Just steps away from Singapore's Parliament and Supreme Court lies the nation's sole heavy metal bar, The Flying V, where patrons sometimes can bump into global celebrities from the noisy genre. Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover was enjoying a dark Welsh beer ahead of his band's concert the next day. "I've gone to a few places like it, and this is one of the best," the rocker says, cementing the bar's status as a refuge for metal fans. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES