Cellos, drums, and hairwhips: Apocalyptica are, as Tenacious D put it, “classically trained to rock your f***ing socks off.” I’d last photographed Apocalyptica back in 2008, and ever since I’ve wanted a chance to shoot the band again. When I heard that they were performing on a co-headlining tour with Japanese rockers Dir en grey, [...]
Sep 08, 2010 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2010, 7th symphony, apocalyptica, cello, classical, concert photography, Eicca Toppinen, live music, metal, Mikko Sirén, music, music photography, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso, photography, stage | 20 Comments »
Opening up the main stage at Pointfest, Finland’s Apocalyptica brought the four-string beatdown to their howling fans in an incendiary set filled with enough shredding, hairwhips, and devil horns to make you re-think everything you thought you knew about the cello.
Oct 07, 2008 | Categories: Music Photography | Tags: 2008, Antero Manninen, apocalyptica, cello, Eicca Toppinen, live, metal, Mikko Sirén, music photography, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso, toryn green, tour, worlds collide | 21 Comments »
Just prior to their performance, I had the opportunity to photograph the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica backstage at Pointfest. Here are a few shots from the shoot.
Oct 07, 2008 | Categories: Portrait Photography | Tags: 2008, Antero Manninen, apocalyptica, Eicca Toppinen, live, Mikko Sirén, Music Photography, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso, toryn green, tour, worlds collide | 32 Comments »
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