Sangría anywhere you go in Spain!

However, I was quite disappointed with Barcelona's nightlife, accostumed as I am to Madrid's crazy nights. Perhaps it is due to the fact that we arrived in December instead of August and that the town is more crowded during summer, I don't know, but we found quite a cold town with little people, little traffic and almost no public transport during the night (compared to Madrid, of course; I assume Helsinki is even worse at late autumn's nights!). I certainly wish you more luck than we had.

Hope I was of some help

Whats wrong whit Barce night liofe, Imo in madrid its poorer, you know hard to live far from see and man when Vikingos Atmaziros whjat wa scorect name came them more fun are

BTW I forhot say to Ernator that she can wear T-Shirt whit 'Fuck Real Madrid' whit no fear of attacking ehheh thats best part of Barca

PS Does Valencia are in Catalonia too?

Written by Bad English on 16.08.2007 at 17:08


Whats wrong whit Barce night liofe, Imo in madrid its poorer, you know hard to live far from see and man

Obviously, you have never visited my home town . Believe me, I have been in cities like Berlin, Barcelona and Rome at night and they have nothing in common with Madrid's overcrowded nightlife.

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when Vikingos Atmaziros whjat wa scorect name came them more fun are

I don't know what you are talking about, "Atmaziros"?

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BTW I forhot say to Ernator that she can wear T-Shirt whit 'Fuck Real Madrid' whit no fear of attacking ehheh thats best part of Barca

That's right although there are many RCD Espanyol fans in Barcelona, who are relatively friendly to Real Madrid supporters because they have a common enemy, FC Barcelona (by the way, "Barça" is only used to refer to the football/basketball/waterpolo/hockey team FC Barcelona, never applied to name the city).

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PS Does Valencia are in Catalonia too?

NO! Valencia is the capital of a different "Comunidad Autónoma" (autonomous region), the Comunidad Valenciana. In fact, Catalan nationalists use to claim Comunidad Valenciana and the Balearic Islands as part of their home territory because they speak Catalan too, although in different dialects (Valencian and Balear). Some years ago, there was a great political turmoil on how to name their language because Valencians and Balearics felt discriminated against when they were told that their dialects were nothing but variants of Catalan (which is a right statement). In the end, the officials decided to call their tongue "the language that is called Catalan in Catalonia, Valencian in Comunidad Valenciana and Balear in the Balearic Islands" or [irony]shortly[/irony] "Catalan/Valencian/Balear". Anyway, never call people from Valencia or Mallorca "Catalan" because they will punch you very hard in the face.

@Taksekte - My home town and Lv are dead after 19 00 all are home, but man Roma night life, hehe derby nights all Carabinieri dont sleep then
That what you say in shout box world covard vikings, or viking bastards you know Real vikings
About Real well Real cant feel save in Greece hehe and Esyanyol fans well about now I know what i shood do whit my enemies give Real shirt, send to Valancia and write there in shirt valencia Catalonia jejjejejj

I was asked to tell about my "Adventures in Spain", so here it goes...

First of all I was really surprised to notice that very few people actually spoke English in Barcelona. I would've expected the ticket officer at the airport to know English, but it was hopeless to try to buy a train ticket. I spoke English to him and he answered in Spanish. I got my ticket after all... Same with all the restaurants. Some places even had menus in English, but the waiters didn't speak a word of English.

I visited lots of sights during the 4 days: Picasso-museum (it took an hour to get in there and it was raining heavily all the time), Parc Güell (amazing, one of the prettiest things I've ever seen), Parc de la Ciutadella (the fountain was beautiful), Barceloneta (the houses were pretty, but the narrow streets looked somewhat suspicious), Sagrada Familia (I didn't go inside though), Parc de Montjüic (probably only saw a minor part of it, it was so huge), Nou Camp (the highlight of my trip). Then I of course walked through La Rambla numerous times and I also went to the harbour every night. It was so nice to see the sky getting darker and feel the wind after a long, hot day.

Thanks to my stomach, I couldn't really think of going to any bars. I have a very sensitive stomach, so the different foods and customs of Barcelona, didn't suit me. These people eat at the wrong time! I usually have my lunch at 11 or 12 (they're having their 2nd breakfast then, what are they, hobbits?), I have my dinner at 17 or 18 (they're having tapes then), here we go to bar around 23 (they start partying at 3am!)... I did taste Paella and Sangria though and liked both.

