Tribulation’s Jonathan Hultén @ Copenhell VII

Another band I really wanted to see at Copenhell was Tribulation. They were given the first spot on the Hades Stage on Saturday. That sucked because it meant I had to get up earlier than I wanted, and it meant I’d have a break of several hours before another band I wanted to see went on. It also wasn’t good for crowd size, but Tribulation won over those who did venture forth early after two straight days of non-stop music.

If you don’t know Tribulation, but you like Ghost, then you are missing out. According to Facebook likes, more than 40X more people know about Ghost. Tribulation, like Ghost, is from Sweden. They’ve actually been around longer than Ghost. Tribulation is heavier, and their songs have more staying power in part because they are more complex, but they are still loaded with hooks.

Tribulation’s live performance is very theatrical. They don’t go up there and just play their songs. You get a show. Check them out.

Posted on June 26th, 2016 under Denmark. Tags: concert photography, copenhell, metal, Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm F2.8 PRO DX, tribulation. Comments Off on Tribulation

Kadavar’s Christoph “Lupus” Lindemann @ Copenhell 2016

@KadavarOfficial #copenhell

After three straight days and nights of non-stop music, I finally have a bit of down time today to take a look at what I’ve been capturing. After deleting hundreds of unpublishable photos I still have over 2,000 that need to be processed. Will I ever process them all? No chance. But I’ll do what I can and get some up here over the coming days, months, and years. There are some more on my Instagram.

Kadavar was one of several great bands that I probably would have never heard of had it not been for Copenhell.

Posted on June 26th, 2016 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, concert photography, copenhell, kadavar, metal, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Kadavar

Copenhell in the rain

@COPENHELL @RealAliceCooper @solstafiroffcal

Day 1 at Copenhell VII (AKA Copenhell 2016) is in the books. Day 2 begins in a few hours. Today’s lineup is a good one. I’m really looking forward to Solstafir. Amon Amarth, Megadeth, Epica, Kadavar, King Diamond, Abbath, and Artillery are also on today’s bill. I haven’t seen King Diamond since the 1980s. Unfortunately, Abbath’s and Artillery’s sets overlap so I won’t be able to see all of them both.

Day 1 was lots of fun until things got wet, very wet. The lightning was impressive. My bike ride home was filled with it too. I wanted to see With The Dead, but I was soaked and headed home for a warm bath instead. Alice Cooper’s set was my favorite of the day.

Posted on June 24th, 2016 under Denmark. Tags: blue hour, clouds, concert photography, copenhell, metal, Nikon D500, rain, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm F2.8 PRO DX. Comments Off on Copenhell Day 1

Copenhell 2016 (Copenhagen, Denmark)

@MetalMagicDK @UliJonRoth1 @scorpions @COPENHELL

Today is the first of three days of utter bliss for me. Luckily my jet lag should have me on a schedule which times fairly well with late night events.

Tonight I will see the Scorpions for the first time. Alice Cooper is also on today’s bill. I was a pretty big fan of the Scorpions in the late 70s and early 80s. “Taken by Force” is my favorite Scorpions album. Unfortunately, they will likely be mostly playing their hits and ballads from the late 80s and 90s, an era I’m not really interested in. In order to hear the songs performed live that I want to hear, I have to head over to the Metal Magic Festival in Fredericia, Denmark in a couple weeks to witness Uli Jon Roth, the Scorpions guitarist during their best era. He is far more likely to play songs like “The Sails of Charon”, “In Trance”, “Your Light”, “I’ve Got To Be Free”, and “We’ll Burn the Sky”.

That said, maybe the Scorpions will give us a treat and play “Born to Touch Your Feelings” tonight. Please. I do like some of the tunes they will play like “The Zoo”, “Coast to Coast”, “Blackout”, and “Dynamite”.

Posted on June 23rd, 2016 under Denmark. Tags: copenhell, metal, scorpions. Comments Off on Copenhell

…and I’ll be boarding a plane for Denmark. Today’s photo comes from my first summer in Denmark, 2008.

Posted on May 16th, 2016 under Denmark. Tags: frederiksberg. Comments Off on 5 more weeks…