No better way to start the long weekend than with some hardcore music. It gets you pumped for a hot and heavy holiday weekend.

Archons were just getting started on their tour, and were getting a warm sendoff.



Heavy, technical metal- nothing fancy. I called them old school last time.





You might recognize Doom as a Casbah doorman. He had lots of his friends from the club at the show cheering him on.



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I was about to pull out my camera to start shooting Mount Vicious, and then the bass player spit beer all over the stage.



 I decided to keep my distance, so I shot from one spot for a couple songs and that was it.



The singer was playing to the back of the room, making huge gestures and dropping to his knees every other minute. If Scott Weiland and Elvis had a love child, this would be him.







Fun to watch, but it's a bit too glam for me to get into. The lights were really dim here tonight and neutral instead of the usual orange, so I had to process these differently.

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The same light was on for The Long and Short of It, so I decided to convert all of their shots into B&W.



Ugh, I need a wider lens.



If any photographer wants a challenge, try shooting a frantic Ben Johnson on stage.



In dim light, no less. And in a packed room. While banging to hardcore metal. And you never know when he might launch himself over you.



It's easier to shoot the other guys.



Or it would be if Ben wasn't all over the stage all the time.



I got enough guitar shots last time, anyway.



There's several more shots if you click on a photo and go to the gallery. These guys are worth seeing there, and more so live! They'll give you your money's worth of fun.