The public transport worked well. Most of the stations were under renovation though, so it took some time to find the way in and out sometimes.

The people in Barcelona seemed a bit distant, but I'm familiar with that, I'm a Finn.

@Ernator - I think thay pretend dont speek english, thay understand its game, here in Lv thay dont speek, but there thay understand more, but pretend, jeje say Boixos Nois and fuck ultras sur and its be ok
You forgot say about Camp Nou and Barca scraff jejej and how was spanish guys

Yeah, well Camp Nou was amazing, like I already said at the football-thread. The stadium was smaller than I expected. But at least I can say I've been there, not seen a game though. I bought myself a Barca-scarf. At the store there was everything and I really mean everything sold with a Barca-logo on it. I wonder who'll buy chips and then keep the greasy package, because it has Barca's logo on it... And I saw Carles Puyol walking on the street on my way back from the stadium. I didn't say anything to him, since I usually try to avoid being an annoying fan.. I just stared at him like this and much to my surprise he stared back at me.

And about Spanish guys...they're like any South-European guys, always flirting with anything that moves. Though I think most of them thought my brother was my boyfriend...

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 16:17

Yeah, well Camp Nou was amazing, like I already said at the football-thread. The stadium was smaller than I expected. But at least I can say I've been there, not seen a game though. I bought myself a Barca-scarf. At the store there was everything and I really mean everything sold with a Barca-logo on it. I wonder who'll buy chips and then keep the greasy package, because it has Barca's logo on it... And I saw Carles Puyol walking on the street on my way back from the stadium. I didn't say anything to him, since I usually try to avoid being an annoying fan.. I just stared at him like this and much to my surprise he stared back at me.

And about Spanish guys...they're like any South-European guys, always flirting with anything that moves. Though I think most of them thought my brother was my boyfriend...

Spanish ppl are ok, if only thay was like greek and italian ultras ,a bout food I loce mediterainain type of food Im use to it jeje

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 16:17


And about Spanish guys...they're like any South-European guys, always flirting with anything that moves. Though I think most of them thought my brother was my boyfriend...

cause this is the sign of life

Written by Bad English on 22.08.2007 at 17:26

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 16:17

I loce mediterainain type of food Im use to it jeje

This is the best food of the world

Written by Lupas on 22.08.2007 at 20:02

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 16:17


And about Spanish guys...they're like any South-European guys, always flirting with anything that moves. Though I think most of them thought my brother was my boyfriend...

cause this is the sign of life

Written by Bad English on 22.08.2007 at 17:26

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 16:17

I loce mediterainain type of food Im use to it jeje

This is the best food of the world

Well ex Roam empire teritory owns best food and my fav alwasy eb one special armenian food , try guess...

I have once eat Armenian , i like their bread

@TAKSEKTE prefere for loose its revange for basket WC Hellas spartrans and Atenas gonna destroy Spanish defence jejejej and Kasilias too, and you cant scare us whit heat jejejejje

2Lupas - You know shaslik?

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 13:21

I was asked to tell about my "Adventures in Spain", so here it goes...

First of all I was really surprised to notice that very few people actually spoke English in Barcelona. I would've expected the ticket officer at the airport to know English, but it was hopeless to try to buy a train ticket. I spoke English to him and he answered in Spanish. I got my ticket after all... Same with all the restaurants. Some places even had menus in English, but the waiters didn't speak a word of English.

I visited lots of sights during the 4 days: Picasso-museum (it took an hour to get in there and it was raining heavily all the time), Parc Güell (amazing, one of the prettiest things I've ever seen), Parc de la Ciutadella (the fountain was beautiful), Barceloneta (the houses were pretty, but the narrow streets looked somewhat suspicious), Sagrada Familia (I didn't go inside though), Parc de Montjüic (probably only saw a minor part of it, it was so huge), Nou Camp (the highlight of my trip). Then I of course walked through La Rambla numerous times and I also went to the harbour every night. It was so nice to see the sky getting darker and feel the wind after a long, hot day.

Thanks to my stomach, I couldn't really think of going to any bars. I have a very sensitive stomach, so the different foods and customs of Barcelona, didn't suit me. These people eat at the wrong time! I usually have my lunch at 11 or 12 (they're having their 2nd breakfast then, what are they, hobbits?), I have my dinner at 17 or 18 (they're having tapes then), here we go to bar around 23 (they start partying at 3am!)... I did taste Paella and Sangria though and liked both.

