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January 2013

Heavyfest

Heavyfest HEAVY Magazine’s 1st Anniversary

HEAVY Magazine’s 1st Anniversary

Marking the 1st year anniversary for Australia’s definitive Heavy Metal magazine HEAVY was always destined to be a superb night.

So it was with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation to attend tonight’s celebrations (camera in tow of course!)

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Nightwish (Photo By John Raptis)

Nightwish & Sabaton Live @ The Palace, Melbourne, Australia

Imaginaerum

After the debacle that was the Marduk shoot a few days ago, I wasn’t feeling too passionate about tonight’s Nightwish/Sabaton gig. But I needn’t have been too concerned. The Palace as a venue, is about a million times better than the Hifi and production values are improved tenfold.

The venue was packed to the brim when openers Sabaton took the stage. I made it into the photo-pit just in time to hear my fellow photogs rib me about the Marduk shoot and the ensuing bitching I put forth after the show! :) (as you do!)

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Marduk (Photo By John Raptis)

Marduk Live @ The Hifi Bar, Melbourne, Australia

Into Second Death

The less said about this debacle the better. In short, no photopit. No room to move. No fuckn lights (at least for the headliner who may as well have been lit by candlelight).

A total waste of time and effort.

Don’t laugh too hard at the ‘photos’.

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© 2012 Visceral Industry Photography - John Raptis