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Black Label Society behind-the-head guitar duel (October 2021 – Roseland PDX)
Zakk Wylde is standing on his grand piano (that he was playing just moments before) with Dario Lorina on the left in today’s photo.
Four years and change later, I’ll be seeing Dario’s Dark Chapel open for Zakk Sabbath in Bend in 20 days.
Zakk Sabbath in Bend, Oregon
Silver Lake to Twin Lake Loop Trail (Utah)
The morning mountain air was so clear it felt like breathing in shards of light. On the slope above Brighton, Utah, a tiny figure emerged from the scree — a pika, perched atop one of the many rocks in what could have been a prior avalanche. The pika twitched its whiskers, then darted — fast and fluid — into a crevice again, disappearing like a whisper. I lowered the camera and sighed. In the long silence that followed, every stone seemed full of stories, every shadow alive. I walked away slowly, leaving the mountain its solitude, carrying in memory not just the image but the spirit of that small being, perched between earth and sky.
Also, this rodent near Brighton is unrelated to the much more electric, far-more-famous, Japanese pikachu.
Peder Dovns Slippe (from Sortebrødregade) in Ribe, Denmark
There probably isn’t anything in this photo that goes back to medieval times (until 1500), but this area was active then. Fires, etc. have caused buildings to be freshened over the years, but most buildings in this part of town are from the 17th–19th century.
The “church” in the background is St. Catherine’s Priory which was a Catholic monastery from the 13th to the 16th century before the Danes got tired of the Catholic Church always asking for more money, time, etc. In 1918, Sankt Kathrine Kloster was restored to its former appearance.
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.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (September 2025)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota