Two months ago, today, this happened… Where’s my time machine?

36 hours after taking this photo, the ex-girlfriend of one of these Amon Amarth guys gave me a ride back to Stockholm. Life can be full of surprises.

Posted on September 14th, 2017 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, amon amarth, concert photography, gefle metal festival, metal, Nikon D750, sweden. Comments Off on TBT

Fernanda Lira

@nervosathrash @NapalmRecords

Today’s photo comes from Nervosa’s first tour in the USA, more than a year and a half ago. They’ve been busy touring the world ever since.

Posted on September 9th, 2017 under Oregon. Tags: ashland oregon, concert photography, metal, nervosa. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Fernanda Lira!

@lakestreetdive #dmb #GorgeAmphitheatre @GorgeAmphitheat @davematthewsbnd

…this happened.

I’m guessing this painting is hanging on someone’s wall. People probably look at it and think the sky was overdone by the artists, but this photo shows that the sky in the painting is spot on.

Posted on September 5th, 2017 under Other. Tags: concert photography, dave matthews band, lake street dive, Nikon D500, the gorge, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm F2.8 PRO DX. Comments Off on One year ago today…

@COPENHELL #copenhell

Posted on August 26th, 2017 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, concert photography, copenhell, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Fire

Anders “Blakkheim” Nystrom of Bloodbath @ Gefle Metal Festival

Bloodbath doesn’t play many live gigs. Since their members come from several different bands (Opeth, Katatonia, and Paradise Lost) you kind of need to catch them at a festival in which the other bands are playing. Gefle Metal Festival was one such occasion. Paradise Lost played on day one. Katatonia wasn’t on tour. Opeth was the headliner on day two, and Bloodbath opened for them.

Old Nick Holmes, of Paradise Lost, has only been the vocalist on the most recent Bloodbath album. Mikael Akerfeldt, of Opeth, was the Bloodbath vocalist on twice as many Bloodbath albums. So I was hoping, as were many people in the crowd, that Mikael would come out to sing for a song or two. That didn’t happen. #sad

Posted on August 16th, 2017 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, bloodbath, concert photography, gefle metal festival, katatonia, metal, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Bloodbath (opening for Opeth)