Bring on 2011

After working for the man for oooh so long I decided to follow my heart. I've always loved music and photography so I vowed in late winter of 2010 to start making plans to do both full time! The universe intervened and I had to speed up my timetable by over six months. So last April The Kali Diaries embarked on a quest. Your erstwhile blogger, traveler, and photographer dove face first into a new

Doro Pics from Bloodstock 2010

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Thrash Monk Fast Music for Slow People

I ran into these guys at Bloodstock in the queue for the Powerwolf signing. Very articulate bunch of blokes that know what kind of music they like and what kind of music they want to read about. They have a small beef against Metal Hammer and it seems Metal Hammer, or at least one of their writers, has a beef against them. Indeed, before they agreed to be interviewed they made it perfectly clear

Random

This WARNING came from one of the guys in charge. It was totally justified! How comfortable is this guy? Three festival goers on their way to the unsigned band tent for some metal listening pleasures. Just three dudes! All different, yet enjoying themselves. This sums up Bloodstock weekend!

Bloodstock Day 3

Day three was a nice light work load for me. After two days of hectic shooting and interviewing I was looking forward to just enjoying the festival. I only had two things on tap to do today: Doro and The Prophecy. Sunday morning saw me wandering between the main stage and the unsigned stage. Both had respectable crowds. My choices were a female fronted, plodding, cookie monster growling, stock

MESHUGGAH

The four frontmen on Meshuggah: Jens Kidman, Fredrik Thordendal, Marten Hagstrom, and Dick Lovgren

Enisferum

Some awesome shots of the Finnish band ENISFERUM from Friday August 13, 2010 at Bloodstock.Can you spot the Viking in this next picture? That would be Sami Hinkka. I definitely want him on MY side when I take the neighbouring village.Petri LindroosMarkus ToivonenAnd what is a band without it's fans? Why nothing. Nothing at all. Luckily Enisferum has some loyal fans. Here are a few!And this is

Shrapnel and Collapse

This was fun to shoot. I ended up double booked and pressed for time. I had the signing tent for Ensulferum and Shrapnel at the same time. Lucky the sining was running late and the pit security for Shrapnel let me shoot for as long as I wanted. I ran back to the signing tent then over to catch Collapse. I'm very glad the distances are short and the boots are comfy. Unfortunately, the uploader is

I Like Viking Metal

I had the pleasure of viewing and listening to Ensiferum. When a bunch of blokes take the stage in kilts and a bevy of flesh, you can not go wrong! This music is brutal in a very old timey way. It makes you want to grab a large ax, don headgear made of horns, pull your longboat into the sea and go plundering. The music drives you at a rampant pace. It's unrelenting. Petri Lindroos on vocals.

RAGE

Snakebite at Bloodstock 2010

Day one of the Bloodstock festival. Getting in was a muddy mess. But I'm well sorted with hiking boots, jeans, and a waterproof jacket. Had just enough time to get in, set up, and hit the pit for the first band. SNAKE BITEThis is the perfect way to start the morning. On a gloomy Friday the 13th, over cast, cloudy, wet - Snake Bite hit the stage at 1030. . . stupid o’clock! They blistered thru