#DimmuBorgir #GefleMetalFestival @dimmuborgir

Posted on December 9th, 2019 under Other. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, concert photography, dimmu borgir, gefle metal festival, metal, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Metal Monday

Last year, when I traveled from Copenhagen to Sweden, my SIM card didn’t work in Sweden so I could only use my phone when I was on wifi. I arrived in Gävle a half hour or so before my Airbnb hosts were expecting me, and I had no way to ask them if it was OK if I showed up early. So I took a walk around the neighborhood and discovered a lovely community garden (that I would have never stumbled upon had I not had the extra time).

I believe the place is called Södra Kolonin Gävle. I found out later that the community gardens were established in 1905. Originally there were only a few tiny buildings, and no one lived there. The gardens were a place for the city dwellers to escape to for the day during the summers. As more and more people desired the properties, more small houses were built, and some now live there all the time I’m told. I hear there is a waiting list to buy a place should one become available. I’m not sure how many tiny houses are there now but over a hundred I think.

Should you ever find yourself in Gavle, you should explore this place. Head to the southern end of Muréngatan.

Posted on December 6th, 2019 under Other. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, buildings, flag, flowers, gavle, landscape, Nikon D500, sweden. Comments Off on Koloniträdgårdar

@copenhell @YourBaroness @sargenthouse @RussianCircles #brutalAssault2019 #brutalassault @voivoddotnet #voivod @metalchurchis1 #Mgła

In no particular order:

ORM @ 2018 Copenhell

Orm – Ir

Rotting Christ – The Heretics

Kampfar – Ofidians Manifest

Ulver – Drone Activity

Rammstein – Rammstein

SAOR – Forgotten Paths

Death Angel – Humanicide

Baroness – Gold & Grey

Russian Circles – Blood Year

Demon Head – Hellfire Ocean Void

Tool – Fear Inoculum

Dawn Ray’d – Behold Sedition Plainsong

Mgła – Age of Excuse

Nordjevel – Necrogenesis

Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence

Cult of Luna – A Dawn to Fear

葬尸湖 | Zuriaake – 深庭 | Resentment in the Ancient Courtyard

And some late 2018 arrivals that didn’t make my original 2018 list:

Voivod – The Wake

Unleashed – The Hunt for White Christ

Metal Church – Damned If You Do

Entropia – Vacuum

Night Crowned – Humanity Will Echo Out

Orange Goblin – The Wolf Bites Back

Valkyrja – Throne Ablaze

Posted on December 5th, 2019 under Other. Tags: baroness, brutal assault festival, chelsea wolfe, concert photography, copenhell, cult of luna, death angel, demon head, entropia, kampfar, metal church, mgla, night crowned, nordjevel, orange goblin, ORM, rammstein, rotting christ, russian circles, saor, tool, ulver, unleashed, valkyrja, voivod, zuriaake. Comments Off on Favorite albums of 2019

@LassenNPS #waterfalls #KingsCreekFalls

Posted on December 4th, 2019 under Other. Tags: california, landscape, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, waterfalls. Comments Off on Waterfall Wednesday

@BloodbathBand #geflemetalfestival #geflemetal #brutalassault #brutalassault2020

12 more bands were just announced for next year’s Brutal Assault Festival. I’ve always wanted to see Devin Townsend so this will be a first timer. Uada, Bloodbath, Sacred Reich, Soen, Mayhem, and Venom are welcome additions.

Posted on December 3rd, 2019 under Other. Tags: bloodbath, brutal assault festival, concert photography, devin townsend, gefle metal festival, mayhem, metal, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED Lens, Nikon D750, sacred reich, soen, uada, venom. Comments Off on Bloodbath to 2020 Brutal Assault