2024 Metal Magic festival crowd (including Aage and Michael Stützer of Artillery)

Posted on September 14th, 2026 under Denmark. Tags: artillery, concert photography, crowd, metal, metal magic festival. Comments: None

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ Edgefield (September 11, 2024)

…I was more wet in my clothes than at any other time in my life.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard started the night off with the song “The Dripping Tap” which includes the lyric “the dripping tap won’t be turned off by the gods up above us”, and they weren’t wrong. Over an inch of rain fell during their set, and while an inch doesn’t sound like much, it meant that we were standing in several inches of water. Basically the venue turned into a pond or stream, depending on where exactly you were standing.

I was never so happy and miserable at the same time. I also learned that waterproof gear is only temporarily waterproof in certain conditions.

And the setlist? Three songs off of “PetroDragonic Apocalypse” and two off of “Infest the Rats’ Nest” made for a very metal evening.

Posted on September 11th, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: concert photography, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, portland. Comments: None

16 Horsepower @ 2026 Fire in the Mountains

16 Horsepower’s “Fire in the Mountains” setlist

Posted on September 9th, 2026 under Montana. Tags: 16 Horsepower, concert photography, Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii. Comments Off on Sixteen Horsepower

若井望 of Sigh @ 2026 Fire in the Mountains

Posted on September 7th, 2026 under Montana. Tags: concert photography, Fire in the Mountains, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, Sigh. Comments Off on Metal Monday

Iggor Cavalera @ 2026 Fire in the Mountains

After seeing Mr. Cavalera on Sepultura’s first tour of the USA in 1989, I waited almost 37 years to see him again in Montana less than a couple of months ago.

Posted on September 4th, 2026 under Montana. Tags: concert photography, Fire in the Mountains, metal, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, sepultura. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Iggor Cavalera!