@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.

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

2016 Metal Magic (Fredericia, Denmark)

@agoniarecords @MetalMagicDK #aosoth #metalMagic

Posted on January 14th, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: aosoth, concert photography, in the woods..., metal, metal magic festival, Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm F2.8 PRO DX. Comments Off on Metal Monday

Watain @ 2018 Roskilde Festival on the Trident Wolf Eclipse tour

@COPENHELL #copenhell #copenhell2018 @satyricon @EarsplitPR @nanotear @RelapseRecords @quantumyob @HighonFireBand @MetalMagicDK

In no particular order…

Watain, Trident Wolf Eclipse

At The Gates, To Drink From The Night Itself

Black Oath, Behold the Abyss

Master’s Hammer, Fascinator

František Štorm of Master’s Hammer @ 2018 Metal Magic Festival

Tribulation, Down Below

YOB, Our Raw Heart

Mike Scheidt of YOB playing Our Raw Heart for the first time at the WOW Hall in Eugene, Oregon (February 2018)

High On Fire, Electric Messiah

A Perfect Circle, Eat The Elephant

Afsky, Sorg

Behemoth, I Loved You At Your Darkest

Slaegt, The Wheel

Dimmu Borgir, Eonian

Primordial, Exile Amongst the Ruins

Grusom, Grusom II

Steinar Gundersen of Satyricon @ 2018 Copenhell on the Deep Calleth Upon Deep Tour

And since I didn’t do one of these in 2017, a couple of favorites from late in 2017:

Pagan Altar, The Room of Shadows

Satyricon, Deep Calleth Upon Deep

For 2019 I’m really looking forward to new Tool and Rammstein (and seeing both bands too).

Posted on December 31st, 2018 under Other. Tags: afsky, at the gates, behemoth, black oath, concert photography, copenhell, dimmu borgir, grusom, high on fire, master's hammer, metal, metal magic festival, pagan altar, primordial, rammstein, satyricon, Slægt, tool, tribulation, watain, WOW Hall, yob. Comments Off on Favorite albums of 2018

Vis Crom of Absu at Metal Magic Festival X

@MetalMagicDK @ABSU

Tickets are now on sale for next year’s Metal Magic Festival (part XII). Get yours now here before they sell out. Only 666 will be sold. 😉

If you’re coming in from out of the country, and don’t want to camp, stay at the Best Western Plus Fredericia Hotel. I stayed there in 2018, and it was great–inexpensive, quiet, a very short walk to and from the festival, and a great breakfast buffet is included. You don’t have to pay until you check out. Mention “Metal Magic” when booking for a discount.

Posted on November 30th, 2018 under Denmark. Tags: absu, AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, concert photography, metal magic festival, Nikon D750. Comments Off on 2019 Metal Magic Festival

Oskar Frederiksen of Slaegt @ 2017 Copenhell

#Slægt #TheWheel @MetalMagicDK #MetalMagicFestival

Today it was announced that Slaegt will be playing next year’s Metal Magic Festival. Yes!

I missed their performance there in 2016 (as I could only go on Saturday, and they played on Thursday). I’m hoping they also get added to Copenhell and/or do a Copenhagen show in July as well.

2019 Metal Magic Festival (Fredericia, Denmark)

I wasn’t previously familiar with any of the other bands, but so far I’ve been enjoying Black Oath and Medieval Steel.

Posted on November 24th, 2018 under Denmark. Tags: concert photography, copenhell, metal, metal magic festival, Slægt. Comments Off on Slaegt to return to 2019 Metal Magic Festival