Trivium closed down the Jägermeister stage at Mayhem Fest. At one point about halfway through their performance, singer Matt Heafy paused to encouraged the audience to essentially do whatever they wanted to do to enjoy the show, whether it was relaxing or getting sweaty in the pit, in contrast to other bands of the day [...]
Aug 04, 2011 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: matt heafy, mayhem, mayhem fest, trivium | 3 Comments »
After Godsmack took the stage, frontman Sully Erna announced that the band didn’t bring any fancy effects, confetti, or pyro. They only brought the rock show, and then proceeded to demonstrate that fact. For me, this was an excellent shoot due to how well drummer Shannon Larkin was lit, not to mention the great expressions [...]
Jul 31, 2011 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2011, godsmack, images, mayhem, mayhem fest, metal, photos, Robbie Merrill, Shannon Larkin, Sully Erna, Tony Rombola | 12 Comments »
How was Slayer’s set? In a word: Epic. These guys have been crushing it for almost 30 years, so it was a pleasure to see that they still have the chops to pummel a crowd of thousands with the metal hammer.
Aug 11, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: all access, fest, festival, gig, kerry king, live, mayhem, metal, music, music photography, nikon, photography, slayer, thrash | 33 Comments »
July 22, 2009 – What do you do when you get five minutes with thrash metal kings Slayer? You make sure you know all of the band member’s names, you dial in your lights, and you don’t think about the fact that they’ve been crushing eardrums and melting faces since the time you were in [...]
Aug 04, 2009 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Tags: backlight, boom, CLS, location, mayhem, mayhem fest, Portrait Photography, promo, rolling stone, slayer, softbox, speedlights, trailer | 37 Comments »
My credentials (and a few souvenirs) from Mayhem Fest 2009. I’m back from Mayhem Fest, but the work is just starting. I’ll be working on the deliverables into the wee hours of the morning, but here’s a snap of the passes from the event.
Jul 22, 2009 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2009, all access, band, bullet for my valentine, credentials, fest, festival, guitar, live, mayhem, pass, photo pass, picks, slayer, tour | 26 Comments »
Led by the charismatic Spencer Chamberlain, metalcore goldenboys Underoath delivered a frenetic set that had the barricades heaving and the crowd surfers coming in waves.
Aug 11, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Aaron Gillespie, Christopher Dudley, festival, Grant Brandell, images, James Smith, mayhem, mayhem fest, metal, metalcore, Music Photography, photos, post-hardcore, Spencer Chamberlain, Timothy McTague, tour | 7 Comments »
Even before the kabuki curtain drop, the crowd is chanting in the dark, calling for nine masked men.
Aug 06, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Chris Fehn, clown, Corey Taylor, Craig Jones, event, fest, festival, images, Jim Root, Joey Jordison, mayhem, metal, Mick Thomson, Music Photography, Paul Gray, photography, pictures, Shawn Crahan, show, Sid Wilson, tour | 33 Comments »
Lead by the ever-intense David Draiman, Chicago’s hard rocking alt-metal sons Disturbed delivered a crushing set as one of the headlining bands on Mayhem Fest 2008.
Aug 04, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Dan Donegan, David Draiman, disturbed, down with the sickness, fest, festival, hard rock, indestructable, John Moyer, mayhem, metal, Mike Wengren, tour | 18 Comments »
California-grown Machine Head brought the powder kegs and the fire in their performance at Mayhem Fest. Headlining the Jägermeister stage, the heavy metal four-piece ripped into their set with an intensity matched only by their ferocious fan base.
Jul 29, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Adam Duce, Dave McClain, fest, festival, heavy metal, images, mayhem, metal, Music Photography, Phil Demmel, photography, Robb Flynn, show, tour | 9 Comments »
Here’s just a taste of Mayhem from Slipknot’s performance.
Jul 24, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: disturbed, festival, images, live, mastodon, mayhem, music, Music Photography, nikon, slipknot, st. louis, tour | 29 Comments »
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