Ghost became just the second band I have caught live in three different countries (Denmark, Sweden, and now the USA). They join Opeth (USA, Japan, and Sweden) in that category. Ironically, Opeth came on stage later in the evening. It was the fifth time I’ve seen Opeth in the USA. The strange thing is that I hadn’t even heard of Ghost a mere year ago and now I’ve seen them three times.

Not only have I seen them on stage, I’ve now seen them backstage too. I can confirm that at least two of the members are indeed human under their cloaks, and at least two are in fact real ghosts. I won’t tell which though. Nor did I take any photos of them backstage. That would have been in poor taste.

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 under Other. Tags: fox theater, ghost band sweden, metal, Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens. Comments: None

Some more photos of Mastodon from the gig on Friday night…

Did you know that Bill Kelliher’s mustache has its own Facebook page? It’s true.

Posted on April 29th, 2012 under Other. Tags: fox theater, mastodon, metal. Comments: None

Tonight I get to see Bill, and the rest of Mastodon, for the first time since last summer’s Roskilde Festival when I took this photo.

Posted on April 27th, 2012 under Denmark. Tags: mastodon, metal, nikon 50mm f/1.8, nikon d7000, roskilde festival. Comments: None

In just 48 hours I will be on the road, heading south into California for the third time in the past month. This time it will be to photograph Mastodon, Opeth, and Ghost at the beautiful Fox Theater in Oakland. Next week I’ll publish some of those pics here.

Today’s photo of Opeth is from the Getaway Rock Festival last summer in Sweden.

Posted on April 25th, 2012 under Other. Tags: getaway rock festival, metal, nikon d7000, opeth, Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8. Comments: None

Posted on April 11th, 2012 under Other. Tags: getaway rock festival, immortal, metal, nikon d7000, Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8. Comments: None