Soundwave Festival - Melbourne

[blackshadow]

On Friday the biggest and baddest line-up of metal, punk and heavy music ever assembled in Australia - over 60 acts from around the world headed to the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.

Here's a few of my shots from the day - the rest can be seen here (http://www.blackshadow.com.au/2011/03/melbourne-soundwave-photos/).

C&C encouraged.

1. The Bronx
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011bronx171/1206184522_vW2rd-XL.jpg

2. Gang of Four
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011gangof4071/1206131600_3Ta3y-XL.jpg

3. Stone Sour
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011stonesour150/1206141203_CgHVC-XL.jpg

4. