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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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: 2009, Australia, Concert, Death Metal, Fredrik Åkesson, Ghost Reveries, Gig, Heavy Metal, Live, Live Music, Martin "Axe" Axenrot, Martin Mendez, Melbourne, Mikael Åkerfeldt, November, Opeth, Per Wiberg, Photos By John Raptis, Prog, Prog Metal, Sweden, Swedish, The Palace, Victoria, Visceral Industry, WatershedNovember 26, 2009
Damnation And Deliverance
I had never shot at the Palace before so it was to be a night of firsts. I made my way to the front of the stage 20 minutes before Opeth were to kick off their set. I wanted to familiarise myself with the front of the venue and get a feel for the place – as you do.
With 10 minutes to show time, I made my way into the designated photo-pit and sternly checked my gear again and waited for the band. Several other photogs made their way to the pit.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: 2009, Angela Gossow, Anthems Of Rebellion, Arch Enemy, Australia, Christopher Amott, Concert, Daniiel Erlandsson, Death Metal, Flinders Street, German, Germany, Gig, Heavy Metal, Live, Live Music, Loud, Melbourne, Metal, Michael Amott, November, Performance, Photos By John Raptis, Russell Street, Sharlee D'Angelo, Skeleton Dance, Sweden, Swedish, The Forum, The Root Of All Evil, Thrash, Victoria, Visceral IndustryNovember 6, 2009
Anthems Of Rebellion
I heard about Arch Enemy’s tour of Australia back in June. I’ve been a fan of the band for a while and last saw them at Festival Hall a few years ago in support of Megadeth. I definitely wanted the opportunity to photograph them so I decided to email the band via their website. When the promoter all but ignores you – cut out the middle man and go straight to the source.
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