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March 4th, 2019 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR, concert photography, metal, metal magic festival, Nikon D750, satan's fall | Category: Denmark | Comments Off on Metal Monday

Ghost @ Getaway Festival (July 7, 2011)

@MetalMagicDK @thebandGHOST #ghost #concertphotography #TDIM @maketodayrock

Today’s photo comes from the second time I saw Ghost, and this was one of their first 20 or so shows ever. I can see them again, with Metallica, this summer in Copenhagen, but I will opt for the Metal Magic Festival instead.

March 3rd, 2019 | Tags: concert photography, getaway rock festival, ghost band sweden, nikon d7000 | Category: Other | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Tobias Forge!

After today’s photo was taken the building and clock underwent a renovation which was the situation when I was there in 2017. The renovation was recently completed so I’m excited to see the result and to go to the top for the first time this August.

March 2nd, 2019 | Tags: buildings, Nikon D500, sunstar, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm F2.8 PRO DX | Category: Prague | Comments Off on Prague’s Old Town Hall

@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

March 1st, 2019 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Nikon lens, concert photography, copenhell, kreator, Nikon D750 | Category: Denmark | 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.

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