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The fantastic last gig (for me) of 2011 with Trash Amigos & Krux. Lots of legendary musicians sharing the stage that night and it was just fukken awesome!!!:)) I think everybody knows about Krux, but you also need to check out the four Pedros in Trash Amigos!! Great show!!
As usual at Debaser, I got some trouble with the lights. Really dark and most of the lights were from behind. So high ISO:s and somewhat crappy pics. But never mind…had so much fun:)

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Besides the four finalists, there were also other bands playing. Like the last years winners SEVENTRIBE. They got some (extremely intensive) 30 minutes on stage and has to be the only band in the world who look hot in pink;)) Unconditional love since 2005!

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The teaser trailer for “Dream Me” (from the photoshoot I did with the guys last year. The pic ended up on their single cover wich was distributed with 18 000 Sweden Rock Magazines. A day at work FTW!)
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Went to Göta Källare to get some pics for a magazine. And for extreMMetal.se, ofc:) Met the four bands (and the winners) competing to be the best unsigned rock/metal band in Sweden 2011, and had a great time. Thanks to my sidekick Johanna!! My best/most fun assistant ever!
Anyway, 75% of the votes were given by a jury (ppl from Crank It Up, Sweden Rock, Jägermeister and Supernova Records) and the rest by the people at the venue. The winner gets to play at the Sweden Rock Festival and the Getaway Festival. They also get some studio time for recording a single to be distibuted with 18 000 Sweden Rock Magazines spring 2012. Seventribe, the winners from last year was there, of course, Raised Fist also, but more of them later. (And I KNOW I missed Entombed@Riche) the same night. But no complains, was kinda happy at GK;) Still, thanks Patrik H. for uploading the vid!)

GALLERIES: »MASSDISTRACTION / »SAINT DEAMON / »SUMMONED TIDE / »REENACT

Stuff from last years: GÖTA KÄLLARE / SEVENTRIBE @ Released – L & U / SEVENTRIBE The Single

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This was a very special event for me!! At last I got to see my friend Akira´s band SOLITUDE live on stage and also meet his bandmates. Takuro & Mats from Spiritual Beast were there also. Really nice to see them!:) The venue was kinda small but omfg how great the sound was! Perfection!! And so was the SOLITUDE gig! 90-something minutes and not one dull second. The guys were fantastic and so much fun to watch:) The bass player Toru had hurt his leg and was really in pain, but he played the long set like it was nothing. A true Metal hero!!:) And Akira…oh wow, he´s an amazing frontman. He used to do the vocals in SACRIFICE (Jap) and at some point they played the intro to “Friday Nightmare”. Everybody went crazy:) So happy I got the opportunity to be there. And I´d be even happier if they could put together an European tour soon!! The latest CD is released in Europe by Fastball so go & check it out! Of course I took lots of pics and almost every one of them are in the gallery;) Missed the band thanking the audience, because my memorycard was full…haha:)

  SOLITUDE Line-up:Akira Sugiuchi (ex-SACRIFICE) – Vocals .. Shingo Ida – Guitar .. Toru Nishida (ex-SACRIFICE) – Bass .. Takamasa “MAD” Ohuchi – Drums


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Some links for you:
SOLITUDE web / SOLITUDE on Facebook / SOLITUDE on Myspace / SOLITUDE on Spotify / SPIRITUAL BEAST (Akira´s record company) / Takamasa “Mad” Ohuchi
Gig report @ Beeast.com {in japanese, but I´m in it!!;))]

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Did a promo shoot for SOLITUDE [Photo courtesy: Shinya Katsura, BEEAST mag,]

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I´ve wanted to see COFFINS for I don´t know how long!!
I had already decided to go and see some other bands this evening but when I saw that COFFINS had a gig at the Death Fest, I changed the plans, mailed the band & organizer if I could come over and take some photos.
Everything worked out fine and later on the band asked me also to take some promo pics (which will follow shortly). Of course I agreed:)
Had a great time with the guys and the gig was SICK!!:)) Total mayhem in a really small venue (Koiwa Bush Bash). Loved it!! Real brutal underground! The line up has changed some and right now it´s a 4 piece. Bungo Uchino on guitar, Koreeda on bass, the used-to-be drummer Ryo in vocals and the new guy Satoshi on drums. Got some cd:s and a t-shirt as a present and I even bought the first album on vinyl and got it signed. The photos are…ehmm…also real underground;))

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Some links:
COFFINS web / COFFINS@EM / COFFINS@Facebook 

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My first extreme metal festival in Japan!! There were quite a many interesting gigs this evening in Tokyo, and I´d already more or less decided to go and see Takeuchi Toshiro in GENOCIDE NIPPON at Rockmaykan (Meguro Rokumeikan) and also meet up with some friends. Why I ended up in Koiwa instead, was because COFFINS were playing at Koiwa Bush Bash!! Anyway, saw a few more bands, met some really nice people and had a great time! Missed the Malaysian band HUMILIATION because I had to leave after the COFFINS gig. I promised to go to Asakusa Extreme (another underground metal festival) the following tuesday to see them and some others I met…but that didn´t work out either. So…now I have to go to Kuala Lumpur! Syaari (guitars in HUMILIATION) hates me forever and he promised to poison my brownies when I come over (yepp, the guy has a bakery in KL;))
Have to thank Yutaka (Bloodbath Records and organizer of Koiwa Death Fest) and of course COFFINS so much for having me as a guest at this event!! We´ll meet again, I´m sure:) Got also some misc. pics HERE.

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GALLERIES: 200% / Supravital Militancy / Albiorix Requiem / Go-Zen /