Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Australia, Bourke Street, Bruce Smith, Concert, facebook.com/john.raptis, Gig, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Live, Live Music, Lu Edmonds, Melbourne, Music, Performance, Photos, Photos By John Raptis, PiL, Post-Punk, Public Image Limited, Public Image Ltd, Punk, Scott Firth, Sex Pistols, The Palace, This Is PiL, twitter.com/hellblazer, Victoria, Visceral Industry, visceralindustry.comApril 11, 2013
This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get
Even though the majority of acts that I photograph are usually from the Metal sphere, it was hard to knock back the opportunity to photograph an icon legend in John Lydon.
There were several photographers present for tonight’s shoot. We had all been instructed to meet our contact outside the ticketing booth at a certain time. As we were all anxiously waiting, our contact was no where to be seen.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Anders Nyström, Australia, Bourke Street, Concert, Daniel Liljekvist, Dead End Kings, facebook.com/john.raptis, Fredrik Åkesson, Gig, Heritage, Joakim Svalberg, Jonas Renkse, Katatonia, Live, Live Music, Martin Axenrot, Martin Mendez, Melbourne, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Music, Niklas Sandin, Opeth, Per Eriksson, Performance, Photos, Photos By John Raptis, Prog, Prog Metal, Progressive Metal, Sweden, Swedish, The Palace, twitter.com/hellblazer, Victoria, Visceral Industry, visceralindustry.comMarch 17, 2013
The Baying Of The Hounds
I have honestly lost count of the amount of times I have seen Opeth live. They regularly tour Australia on each tour they undertake and almost always without fail, they never, ever disappoint.
I believe tonight was the second time I have photographed them having shot them on their last tour in 2009.
I arrived early at the venue as I wanted to photograph tonight’s openers Katatonia as well. What greeted me on arrival at the venue was a queue that stretched down the length of two city lanes as many had come early to see Katatonia too.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: A Eulogy For The Damned, Aaron Beam, Australia, Ben Ward, Bourke Street, Brant Bjork, Bruno Fevery, Bryan Giles, Chris Turner, Concert, David Sullivan, Doom, facebook.com/john.raptis, Gig, Joe Hoare, John Garcia, John Sherman, Kyuss, Kyuss Lives, Live, Live Music, Martyn Millard, Melbourne, Metal, Mike Dean, Music, Orange Goblin, Our Haunted Kingdom, Performance, Photos, Photos By John Raptis, Red Fang, Rock, Stoner, The Palace, twitter.com/hellblazer, UK, Victoria, Visceral Industry, visceralindustry.com, Vista ChinoFebruary 26, 2013
Stoner Fest
After last night’s insanity at the Slayer/Anthrax gig, it was good to be back on home turf at Melbourne’s Palace for tonight’s stoner-fest with Red Fang, Orange Goblin and the legendary Kyuss Lives! set to rip Melbourne a new one!
Being a fan of all three bands, I pretty much got to the venue straight from my Sydney flight and although I was feeling slightly weary, there was no chance in hell I was gonna miss a solitary second of this.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Alexander Hacke, Australia, Avant-Industrialists, Blixa Bargeld, Bourke Street, Collapsing New Buildings, Concert, Einstürzende Neubauten, facebook.com/john.raptis, German, Gig, Industrial, Jochen Arbeit, Live, Live Music, Melbourne, Music, N.U. Unruh, Noise, Performance, Photos, Photos By John Raptis, Rudolf Moser, The Palace, twitter.com/hellblazer, Victoria, Visceral Industry, visceralindustry.comFebruary 20, 2013
Collapsing New Buildings
Einstürzende Neubauten are the stuff of legend. Their influence on what is now known as Industrial music is the stuff of legend. For instance, there would be no Ministry or Skinny Puppy or Nine Inch Nails without these guys pioneering the sound and ethos.
I was excited about tonight’s gig and jumped at the chance when offered the opportunity to photograph it.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Australia, Bourke Street, Chris Rörland, Concert, Emppu Vuorinen, facebook.com/john.raptis, Falun, Finland, Finnish, Floor Jansen Sabaton, Gig, Heavy Metal, Imaginaerum, Joakim Brodén, Jukka Nevalainen, Kitee, Live, Live Music, Marco Hietala, Melbourne, Music, Nightwish, Pär Sundström, Performance, Photos, Power Metal, Robban Bäck, Sabaton, Sweden, Symphonic Metal, The Palace, Thobbe Englund, Tuomas Holopainen, twitter.com/hellblazer, Victoria, Visceral Industry, visceralindustry.comJanuary 15, 2013
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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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Alexi Laiho, Australia, Bourke Street, Children Of Bodom, Concert, Finland, Gig, Heavy Metal, Henkka Seppälä, Janne Wirman, Jaska Raatikainen, lastfm:event=2021248, Melbourne, Metal, Performance, Roope Latvala, The Palace, Victoria, Visceral IndustryNovember 11, 2011
The Ugly World Tour
Can’t say I have ever been to a gig at Melbourne’s Palace that I haven’t enjoyed. Whether there as a punter or a photographer, each and every show has been nothing short of kick ass. Totally! The vibe is always blistering, the lighting is just perfect and more often than not – every band that plays there seems to regularly deliver the goods!
It was a veritable who’s who in the photo pit with plenty of familiar faces tho for some inexplicable reason, there was a dude amongst us shooting the gig in the pit with an iPhone. Ummm, yeah ok dude. ‘Scuse me whilst I try to get a decent shot or two!
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