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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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Australia, Concert, February, Finland, Finnish, Gas, Gig, Goth, Goth Metal, Gothic, Heartagram, Heavy Metal, HIM, His Infernal Majesty, Janne Puurtinen, Linde, Love Metal, Melbourne, Mige, Mike Karppinen, Mikko Lindstrom, Mikko Paananen, Performance, Screamworks, Summer, The Hifi Bar, Victoria, Ville ValoFebruary 25, 2010
Wicked Game
It’s always a treat getting to shoot a band you absolutely adore! Having been a huge H.I.M fan for quite a few years now, I was greatly anticipating the opportunity to photograph these guys.
Which is saying something. Earlier in the day I won a pass to go and see the incredible Faith No More but I surrendered that ticket to my cousin. Couple that with the fact that also, Meshuggah were doing a show elsewhere – I decided to stick with Ville and the boys and finally get to photograph this truly incredible band.
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