Speed dating and heavy metal seem wholly antithetical to one another . This may be why the juxtaposition was so beguiling to the whopping 74 multitude who recently flocked to Brooklyn ’s heavy - metallic element meccaSaint Vitusfor a speed - metallic element speed - dating result . On a Sunday .
So what happens when dozens of citizenry thirsty for love spend an eventide swallow up in a world of casual Satanism and blistering bass cable ? Two intrepid Thrillist writer , unbeknown to one another , attend to happen out . “My dating biography of late has been anoverly courteous gear wreck , " Brett , the manly author for the result , say . " So the chance to freely mingle with a bunch outside of my typical resort was immediately invoke . That said , I always thought speed dating was just some ridiculous image invented purely for romantic comedies when the role need an outre office to go down . But it was my lack of alloy expertise that was more intimidating . "
" Never have I ever done speed dating , " Kari , our distaff writer , said . " Sure , I Tinder , I happn , and once in a while 3nder , but upper dating had n’t occur to me … until this . "
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Let the games commence .
Not everyone there was a metal head – or a speed dater
" I ’m no metal drumhead . It ’s not that I do n’t like the genre – I ’ve been bonk to give on the strong-growing jam or two to pump me up and for a clip in the mid - aughts thought System of a Down was the good circle in the world – but the heaviest euphony I play on the steady is the more hard-core leaning of Brand New ’s later discography . My phonograph recording assemblage skews heavy toward lyrically rivet , melodic alt - rock , not Slayer . " – Brett
There are two ways to prep for speed-metal speed dating
" Prep was easy . When the day finally hail , I stuff six friends into an Uber XL on the pursuit for honey . " – Kari
" I tried to brush up on Spotify , sway the " Best of Today " alloy play list as much as potential . I quickly recognise this was a terrible strategy , and honest metal heads would belike NOT be big lover of any character of top-40 list . Instead , as I trim for the even ( dark knickers , black boot , disastrous shirt , leather cap – you get the picture ) , I went back to what I have sex and jammed toToxicityfor the first time in far too long . I kept it function on the wagon train there , feeling as ready as I ’d ever be . " – Brett
The venue was… fitting
" I take the air in and was in reality quite surprised . The apparatus was a lot more organised than I expected , the enrollment only take about a minute . After we filled out our name tags , we headed to the measure for some pre - date boozing and anxiously awaited the start . The outturn was monolithic , but it came down to numbered spots for 37 men and 37 cleaning woman . I found my allotted wall space , golden # 2 , hop for magic to happen . " – Kari
" The darkened bar at Saint Vitus was make full with alloy paraphernalia and blasting metal at high bulk . I find a shrine of sorts , complete with a Christlike version of a canonized Lemmy , the recently deceased frontman of Motörhead . In an odd bit of collocation , the live - actionFlinstonesmovie from the ' 90s was being projected on the far wall . I found the event registration , signed up , and slap on a name ticket with even more inverted crosses . And , in a rookie error , signed my first and last name . " – Brett
The heavy metal only served as background music
" The stage domiciliate a prominent screenland that jut out the same oversaturated loop of prospicient - hirsute men pose with guitar intercut with Viking struggle activeness for the entirety of the even . Not that anyone was paying attention to what was up on stage . There was line of work to be direct care of on the darkened floor , after all . All of us in the crowded room were there looking for love life – but not within the typical go out , get numbers , and get pose social concept . This was a particular event to lend all the alloy chicks and head - banging cat of New York ( and the surrounding area ) together for a truer connective . " – Brett
Round 1
" My first appointment approached me , fit out in a uniform of blackened , patches , spikes … and unbelievable sketches he had draw . He was quirky and overnice , and an awful creative person . The bachelor proceeded to show me his art and informed me that his pet affair to draw was women morphing into werewolves . Oh – and anything to do with sex . just play to him , he could draw a keen rack . " – Kari
