@copenhell #copenhell2018 @kreator #kreator #copenhell2019

Copenhell added 10 bands to the 2019 lineup this morning. The bad news is no Behemoth or Death Angel. They still have about 10 more bands to announce though. Fingers crossed.

The good news is that I’ll be seeing Slægt, not once, not twice, but three times this summer! Slægt is also playing Metal Magic and Brutal Assault.

A few bands I never thought I’d see were also added including Glenn Hughes (doing an early Deep Purple set), Pretty Maids (a Danish band that my best friend in high school got me into more than 30 years ago with their “Future World” album), and Katatonia.

2019 Copenhell lineup

Posted on March 1st, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Nikon lens, concert photography, copenhell, kreator, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Copenhell drops 10 more names

@MetalMagicDK #alienForce #metalMagic

One of my favorite things about festivals is discovering bands I would have never happened upon otherwise. Also, one can see bands that have never made it out of their home country–bands that can never be seen in the USA. Such was the case in 2018 with Alien Force at Metal Magic. Even though Alien Force’s albums came out in my heyday (1985 and 1986) they never hit my radar (unlike other Danish bands from that era like Mercyful Fate and Artillery).

I really got into them in the months leading up to the festival, and their live show did not disappoint.

Posted on March 1st, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR, alien force, concert photography, metal, metal magic festival, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Alien Force @ 2018 Metal Magic Festival

@COPENHELL #copenhell

Do I know who this person is? No.

But she wanted me to take this photo.

Why? I have no idea.

Posted on February 25th, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR, beer, concert photography, copenhell, crowd, Nikon D750, people. Comments Off on Metal Monday

System of a Down @ 2017 Copenhell

@COPENHELL #copenhell @systemofadown

Four months from today will be Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Kvelertak, and Orange Goblin.

Posted on February 22nd, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: concert photography, copenhell, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED Lens, Nikon D750, system of a down. Comments Off on 20 months ago today…

Floor Jansen of Nightwish @ 2018 Copenhell

@FloorJansen_ @NightwishBand @COPENHELL

Posted on February 21st, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Nikon lens, concert photography, copenhell, metal, nightwish, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Floor Jansen!