Saturday, August 29, 2009
T-minus 10 seconds to crazy
Hello all. It's a Saturday night and what am I doing? Obviously not a thing to be writing this. This week pretty much drained me and I'm not doing a whole lot of anything other than my normal photography stuff. Been working on allot these past few days and they've turned out pretty good. One of the photos i posted on my flickr yesterday already has 100 views. That's pretty crazy to me considering the only one close to that is at 81 and has been up since the middle of June. I did also upgrade to a pro account on there today so that's a good way to set things off. I went to the fair today for a bit in hopes of being able to get some good candid shots of people playing games and stuff but really no one was doing anything other than walking around. So I went to watch the truck pulls and got a few shots. I was wanting to wait till the good stuff got going but it was going to be hours. Still thinking about going back but i doubt it. But enjoy whats left of the weekend. Here is that 100+ views photo.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
..The Return..
Hello friends. Long time no blog eh? (A recap of the day that is known as Mayhem Fest is below) I know I been slacking off pretty good for a month or two now. It's been kind of crazy times. After my last post I pretty much had a period of a month or two where I didn't even photography work or anything. My life basically consisted of work during the week and partying on the weekend. Then about a month ago the school quarter started (which by the way is bullshit). They go from 10 weeks down to 4. Their attempt at equaling it out was to add an extra hour to each class but they are also only every other day. Make sense to you? Yeah, I didn't think so. Needless to say it's been crazy. Once the quarter started however I did get back into the whole photography groove and everything and have done some kind of cool work.
On another note something very exciting did happen on July 31. A little thing called Mayhem Fest. I must say it was one of the most enjoyable days of my life. Although it was a long ass day and was sore for the next week, it was well worth it. If you don't know what this is, it is a big outdoor metal concert that had somewhere around 13 bands playing throughout the day on a total of 3 stages. The day started by leaving at about 9 a.m. for the trek to Cuyahoga Falls. We got there early and hung out on the road waiting for parking to open up for a half hour. Stood outside listening to metal and was shooting the shit with fellow metal heads. Once parking opened up and we got in line we were about tenth in line. We were able to get right up front to the gate for the second stage for all the bands. The lineup was amazing. Whitechapel, Behemoth, Black Dahlia Murder, Job For a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse. Come on now, I don’t think you can get better than that. For me the top three of the day were Whitechapel, Job For a Cowboy and the all mighty Cannibal Corpse.
Whitechapel fucking killed it and was a great way to start the day off. The last song they played This is Exile. Before he started he said he wanted a wall of death. I missed my chance to be in one at a Chimaira concert and I kind of looked at my buddy and he just says, do it. After a second I bolt back and make my way to it. As soon as the first note was hit all hell broke loose. After the initial collision the pit turned into a battle zone. Easily one of the best pits I have ever been in. Not to mention there wasn't and little pussies in there moshing all arrogantly doing their whole hardcore dancing shit throwing their arms and legs around. It went on full intensity till nearly the end of the song. Just as quick as it started, it stopped all at the same time with everyone running out of gas. This being the first time seeing them (thanks to getting fucked over at Mayhem Fest by the slow ass people checking tickets) it was a great time.
Behemoths set was pretty cool since they played a couple of the new songs. That was the third time seeing them. They always put on a good show and Nergal is always intense and really connects with the crowd. Sadly, his guitar was cutting out at various times throughout the set. The crew was working on it the whole time trying to figure it out. You could see Nergal was getting pissed about the third time it happened. It did make me smile though when they spit out their blood and he just drenched the douchbag security guards in it.
Next was Black Dahlia Murder. They are easily one of my favorite bands to see live after seeing them five times. They love what they do and you can see it. Trevor is one of the best front men around in the metal scene. You can see his passion as he belts out the lyrics. Not to mention when they came onto the stage they had some 80's pop music playing over the speakers. Ha-ha. That may sound stupid but it was hysterical to me because they are such goofy dudes. Their new song Necropolis sounded amazing.
Job For a Cowboy put on a great performance as well. As soon as they started you could tell we were in for a treat. The sound of all the instruments and Jonny Davys vocals meshed perfectly. Them deciding to start the set off with Knee Deep pretty much made my day. Any time I hear that song I can't help but think of the sponge bob video with that song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue0kCn5YRE0).
