The stuff from the Norwegian Inferno festival taking place in Oslo, Norway during April is finally up!

To read the review from Inferno 2012, follow this link. Photos from the festival are here.
The Czech version of the review is included in the new issue of the ROCK HARD MAGAZINE, available in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

Time seems to run faster than ever this year and apparently, I came across to ARCTURUS once again, somewhere along my stellar journeys.. Always pleasure to take photos of these Norwegians! However, sorry for the lower quality of these new photos. Untouchable matters of lights at each particular show one can't change...

To browse the photogallery follow this link.

New photos are up, after a while! I'm sorry for the damn delay but I've been out of home and I'm about to leave to the airport in a matter of hours again... I feel bad for being late with photos, but there's no way I could change it. Anyhow, here's at least a few photos from the awesome INFERNO Festival 2012 taking place in Oslo, Norway during April.
The complete report and all photos from INFERNO will be posted in the upcoming days so don't forget to come back and check out what's new on this website!

Photos and a few words concerning ARCTURUS at INFERNO 2012 are viewable on this location.

Since I was spending the last couple of days in Finland, I couldn't miss seeing ARCTURUS again, after their awesome appereance in Athens...
To browse the photogallery from Helsinki, follow this link. A review from this event might be written later.. patience!

Photos of Norwegian avant-garde masters ARCTURUS playing the last weekend in Athens, Greece are online!  To browse the photogallery, follow  this link.

Apart from that, my review from this show is readable at the MetalForever webzine.

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Upcoming shows of ARCTURUS:

• March 17, 2012 - Helsinki, Nosturi, Finland
• April 4-7, 2012 - INFERNO FESTIVAL, Oslo, Norway
• May 5, 2012 - Kruna, Brasov, Romania
• June 15-17, 2012 - HELLFEST, Clisson, France
• August 3-4, 2012 - VAGOS OPEN AIR, Portugal
• August 9-11, 2012 - BRUTAL ASSAULT, Jaromer, Czech Republic

New photos from January 2012 were added to the gallery.... follow the links below!

• AMORPHIS - Prague, Czech Republic 2012-01-11
  AMORPHIS - Bratislava, Slovakia 2012-01-07
  LEPROUS - Prague, Czech Republic 2012-01-11
  LEPROUS - Bratislava, Slovakia 2012-01-07
  THE MAN-EATING TREE - Prague, Czech Republic 2012-01-11
  THE MAN-EATING TREE - Bratislava, Slovakia 2012-01-07

Photos of Norwegian prog band LEPROUS are online! Click on the photos below to see the photogallery!

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As you probably noticed, I was kinda inactive from the autumn until now, since I was „suffering from hibernation sickness and outdated parts“ and „poisoned by tentacles from the past“ with some kind of „mechanical shutdown due to reactorcore meltdown“ in my head… but now it‘s the time when „re plugged and charged, I head towards the stars“ again!

Yes, you read well… I‘m back on a full track again, from now on… or perhaps as long as I don’t become an Disguised Master again, longing for taking another break and concerning myself on something new once more.
And as I already have some ideas in my head what gigs / festivals I wanna cover with my camera this year, here you got the list of my honest wish:

• Jan 07 - AMORPHIS, LEPROUS and support @ Majestic, Bratislava (SK)
• Jan 10 - AMORPHIS, LEPROUS and support @ Szene, Vienna (AT)
• Jan 11 - AMORPHIS, LEPROUS and support @ Abaton, Prague (CZ)
• Feb 04 - ARCTURUS @ Gagarin 205, Athens (GR)
• Feb 17-18 - FINNISH METAL EXPO w/ Swallow the Sun, ICS Vortex, ect. @ Helsinki (FI)
• Feb 25 - OPETH @ MeetFactory, Prague (CZ)
• March 09 - ROTTEN SOUND, MAGRUDERGRIND, EXHUMED @ Black Pes, Prague (CZ)
• March 17 - ARCTURUS @ Nosturi, Helsinki (FI)
• March 19 - EMILIE AUTUMN @ Majestic, Bratislava (SK)
• Apr 04-07 - INFERNO w/ Arcturus, Solstafir, Witchery,... @ Rockfeller, Oslo (NO)
• May 05 - ARCTURUS @ Reduta, Brasov (RO)
  
• June 05 - DEVILDRIVER and support @ Rock Cafe, Prague (CZ)
• June 15-17 - HELLFEST w/ Arcturus, Solstafir, Vulture Industries,... @ Clisson (FR)
• June 29-01 - TUSKA w/ Swallow the Sun, Lock Up, Behemoth and more! @ Helsinki (FI)
• Aug 03-04 - VAGOS w/ Arcturus, Arch Enemy, Enslaved @ Vagos (PRT)

See you there!