The public transport worked well. Most of the stations were under renovation though, so it took some time to find the way in and out sometimes.

The people in Barcelona seemed a bit distant, but I'm familiar with that, I'm a Finn.

OMG I didn't know anything about you coming to Spain...although I couldn't have helped much anyway lol, as I live far from Barcelona and I've never been there. You're lucky though...there are maaany many hot metalheads there The weather has been quite bad lately in northern Spain >.<
But despite all this, I hope you've enjoyed your stay here (yeah it seems I'm a recepcionist)

Written by Bad English on 22.08.2007 at 21:32

@TAKSEKTE prefere for loose its revange for basket WC Hellas spartrans and Atenas gonna destroy Spanish defence jejejej and Kasilias too, and you cant scare us whit heat jejejejje

2Lupas - You know shaslik?

No i don't .

Written by Lupas on 23.08.2007 at 19:38

Written by Bad English on 22.08.2007 at 21:32

@TAKSEKTE prefere for loose its revange for basket WC Hellas spartrans and Atenas gonna destroy Spanish defence jejejej and Kasilias too, and you cant scare us whit heat jejejejje

2Lupas - You know shaslik?

No i don't .

You know greek souvaki? Its werry simmilarm its like barbique, but meet has kot to real fire and ist delicius Im crazy to it like souvaki too, Hmm seems Jason take to Hellas not that head but food too

Well, that was a great feedback concerning my request, Ernotar! Congratulations!

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 13:21

First of all I was really surprised to notice that very few people actually spoke English in Barcelona. (...) Same with all the restaurants. Some places even had menus in English, but the waiters didn't speak a word of English. (...) These people eat at the wrong time! I usually have my lunch at 11 or 12 (they're having their 2nd breakfast then, what are they, hobbits?), I have my dinner at 17 or 18 (they're having tapes then), here we go to bar around 23 (they start partying at 3am!)...

I know I should have warned you of all this. Actually, in Spain, common lunchtime is between 13h - 15h and we have dinner at least at 20:30. In fact, what you call "2nd breakfast" is either people who woke up late (in the North European sense, for we don't call waking up at 10:30 in holidays "late" here; on the contrary, we find it quite usual during free summertime) and had their breakfast at this point, which I'm afraid it was the case, or just Barcelona workers who were simply taking a stop for coffee.
Oh, and partying at 3 a.m. is very, very normal in Spain too. For example, I, a Madrid young citizen, usually date my friends at 22:00h. First we go for dinner, and as we finish (about 23h-23.15) we go to the first bar and have a free drink (a very small shot glass with a low-alcoholic beverage which is called 'chupito' and which barmen offer you hoping you will stay at their place). Once we are saturated with blatant terrorism (aka Reggaeton), we flee and enter another bar in the same street, a rock bar if it is possible. There is where we get wasted. When we are no longer amused with so much Led Zeppelin and stuff, we change the place again and so on. I usually take the bus home at 4.30 or later. (Many, many Spaniards prefer to return home at dawn, but it's not my case. What about you, Aylee_Bodom?)

On the other hand, I think I have stated many times on Metal Storm that Spaniards suck at learning new languages, especially English, and those who understand it cannot pronounce it properly. You should not be shocked, it's just that we are too pathetic and egocentric -I try not to belong to this group but to do my best as a person and as a polyglot- to make an effort and open up to non-Spanish, non-Hispanic cultures.

Written by Ernotar on 22.08.2007 at 13:21
I visited lots of sights during the 4 days: Picasso-museum (it took an hour to get in there and it was raining heavily all the time), Parc Güell (amazing, one of the prettiest things I've ever seen), Parc de la Ciutadella (the fountain was beautiful), Barceloneta (the houses were pretty, but the narrow streets looked somewhat suspicious), Sagrada Familia (I didn't go inside though), Parc de Montjüic (probably only saw a minor part of it, it was so huge), Nou Camp (the highlight of my trip). Then I of course walked through La Rambla numerous times and I also went to the harbour every night. It was so nice to see the sky getting darker and feel the wind after a long, hot day.

Parc Güell and Montjuïc are the most impressive things I saw in Barcelona.
In Parc Güell, which was entirely designed by Gaudí, we met an old Barcelonese who told us everything about the park, the Olympic Games in 1992 (during which he worked as a driver for hockey referees), Andoni Gaudí's life (which he knew as if he had been his biographer) and Barcelona in general. When we told him we were tourists from Madrid, he told us that he knew Madrid very well too because he served for the military in 1956 here (which means he is 71 now). He was obviously retired and had lots of free time, so he kept talking and talking and showing us the whole park until we could not find an open restaurant anymore u_u. He was quite an eccentric man - he was born and raised in a rich family who did not experience post-war famines, but, as a pensionist, he told us he renounced to still have a car and a TV. Now he spends his time visiting Parc Güell, warning tourists about possible pickpockets, and, apparently, avoiding the fact that young, hungry Madrid visitors can have lunch
Montjuïc is massive, I agree. It has the Olympic Stadium -now RCD Espanyol's stadium-, that huge castle we did not enter, a couple of big fountains and the Palau Sant Jordi, the enormous basketball arena where Iron Maiden played.

I must say I was very disappointed with La Rambla though. I expected it to be broader and longer... anyway, there was a nice bar in the surroundings, "El Bosc de les Fades" ("The Fairies' Forest"), decorated with trees and varied flora inside, as if it were a true forest. It is not a Rock/Metal bar but rather an Indie Rock one.

In any case, I am pleased that you enjoyed your visit (you are right, Aylee_Bodom, we really look like tourist guides )


@K7: For sure, Greece, current European gold medalists, is the team to beat in this Eurobasket with their great players Schortsanitis, Papaloykas, Papadopoulos... by the way, have you noticed that most of Greece's players are in teams you hate? (Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow & Dynamo, Real Madrid!)... but I still have faith on the (hopefully unbeatable) 2006 World Champions!

@Taksekte its was my life style too and I woud love live like it in night but here its not posible even how hard you try
Here all are closed after 22 00 and streets are emty after 20 00 but our winter thats why and also probobly ppl sleep in day when ist 45*C there Jeje

About Baskety Vazelos won Euroleage there was half greek players half foreners, sam ethay win greek leage damnh 3-2 if our player swoud won thirt game w ewoud be champins after such lost in leage gate 7 destroy half arena of OSFP and kick all cops there and players, you can not loose 74-73 if you leade 73-70 van not loose in 15 secends
I doubt Spain will win in home itsv be hard maybe serbs or Lithaunia will win but Spain-Poprtugal in Baslket jejje BTW I hope you teach Latvai a good lessen I boicot our basket Im like Ultra:dcool:

Written by Taktsekte on 24.08.2007 at 00:23

What about you, Aylee_Bodom?

Well personally I date my friends at 23:30, since my personal funds normally add up to 50 Euro cents and I can't afford to have dinner out unless my parents give me some money Then we go to some square where we spend around 2-3 hours talking and drinking (I don't drink ¬¬). After that we go to a pub and listen to some rock/metal until 4 or 5.

As you said many people prefer to stay up all night and go back home around 7-8 in the morning, but I'm not one of those either, at least not for now.

Hola Pamplone, prefere for sadness today

Otherthing Im totaly disapointed whit out TV no game here in TV, hat spanish TV will show it?
Hope I can see it or find some feed otherwise Im dispaointed, hope some nacked bull run to pitch

Why basket now are only in Madrid? Why not in othertowns like Barca, Bilbao, La Coruna?

Man I remember when I used to live in Abrantes and Delicias when I would visit my grandparents in the summer. It seems like the people in Pan Bendito are taking over Abrantes, mainly the Buger King and Telepizza lol.

No Im disapointed whit game, Spain didnt desreve win that game, it shood be 0-0 damn damn Del Piero say write:''Maybe Real are stronger how Juve, but Italy had won 3 WC(now 4), Im disapointed whit game, firts ugly goll noooooooooooooooooo

Written by Bad English on 13.09.2007 at 00:46

No Im disapointed whit game, Spain didnt desreve win that game, it shood be 0-0 damn damn Del Piero say write:''Maybe Real are stronger how Juve, but Italy had won 3 WC(now 4), Im disapointed whit game, firts ugly goll noooooooooooooooooo

You are absolutely right. I stopped watching the game after 10 minutes. I heard the end of the match on the radio, and hosts (who didn't even celebrate both goals) said that Spain was going nowhere if they kept playing like that. The worst thing is that the coach, Luis Aragonés, refused to contact the media afterwards and the few players who did (Fábregas, Casillas, Albelda) showed an unjustifiable arrogance (blaming journalists for their own failure) and optimism at the same time. It was ICELAND and LATVIA for hell's sake. I am very afraid of what will come out of our next match, against Denmark...