But of course the highlight of the day was legendary Cannibal Corpse. You could feel the energy in the crowd before they even got on the stage. Rob, Pat, Alex and Paul were the first to make their way to the stage. As soon as you seen the first one everyone went ape shit. As Rob and Pat turned up the volume on their guitars and let the feedback ring in our ears the man, George Corpsegrinder Fisher, walked out on stage. I will never forget the look he had as he confronted us. It was one of such intensity that you couldn’t help but get pumped up yourself. He starred out into the crowd of loyal fans cheering for them. As he yelled out Evisceration Plague in his signature metal growl the cheers went even louder. The first hit of the kick drum and strum of the guitar ignited a fire under everyone’s ass. I braced myself against the fence, pushed myself back and head banged with all my power. Within seconds I could feel the force of the whole crowd being pushed against me. The pound of the kick drum felt like it was making your insides rumble. Toward the middle of the set in between songs you heard Corpsegrinder shouting to someone in the crowd, "You better not throw that up her or I will fucking kill you". Needless to say you didn’t see anything get thrown up there. Just as soon as their set starting Fisher said that it was time for the last song (Hammer Smashed Face). Of course everyone booed because we wanted more. It being the last song though made everyone go crazy. After it finished he said he lied and they were going to play one more song. The crowd went crazy as he said it would be Stripped Raped and Strangled. Once it started I made my way away from the fence and toward the pit while shouting every word of the song.
After that we made our way to the main stage for a much needed break. The first bands were mushroomhead and killswitch engage. None of us really paid much attention to either of them and were just waiting for Slayer. The things going on in the crowd were more entertaining than the bands were. The first thing was this dude wasted as could be, sitting Indian style passed out with his head between his legs. This wasn't just a short thing. This went on for three or four hours until Slayers set was half over. At one point people started stacking their empty cups on his head, shoulders, and back. One of the other highlights was the girls’ mud wrestling right in front of us. They had more people watching them than the band did. At one point a security guard hopped the fence to get up there and no he didn’t stop it. In fact, he acted as a referee. They were going full on and choking each other out. Another surprising thing happened during Killswitch Engages set. The biggest wall of death I have ever seen. Yes, very weird I know. During Slayer at one point we thought a riot was about to break out when a group of people jumped over the fence from the grass and bolted down into the actual seating and actually knocked over the barrier.
Slayers set was pretty cool because after all, it's Slayer. It would have been better if we would have been up by the stage though. Their sound was pretty bad that night and you couldn’t really make out the guitars most of the time. But it was a good way to end the night. After that we left because honestly, who wants to watch Marilyn Manson. Especially with him being right after Slayer. We defiantly were not the only ones to think this either.
One of the best things though was as we were driving out of there to get to the main road and yelling Slayer out the window. It was great being able to say it after actually have seen them after all these years.
Anyways, it was an awesome day and don't think I could have asked for much better.
I'm going to actually keep up with this thing again. So check back!
Make sure to check in on the Flickr page for new stuff as well.
http://www.flickr.com/shattereddesigns/
.SETH.EPLEY.
On another note something very exciting did happen on July 31. A little thing called Mayhem Fest. I must say it was one of the most enjoyable days of my life. Although it was a long ass day and was sore for the next week, it was well worth it. If you don't know what this is, it is a big outdoor metal concert that had somewhere around 13 bands playing throughout the day on a total of 3 stages. The day started by leaving at about 9 a.m. for the trek to Cuyahoga Falls. We got there early and hung out on the road waiting for parking to open up for a half hour. Stood outside listening to metal and was shooting the shit with fellow metal heads. Once parking opened up and we got in line we were about tenth in line. We were able to get right up front to the gate for the second stage for all the bands. The lineup was amazing. Whitechapel, Behemoth, Black Dahlia Murder, Job For a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse. Come on now, I don’t think you can get better than that. For me the top three of the day were Whitechapel, Job For a Cowboy and the all mighty Cannibal Corpse.
Whitechapel fucking killed it and was a great way to start the day off. The last song they played This is Exile. Before he started he said he wanted a wall of death. I missed my chance to be in one at a Chimaira concert and I kind of looked at my buddy and he just says, do it. After a second I bolt back and make my way to it. As soon as the first note was hit all hell broke loose. After the initial collision the pit turned into a battle zone. Easily one of the best pits I have ever been in. Not to mention there wasn't and little pussies in there moshing all arrogantly doing their whole hardcore dancing shit throwing their arms and legs around. It went on full intensity till nearly the end of the song. Just as quick as it started, it stopped all at the same time with everyone running out of gas. This being the first time seeing them (thanks to getting fucked over at Mayhem Fest by the slow ass people checking tickets) it was a great time.
