Metal East Dubai Review

Out of the few record stores in Dubai, my personal favorite is definitely Metal East! With its reasonable prices and extensive selection of genres and bands, this is a music-lovers dream. If you have been on this blog for any period of time, my family and I are big travelers. One of the biggest ways my brother and I spend our time when we are traveling is in music stores. We have been in music stores in Italy, France, and all across the United States. I have waited for a decent store to open here in Dubai, and even though we already have a couple stores here, they’re either overpriced or they don’t have what I’m looking for. When I found Metal East, of course we are still dealing with Dubai pricing, but it is way more reasonable which means that I can spend less while getting more.

If you’re a metal listener and usually buy your records at Virgin Megastore, then you likely leave frustrated like I do because of their higher prices and mainstream selection but Metal East doesn’t disappoint. Whether your jam is thrash, progressive, sludge, death, black, nu, or one of the other thousands of metal genres, they probably have it here. But don’t fret (lol guitar joke haha) if you’re not a metalhead, they still have a large selection of pop, rap, hiphop, jazz, classical, and international records.

Now you may be asking, “what if I don’t have a record player?” Well you can either buy one here and elevate your enjoyment of music, or you could look at their other goodies, such as posters, cassettes, shirts, mugs and glasses, pins and keychains! When you go in you will likely be greeted by the charismatic and welcoming face of one of the owners/managers, Mohamed Hammad. He will make you feel welcome, without the Dubai “shopper shadow” following you around while you browse.

Located right outside of the Mall of the Emirates here. If you would like to share your favorite music stores with us to check out you can <a href=”mailto:[email protected]”>email me.</a> I would love to hear from you!