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Winter’s Gate finally reached the states last night as Insomnium brought the melodic heaviness to the Agora! It was a magical night that went down as one of my favorite shows. Met with the band, got my “METAL” print signed by all, listened to cool Finnish accents, and covered the two set performance of the year. Thank you, Insomnium! Love you guys. @insomniumofficial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Nikon D750** 38mm @ f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO 6400 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oceans of Slumber kicked off the "Winter's Gate North American Tour" supporting Insomnium last night at the world famous Agora in Cleveland, Ohio. I had a slow approach reaching anything I liked coming from this band. Their sound is unconventional, dark, and tranquil at most. After listening to a few of their songs last night, I began to realize, Oceans of Slumber makes perfect sense. Towards the last song entitled, "No Color, No Light," Cassie Gilbert shows the emotions here running down her face that left an empty pit in my stomach just because of the somber sadness in her voice. It was the most beautiful thing I've witnessed at a show. Thank you, Cassie, for the dominant performance for Cleveland. Best of luck to you on this tour! @oceansofslumber @cultoftheheretic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Nikon D750** 52mm @ f/2.8, 1/100th sec, ISO 8000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you're this close to a musician, there are a few things that go through my head. One, I appreciate proper hygiene etiquette. Kobra Paige of Kobra and the Lotus was hitting all cylinders in the shampoo department. Every hair whip sent a beautifully orchestrated ensemble from my nose to my brain transforming me to a meadow of flowers on a warm spring morning.👃😁🌺🌹🌷 @katlofficial @kobrapaige
Here's a dramatic B/W edit of bassist, Travis Bake from Radiatrix in Canton, Ohio. Not too bad for being shot at ISO 8000. These guys have the pure old school thrash metal sound of Metallica and Megadeth that instantly made me jump aboard the crazy hair train. I had a lot of troubleshooting these guys as my head wouldn't sit still. Hey, you'll have that. @radiatrixband ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Nikon D750** 70mm @ f/2.8, 1/60th sec, ISO 8000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's been a good 5-months since Olathia stepped out of the shadows to share some great news. A new, improved formation took place within the band, and they're finalizing the second album release this summer, and couldn't be more thrilled to produce the visuals for the CD. Here's a shot of lead singer, Chris Olathia from last night's show. She makes my job behind the lens a cake-walk. You're amazing, my friend! @olathiametal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Nikon D750** 24mm @ f/2.8, 1/200th sec, ISO 6400 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jonny Hawkins executing a flawless "Christ the Redeemer" while sporting his signature shirt for Cleveland. 👐 What a show. What a band. My ❤️ will go on! @jonnynm22 @nothingmoremusic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Nikon D750** 28mm @ f/2.8, 1/160th sec, ISO 4000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While shooting a band's promo, I entered this creepy frieght elevator and 3 floors later, I had some company. Thanks for grabbing this photo, Chris! 🚡😋❤️
Seeing Papa Roach for the first time was very magical. It seems like a cliché, but I'm still thinking about that night and all the great hits performed. Thank you Agora! You all were amazeballs. @paparoach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Nikon D750** 35mm @ f/4, 1/250th sec, ISO 1600 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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