Behemoths set was pretty cool since they played a couple of the new songs. That was the third time seeing them. They always put on a good show and Nergal is always intense and really connects with the crowd. Sadly, his guitar was cutting out at various times throughout the set. The crew was working on it the whole time trying to figure it out. You could see Nergal was getting pissed about the third time it happened. It did make me smile though when they spit out their blood and he just drenched the douchbag security guards in it.
Next was Black Dahlia Murder. They are easily one of my favorite bands to see live after seeing them five times. They love what they do and you can see it. Trevor is one of the best front men around in the metal scene. You can see his passion as he belts out the lyrics. Not to mention when they came onto the stage they had some 80's pop music playing over the speakers. Ha-ha. That may sound stupid but it was hysterical to me because they are such goofy dudes. Their new song Necropolis sounded amazing.
Job For a Cowboy put on a great performance as well. As soon as they started you could tell we were in for a treat. The sound of all the instruments and Jonny Davys vocals meshed perfectly. Them deciding to start the set off with Knee Deep pretty much made my day. Any time I hear that song I can't help but think of the sponge bob video with that song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue0kCn5YRE0).
But of course the highlight of the day was legendary Cannibal Corpse. You could feel the energy in the crowd before they even got on the stage. Rob, Pat, Alex and Paul were the first to make their way to the stage. As soon as you seen the first one everyone went ape shit. As Rob and Pat turned up the volume on their guitars and let the feedback ring in our ears the man, George Corpsegrinder Fisher, walked out on stage. I will never forget the look he had as he confronted us. It was one of such intensity that you couldn’t help but get pumped up yourself. He starred out into the crowd of loyal fans cheering for them. As he yelled out Evisceration Plague in his signature metal growl the cheers went even louder. The first hit of the kick drum and strum of the guitar ignited a fire under everyone’s ass. I braced myself against the fence, pushed myself back and head banged with all my power. Within seconds I could feel the force of the whole crowd being pushed against me. The pound of the kick drum felt like it was making your insides rumble. Toward the middle of the set in between songs you heard Corpsegrinder shouting to someone in the crowd, "You better not throw that up her or I will fucking kill you". Needless to say you didn’t see anything get thrown up there. Just as soon as their set starting Fisher said that it was time for the last song (Hammer Smashed Face). Of course everyone booed because we wanted more. It being the last song though made everyone go crazy. After it finished he said he lied and they were going to play one more song. The crowd went crazy as he said it would be Stripped Raped and Strangled. Once it started I made my way away from the fence and toward the pit while shouting every word of the song.
After that we made our way to the main stage for a much needed break. The first bands were mushroomhead and killswitch engage. None of us really paid much attention to either of them and were just waiting for Slayer. The things going on in the crowd were more entertaining than the bands were. The first thing was this dude wasted as could be, sitting Indian style passed out with his head between his legs. This wasn't just a short thing. This went on for three or four hours until Slayers set was half over. At one point people started stacking their empty cups on his head, shoulders, and back. One of the other highlights was the girls’ mud wrestling right in front of us. They had more people watching them than the band did. At one point a security guard hopped the fence to get up there and no he didn’t stop it. In fact, he acted as a referee. They were going full on and choking each other out. Another surprising thing happened during Killswitch Engages set. The biggest wall of death I have ever seen. Yes, very weird I know. During Slayer at one point we thought a riot was about to break out when a group of people jumped over the fence from the grass and bolted down into the actual seating and actually knocked over the barrier.
Slayers set was pretty cool because after all, it's Slayer. It would have been better if we would have been up by the stage though. Their sound was pretty bad that night and you couldn’t really make out the guitars most of the time. But it was a good way to end the night. After that we left because honestly, who wants to watch Marilyn Manson. Especially with him being right after Slayer. We defiantly were not the only ones to think this either.
One of the best things though was as we were driving out of there to get to the main road and yelling Slayer out the window. It was great being able to say it after actually have seen them after all these years.
Anyways, it was an awesome day and don't think I could have asked for much better.
I'm going to actually keep up with this thing again. So check back!
Make sure to check in on the Flickr page for new stuff as well.
http://www.flickr.com/shattereddesigns/
.SETH.EPLEY.
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