Soma
The guys are finishing their first album as a new band and recently had their first show in quite some time.
The Haven have always been a great live band, check out their myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/thehaven
Earplugs in and ready to shoot some hardcore heavy hitters.
The Devil Wears Prada, All That Remains, Story of the Year and Haste the Day take the the stage.
The Devil Wears Prada:
Story of The Year:
All That Remains:
Haste the Day:
Shows, the most challenging of all. This is of course is one of the main reasons I shoot them. I have a crazy thirst for energy and loud music and shooting in this environment puts a smile on my face. This shows music and artists were hopped up on some mountain dew for sure. All the artists wouldn't stay still for more than a second. Tonight was my first show in quite some time and it felt so good. It also reminded me how hard shows really are, especially hardcore ones.
I shot Architects Oh, Sleeper, Bring Me the Horizon and Every Time I Die. The circle pit was possibly the largest I have ever seen at Soma. I am not really a fan of the kids who go to these shows, if I did enjoy the music I would rock out in my own little bubble. I definitely would not punch a poor photographer in the head while recording the circle pit, the photographer was me... I gave the guy a solid kick in the back.
The Video has no audio because, lets face it, its all screaming and none of it is understandable. Video is brought to you by the Nikon D5000.
httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6gk9fXcQZg
Images from the show:
Photo Notes:
I am starting to dislike Soma and their lighting more and more every time I shoot there. Far too much backlight and with a sold out show it deserved a better light show. Bad lights along with bands that hardly stood still I had a hard time with my camera to get the captures, I feel bad for all the Rebels in the pit ;)