" woman were call frontward to take their prat in chairwoman along the paries . Then the men were herd in , unwitting stock on our style to slaughter . My first pairing was with a pretty girl covered in tattoos – but I was soon told that I had taken the wrong seat . I take my position across from a nice girl in a beany . Comedian Dave Hill , the master of ceremonies for the night , say something unintelligible and started up a song . We were off . Beanie Girl declare oneself up some great advice : ' You ’ll get called out right away if you examine to bull it like that with bitch euphony [ name - dropping ] , ' she told me . ' Just say you ’re into Motörhead , and that ’ll be enough for most people . ' " – Brett
Round 2
" As the dates go on I assemble an ad guy , a " professional " weed principal , a comic , a lovely writer , and a musician who lived with his parent . The unmarried man were quite varied . Some of the guys were actually look for ' a cool biddy to go to shows with ' whilst others were just there as some kind of singular social experiment . One serviceman inform me that he was in an unresolved marriage . Both him and his wife date women , but have never see the same woman . ' That would be incredible if we did , ' he enjoin . " – Kari
" After the beanie wench , I shifted to the left to a girl named Anna with a septum piercing , metallic element - head vest , and uncontrollable auburn pilus . She cue me precisely of my very first NYC flame . We arrive at it off , and she also advocated for me to cling to Motörhead with everyone who inquire . ' Keep a tally of how many harmonize and let me know how many you get at the end of the night ! ' she said as the birdsong commute and our time terminate . " – Brett
Round 3… to 31
At one point I was give suck half a lovesome sip of Tecate and I desperately looked at my day of the month . ' Should we just go get some whisky ? ' I asked my wooer . He agree that that was a good use of our dating sentence and headed to the bar , where seemingly one-half of the other daters had had the same idea . Some were already pair off include one of the friends I had brought along , heavily petting a mustachioed hipster in a dark box . " – Kari
" After the first two dates , the rest blur together . Every gentlewoman I talk to was engaging , aroused to be there , and just apparently nice . Everyone was also in agreement that the event itself was totally ludicrous . But at a sure item , I had to drop the analysis – I was having too much play . " – Brett
Thirty-one dates, but no diamonds
" Because of the large turnout , the dating was going on for ages . When it last stop , everyone hit the bar to commix and telephone exchange numbers and narrative . One guy got a drink thrown in his face and subsequently got booted out . obviously , the champion I impart also made quite the impression as well . My friend from Scotland , for example , necessitate to impregnate the majority of the char he speak to so he could get a dark-green bill of fare , and even told one woman that he desire to fuck her nether region Taurus . Sorry about that , Lady . At least my other admirer , ' Jimbo Slice , ' was cultivated to the girls and made out somewhat well number - wise . " – Kari
" After about 31 dates , Hill finally promise it a night . I made my way back to where I leave behind my jacket crown earlier and migrated to the bar . Granted , there may have been more bloggers around than alloy heads – but that ’s Brooklyn for you . " – Brett
The fun outweighed the romance
" As for me , I got some numbers , some regard , a mates date , and a lot of new friends to go to shows with . All in all it was a successful eve and I ca n’t waitress for the next one . Until then , good hazard in love , metal head ! " – Kari
" Anna , the auburn - hairy beauty from date number two , came up to me at the end of the evening and necessitate me out . More than anything else that go on over the twain of the night – being draw into conversations with 31 people , getting outside of my typical gang , the overpowering duskiness and noise of the stripe – give birth a girl tread up to the plateful and in reality have the courageousness to ask me out was my most scandalous takeaway . I turned her down , but it was a great cap to a astonishingly fun night . I admittedly spent most of the night ragging on the untraditional setup of the event . But , in the end , I had too much of a well meter to deny it . " –BrettSign up herefor our daily Thrillist e-mail , and get your fix of the dear in food / drink / sport .
Kari Langsletgraduated from UC Davis in the completely unrelated field of archeology . Travel nerd , dog obsessed , and zealous dater , you ’ve probably see her running around Brooklyn headbanging at a show with a slice of pizza pie in one hand and her phone undefendable to the happn app in the other . If you think you’re able to handle all that , follow her on Twitter:@karilangslet .
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