Saint Vitus Bar, the long-running Brooklyn metallic venue, has completely closed its location on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint.
The membership had been closed indefinitely since February after the NYC Division of Buildings cited code violations, with authorities shutting down operations through the center of a set by NYHC band Mindforce.
The violations included a scarcity of most occupancy indicators, allegedly exceeding the allotted most capability a number of instances, and working as a meals/drink institution with out the right certification.
The venue’s founders formally introduced the closure on social media, and left the door open for a doable re-opening at a brand new location:
“1120 Manhattan Ave. 2011-2024
Saint Vitus Bar to be continued…
Thanks to everybody who was part of it.
Love and Hails,
Arty, George, David”
Many notable metallic artists lamented the closure within the feedback, together with Anthrax’s Scott Ian, Suicidal Tendencies/ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg, and extra.
“Thanks for thus many superb reminiscences,” commented Weinberg.
On the intense facet, within the months because the preliminary closure, the Saint Vitus promoters have been serving to ebook exhibits at different venues across the metropolis, so it’s conceivable that they wish to lock down a brand new location the place they’ll proceed to host their very own reside programming.
Saint Vitus Bar grew to become an establishment for reside heavy music in North American throughout its run in Greenpoint after opening in 2011.
Rising metallic/hardcore acts, established scene vets, and reunited legends may very well be discovered on its stage on any given evening, and the most effective tour packages all the time had an compulsory cease at Saint Vitus slated in. With partitions painted black, adorned with occult iconography and selection metallic memorabilia — a signed LP by Saint Vitus (the band), a statue of King Diamond, and many others. — the dimly lit house was a correct, intimate setting to witness the most effective bands within the style.
The venue additionally famously hosted a post-Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame ceremony efficiency by the surviving members of Nirvana, who performed a full set with visitor vocalists like Joan Jett, St. Vincent, and Kim Gordon.
Under you may see the publish from the venue founders saying the closure of Saint Vitus Bar’s Greenpoint location.