Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: 2010, Australia, Concert, Corner Hotel, Faris Badwan, Gig, Goth, Joseph Spurgeon, Joshua Hayward, Melbourne, Performance, Primary Colours, Punk, Retro, Rhys Webb, Strange House, The Horrors, Tom CowanJanuary 30, 2010
Count In Fives
I feel like a dog chasing its very own tail at times. The chase for a photo-pass to the Horrors’ Corner Hotel gig came down to the wire – and very well never materialized!
On the actual day of the gig, I thought I wasn’t going to be able to shoot these guys as no official confirmation had been forthcoming so it was an anxious day as I waited for my Inbox to sound that old familiar chime – and for confirmation to arrive.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: 2010, Andols Herric, Australia, Billboard, Billboard The Venue, Chimaira, Chris Spicuzza, Cleveland, Concert, Friday, Gig, Heavy Metal, Jim LaMarca, Mark Hunter, Matt DeVries, Melbourne, Metal, New Wave Of American Metal, Ohio, Performance, pronounced /kaɪˈmɪərə/, Rob Arnold, Rock, The Impossibility Of Reason, The Infection, VictoriaJanuary 15, 2010
The Impossibility of Reason
Tonight was one of the hardest shoots I’ve had to endure.
The allotted three-song limit was quickly cut down to half a song as the frantic security in the photo-pit alongside me – had their hands full within seconds of the band hitting the stage. Seconds!
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: 2010, Australia, B-Force - bass, Baphomet, Billboard, Billboard The Venue, Black Metal, Chaq Mol (Bo Karlsson) - guitar, Concert, Dark Funeral, Dominator (Nils Fjellström) - drums, Emperor Magus Caligula (Masse Broberg) - vocals, Evil, Gig, Greece, Greek, Heavy Metal, Hellenic, lastfm:event=1189186, Lord Ahriman (Micke Svanberg) - guitar, Melbourne, Metal, Metal Month, November, Pentagram, Rotting Christ, Satanic, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish, VictoriaJanuary 5, 2010
All Hail Satan!
With the near-encounter with Rotting Christ yesterday in the streets of Melbourne, seriously – what better way to kick off 2010′s gig photography with a nice touch of Black Metal evilness?
I was scheduled to shoot both Rotting Christ and headliners Dark Funeral at Billboard tonight – one of my fave venues to shoot at by the way – for Heavy Metal website and all round cool dudes, Metal Obsession.
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