Afsky’s Ole Luk @ 2024 Metal Magic Festival

Later this month, Afsky is set to release their fourth full-length album called “Fællesskab”. I’ve already listened to it, and Fællesskab is awesome.

October 6th, 2025 | Tags: afsky, concert photography, metal, metal magic festival, Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera | Category: Denmark | Comments Off on Metal Monday

Thinking about a new purchase…

October 5th, 2025 | Category: Other | Comments Off on Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera with 28-400mm f/4-8 Lens

Kanazakura Jinja stone torii (August 2013)

October 5th, 2025 | Tags: kofu, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, shinto, shosenkyo, torii | Category: Japan | Comments Off on Kanazakura Jinja (金櫻神社)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota (September 2025)

October 4th, 2025 | Tags: landscape, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, South Dakota | Category: Other | Comments Off on Arc of Dreams over Big Sioux River

Diamond Head setlist @ 2016 Metal Brew Festival

… one of the greatest (and influential) albums of all time was released–Diamond Head’s “Lightning to the Nations”. 12 year old me recorded it onto cassette off the radio. There probably aren’t that many other fans of Diamond Head who knew about them before Metallica. Speaking of influential… Have you ever listened to Metallica’s “Ron McGovney’s ’82 Garage demo”? Every song is either a Diamond Head cover or a new Metallica song that sounds more like Diamond Head than it does like Metallica’s “Kill ‘Em All”.

As a teenager I listened to Diamond Head a lot, but they didn’t tour anywhere near me. So it wasn’t until more than 35 years later that I saw them live for the first time, in the UK of all places. And on that night they played six of the seven tracks on “Lightning to the Nations”.

October 3rd, 2025 | Tags: concert photography, diamond head, metal, metal brew, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500 | Category: Other | Comments Off on 45 years ago today…