Wishing an fiery new year to everyone and hope that 2012 will bring a lot of positive vibes to all of you! :)

- Simona

Since the mighty year 2011 is already over, I decided to write down a few lines concerning the whole past year and also to post a photogallery with a selection containing some interesting pics I took during the past 12 months…

A week or two ago, I took a 'little' trip to Krakow, Poland to take photos of Norwegian prog band LEPROUS. The whole event actually turned out pretty good and I really liked their live appereance on stage! So, a little reminder for the residents of most of the European countries: check out their current tourdates with AMORPHIS and see them on tour! It's 100% worth it! ;)

To browse the photogallery of LEPROUS follow this link.

Photos of AMORPHIS are viewable here and pics of NAHEMAH are viewable on this location.

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Since this autumn seem to be really busy, I'm not covering that many gigs with my camera in these days. Apart from that, I'm currently working on another 'project' you can look forward... but still, there are loads of great gigs around that one can visit (see the list below).

Meanwhile, if you're into printed mags, check out the upcoming number of Polish 7 GATES Magazine... aah, and the surprise?? METALPICTURES.NET is pleased to be on the cover of nr. 30 with a photo of  VADER's frontman Piotr Wiwczarek taken back in 2009.

And here's a few tips for you regarding some interesting european gigs until the end of the year 2011.. and I'm hoping to visit at least some of these with my camera:
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• Nov 06 -   AMORPHIS, LEPROUS and support @ Kwadrat, Cracow (PL)
• Nov 12 -   MACHINE HEAD, BMTH, DEVILDRIVER @ Gasometer, Vienna (AT)
• Nov 13 -   EKTOMORF, CRIMINAL and support @ Matrix, Prague (CZ)
• Nov 19 -   INSOMNIUM, BEFORE THE DAWN and support @ Arena, Vienna (AT)
• Nov 23 -   IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM and support @ Zenith, Munchen (DE)
• Nov 27 -   DECAPITATED, Aborted and support @ Exit, Prague (CZ)
• Nov 27 -   VADER, GORGOROTH and support @ Rock Cafe, Prague (CZ)
• Nov 27 -   AMORPHIS, LEPROUS and support @ O2 Academy, London (UK)
• Dec 05 -   KVELERTAK, TOXIC HOLOCAUST and support @ Exit, Prague (CZ)
• Dec 07 -   KATAKLYSM, TRIPTYKON and support @ Arena, Vienna (AT)
• Dec 12 -   KATATONIA - 20th anniversary show in Helsinki (FI)
• Dec 17 -   ULVER, VIRUS and support @ Mega Club, Katowice (PL)
• Dec 20 -   ARCH ENEMY and support @ Backstage Werk, Munich (DE)
• Dec 22 -   LOCK UP and support @ The Underworld, London (UK)

The photogallery of Swedish  IN FLAMES playing a while ago in Prague is online!

Click on the photo below or follow  this link to browse the gallery...

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Norwegian masters ARCTURUS are back! The band played at the Southern Discomfort festival in Kristiansand, Norway a few weeks ago. For those of you who missed this event, make sure to check the dates below... There are a few more gigs confirmed for the upcoming year 2012 and I truly hope to visit at least a few of these!
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ARCTURUS confirmed dates for 2012:

Jan 14, 2012  -  Mega Club in Katowice, Poland
Feb 04, 2012  -  Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece
March 17, 2012  -  Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland
April 04-07, 2012  -  INFERNO Festival, Oslo, Norway
June 15-17, 2012  -  HELLFEST, Clisson, France

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Official Facebook-page of Arcturus: www.facebook.com/arcturusnorway
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The first batch of photos from Brutal Assault festival taking place in the Old Army Fortress Josefov near Jaromer, Czech Republic during August 11-13, 2011 is online...
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This time, I was pleased to take photos of my favourites THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN... pretty sick and energic show, awesome band to take pics of and even better when it comes to the music itself (just the lightning sucked)... anyway, check out the pics and you will see how sick these guys can go on stage! ;) From my point of view definitely the band nr.1 at Brutal Assault!

The next bands I took pics of are KREATOR, KATATONIA, TURISAS, DECAPITATED, TRIPTYKON, EXODUS, MORBID ANGEL, VADER, THE EXPLOITED, BLOOD FOR BLOOD, KYPCK and MOMMA KNOWS BEST.

Click on the pics below to browse the galleries!

Photos of a few more bands and atmosphere pics will be posted online soon!

A few days ago I just came back from Tuska festival that took place in Helsinki, Finland during July 22-24, 2011.. so here we go with the first batch of edited pics...
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I was more than pleased to take photos of the mighty AT THE GATES (finally, after seeing them back in 2008!!!) as well as Swedish WITCHERY, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS and KATATONIA, Finnish AMORPHIS, WINTERSUN, TAROT, ROTTEN SOUND and ELECTRIC WIZARD, San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, EPICA with the beauty Simone Simons, MORBID ANGEL, ENSLAVED, DEVIN TOWNSEND and my all-time favourite band ARCH ENEMY - no discuss, you just can't miss any opportunity to take photos of this band! AE are simply killer and a great band to take photos of!

Click on the photos below or band-names above to browse the galleries!
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