“The band Rammstein wishes to express its support for the nation of Ukraine as it resists the shocking attack perpetrated by the Russian government.

Above all at this moment, we feel particular grief for the suffering of the Ukrainian people.

Each member of the band has various experiences of the two countries; all members of the band have friends, associates, partners, fans in both lands.

We acknowledge the desperation that many Russian fans may feel when faced with the actions of their government, and we want to remember the humanity shared by both Russian and Ukrainian citizens.”

Rammstein logo with Ukrainian flag

Posted on March 20th, 2022 under Saint Petersburg. Tags: rammstein, video. Comments Off on Rammstein and Russia

My photo pass for Queensryche and Judas Priest last week at the Moda Center in Portland didn’t materialize, but I did take a few photos and videos on my phone.

Judas Priest is (I think) the first band that I have now seen live (more or less) in the 80s, 90s, 00s (as Halford), 10s (actually late in 2009–KK’s last show with the band), and 20s.

Posted on March 15th, 2022 under Oregon. Tags: concert photography, judas priest, metal, pixel 3 xl, portland, video. Comments Off on Victim of Changes

Attila of Tormentor @ 2019 Metal Magic

@MetalMagicDK #tormentor

The good people of Metal Magic just released this video of Tormentor from last year’s festival.

Posted on May 4th, 2020 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, concert photography, metal, metal magic festival, Nikon D500, tormentor, video. Comments Off on Metal Monday

#rf19 @orangefeeling @thecure ‏@RobertSmith

I was going to see The Cure, and then I opted for Behemoth instead. But The Cure played for so long (27 songs!) that I was actually able to catch the last five songs or so after Behemoth.

Below is a super high-quality video of “Pictures of You” which I missed as it was much earlier in their set.

Posted on July 13th, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, concert photography, Nikon D500, roskilde festival, the cure, video. Comments Off on The Cure @ Roskilde Festival

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cowbell used as a cow bell before going to Switzerland last week. They are all over the place making quite a symphony both in farming towns and the alps.

I wanted to capture the cowbells’ sound which is relatively hard to do with still photography. So I took my first video in years below. Forgive the sloppiness as my video settings were off on several issues (focusing, wind sound reduction, etc.)

After shooting the above one of the cows got a bit testy with me. She could have easily killed me, but chose not to, for which I am grateful.

Posted on August 5th, 2018 under Switzerland. Tags: Nikon D750, video. Comments Off on More cowbell!