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Bar Dusk’s sinister setting pulls Bangkok back into the Metal Age

Deep inside the Hub Phahon-Ari complex lies a lone staircase tucked to the right between its bars and eateries. Go up and you’ll find a lone, sinister red door at the top of the second floor, muffling the sounds of thrashing guitars and double bass drums coming from inside.

This crimson portal is your gateway into Bar Dusk, an alternative spot for metalheads and hard rock fans who prefer their music far more aggressive and headbanging than the usual classic rock heard at other bars.

Photo: Nicky Tanskul / Coconuts

Opened for three weeks now, Bar Dusk’s theme leans heavily on the kind of music it plays – and vampires. That’s noticeable in its blood-red walls, pictures of famous bloodsuckers, from Nosferatu to Bela Lugosi’s Dracula, and numerous crosses hanging around the room.

There’s gnarly art too, including one of a vampire dying with a…

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