Metal shredder and Guitar Hero Herman Li, taking a brief moment from melting faces to give a little love to the camera.
Without a doubt, DragonForce was hands-down one of my favorite bands to photograph at the Rockstar Mayhem Fest this year.
Between the crazy antics, flying hair, and searing solos, DragonForce puts on a show that is just plain fun.
I’m still slogging through the images from this festival, but all the hard works is finished, so stay tuned for a full set of the crushing metal dropping tomorrow!
10 Comments Add your own
1. Keath | July 28th, 2008 at 10:41 am
That is an amazing shot!
2. Todd | July 28th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Thanks, Keath. This one stood out to me when I was doing the initial edit, as it’s not too often performers look down into the pit.
3. George K. | July 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I can’t wait to see photos of their keytar player.
4. Todd | July 28th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Hey George! I do have a few shots of their keytar player that I’ll be posting.
Much of the time he was at the back of the stage on the upright keyboards, but he did come to the front with the keytar two or three times during the set.
Lots of fun.
5. Kelly | July 28th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Love this shot and love these guys. By far the best to shoot on the whole tour.
6. Todd | July 28th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Hey Kelly, thanks for the comment! I agree, DragonForce was my favorite band to shoot, though the whole fest was really fun overall.
7. Keith | July 28th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I just posted a few of my faves from Dragonforce. They were out of this world. Stellar shot of Herman Li there. Li was def my best shots as well! Can’t wait to see the rest!
8. Todd | July 28th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Hey Keith, I’ll check out your DF shots. What a killer live band. Herman Li and the other guitarist were the biggest hams, though I agree agree, Li was my favorite subject.
I’ll be posting the rest of DragonForce’s set later this week.
9. Chris | July 29th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Great photo, Todd — their hair really does add the pictures, eh? Great eye contact, too!
10. Todd | July 29th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Chris, the hair was an integral part of this shot. I think DragonForce is the only band where I’ve had to take hair into heavy consideration when making decisions on compositions.
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