Category Archives: sonisphere 2011

Sonisphere: Alice Cooper

Posted on February 21, 2012 by katrin

First, I thought I should post the super scary, theatralic photo first. You know, the ones that make Alice Cooper Alice Cooper. Dramatic light, dramatic costume, everything. But then I thought it probably would chase away all the folks that … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: In Extremo

Posted on January 22, 2012 by katrin

Bagpipes can only mean one thing. Bagpipes equals medieval metal, equals In Extremo. Ok, equals a lot of other bands, too, but In Extremo are undoubtedly something like the kings of that genre. That, and men in half-topless medieval-ish armor … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Iron Maiden

Posted on January 9, 2012 by katrin

This Sonisphere’s headliners came with a tag line that fit the festival’s theme: The Final Frontier. In true 80ies manner, the stage was a complex thing of what appeared to be a lunar or general space station – complete with … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Limp Bizkit

Posted on January 4, 2012 by katrin

Yep, that’s how nice the weather was. And much as I described in my last post, the sunshine ain’t always the photographer’s friend. Like when suddenly, some Fred Durst decides to jump over to the fans and your lens is … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Mr. Big

Posted on January 2, 2012 by katrin

“When you’re this big, they call you Mister” – one of my co-photographers at Sonisphere wore a shirt with that slogan, and I wasn’t sure if it would’ve been rude or a compliment to ask if he’d gotten it back … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Slipknot

Posted on December 26, 2011 by katrin

Survived the holidays alright? Well here goes your next dose of Sonisphere photos recently dusted off and released from their captivity on my hard drive. Lots could be said about feelings of Slipknot performing their first tour without their late … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Turisas

Posted on December 23, 2011 by katrin

I’m glad I got talked out of taking photos at Gwar‘s concert – but you got to have your share of silicone masks and corpse/anything paint (though honestly, I’m happy if they keep it on their own faces, other than … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Judas Priest

Posted on December 20, 2011 by katrin

The Metal God! In the early days before Satan created bittorrent, I curiously searched around, errr, technically, the Internet, and upon inquiry, found Judas Priest’s entire discography. Yes, I was a Downloading Motherfucker™. And I found out that Judas Priest … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Whitesnake

Posted on December 17, 2011 by katrin

Unbelievable, but true: I still have all these great concert photos from Sonisphere on my hard drive and haven’t shared them yet. Shocking. Well at least I have the best intentions to *do* post them, and still in 2011. Well, … Continue reading →

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Sonisphere: Shakra

Posted on July 1, 2011 by katrin

Opening the festival at 2pm (so, shortly before getting up for those living in the rock n’ roll timezone ;-) were Swiss band Shakra. Their frontman John Prakesh is still “the new guy” for me (I’m so used to seeing … Continue reading →

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