I’m just going to come out and say it. Avenged Sevenfold’s lighting is horrible to photograph. Sure, there’s pyro, but the stage lighting itself seems to be either a dominating blue or red wash, with magenta sometimes splitting the difference. All that said, the band is still great to shoot. I mean, come on – [...]
Sep 29, 2011 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: avenged sevenfold, johnny christ, m shadows, synyster gates, zacky vengeance | 11 Comments »
What’s the only thing better than two guitarists mirrored in hard rock perfection, shredding for their lives? Probably when you have pyrotechnics blowing up behind them that make it look like there are flames shooting out of their guitars. Headlining Pointfest 27, Avenged Sevenfold brought the rock show to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and a legion [...]
Aug 15, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: avenged sevenfold, band, johnny christ, live, m shadows, Mike Portnoy, music, music photography, photography, rock, synyster gates, zacky vengeance | 64 Comments »
What’s more sweet than one guitarist playing at the front of the stage, one foot up on the speaker monitor? Two guitarists, one right-handed, the other left-handed, each with a leg up on a monitor, mirrored in perfect, hard rock harmony. It’s kind of a beautiful thing.
Jun 23, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: a7x, arena, avenged sevenfold, california, hard rock, hardcore, images, johnny christ, lighting, m shadows, metalcore, music photography, photographer, photos, rev, synyster gates, taste of chaos, the rev, toc, tour, zacky vengeance | 25 Comments »
Right out of the gate, you have to recognize one simple fact. These guys are rockstars. Unleashing a furious set on the sold-out crowd, Avenged Sevenfold brought to their rabid fans a dynamic mix of heavy metal and hard rock tinged with notes from their metalcore roots.
Nov 07, 2007 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: a7x, avenged sevenfold, concert photographer, concert photography, hard rock, heavy metal, images, johnny christ, m shadows, metal, metalcore, music photography, photography, photos, pics, pictures, shots, synyster gates, the rev, the reverend tholomew plague, zachy vengeance | 21 Comments »
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