Photos: Lamb of God @ Mayhem Fest

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (TODD OWYOUNG)

Following the cakewalk-shoot of Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God at Mayhem Fest was a whole other story. Green and blue washes, lots of hair whips, and the frenetic movements of singer Randy Blythe made this set a true challenge.

However, for all the difficulties, every time Blythe came to the front of the stage, put on foot up on the monitors, and unleashed a guttural scream, everything came into line.

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (Todd Owyoung)

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (TODD OWYOUNG)

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (TODD OWYOUNG)

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (Todd Owyoung)

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (TODD OWYOUNG)

Lamb of God performing at Mayhem Fest 2010 on July 20 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis (TODD OWYOUNG)

Photographer’s Notes:

Lamb of God were just a taste of the punishing sets to come – compared to Rob Zombie, these guys had easy lighting. And, hyperbole aside, the lighting was actually great when it was up.

Cameras Used:

Lenses Used:

There was a wall of monitors at the front of the stage, so I favored the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 on the Nikon D3 for Lamb of God's performance. The Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 came into play mostly for cross-stage shooting (you can see this for the shot of bass player John Campbell.