I Exist 2010

I Exist are releasing their debut album 'I: A turn for the worse' through Common Bond Records/Stomp on the 7th of May. They have a new song up 'One thousand hooves' on their myspace.

I took a new promo photo for them, their first one with new guitar player Josh. Josh plays guitar in Pod People and used to be in Blood Duster. 430ex in shoot through umbrella camera right, 430ex bare camera left behind band, 430ex directly behind band pointing at the wall behind,

The songs on this album are so much heavier and doomier than anything they have previously done. The band is mostly know amongst the hardcore scene, but I think this will really open them up to a more metal fanbase, for people who enjoy Eyehategod, Down and Sleep

This is the album cover, artwork by Glen 'Glenno' Smith, the internal artwork looks amazing also.

The band will be on tour with Shai Hulud in May

Converge live video Brisbane

It was a lucky coincidence that Converge were playing the last show of their Australian tour, on the same day that I Exist and Phantoms finished off their Queensland tour. Not only were both shows in the same city, but literally around the corner from one and other. So when I Exist and Phantoms finished their afternoon show, we had time to eat dinner, some of us ate at The Forrest which made awesome vegan tempe burgers, and then most of us headed to the hifi bar to watch Converge. I shot some video and took some photos, more of which will be posted soon.

The setlist for this show was:
Concubine
Dark Horse
Heartache
Hellbound
You Fail Me
Bare My Teeth/Black Rose
No Heroes
Locust Reign
Cutter
Vengeance
Reap What You Sow
Worms Will Feed
Axe To Fall
First Light
Eagles Become Vultures
The Broken Vow
Drop Out
Hope Street
Bitter and Then Some
Last Light
Jane Doe

Slowburn's last show video

The photos from this show are in the previous post. All the video is shot at a 1/100th sec, to make it look like Saving Private Ryan. Not really, but I like the fast shutter speed look. The video of 'Bongs' looks and sounds the best.

There was a good turnout to this gig, a number of people traveled from Melbourne and Sydney for it. It was sad to see Slowburn go, but it was a very fun day. They played a set that covered their entire time as a band, right from the early Top Gun songs, through to the album that was never released.

Slowburn's last show

Slowburn decided to break up in November 2009. They started in 2006, they played their last show on the 6th of March 2010. Video of this show will be up tomorrow probably. All bands lit with 430ex left of stage against the wall about 4 meters in front of the stage, and 430ex back light stage right.

Something must break, this was one of this band's first shows and was first time I'd heard of them, they played very well for such a young band.

Phantoms are a bunch of awesome dudes, sometimes they cover Sad but true.

Relentless from Sydney, featuring Dcold from the internet.

Slowburn had two different singers during their time as a band, Dave and Sam both sang some songs at this show, and during the change over they sang a song together. Most of the these guys are in new bands: I Exist, Yoko Oh No, Jerkstore and Observer.

For anyone interested, this was their set list. In Dave's words "Some you don't know and some you don't." They also played bongs at the end when the crowd demanded it.

Dead Kings - Twenty Ten

Before their recent tour, Dead Kings announced that their first vocalist Damo was leaving the band.
After his last show they revealed his replacement, Zaca Duncalfe (Center).

Zaca was previously the singer of Vices for Virtue, and also sings in a new band Promises.
Taken a little while ago, still using my 400D, 430ex shoot through umbrella in front above camera, 430ex directly behind.

Don't ask me.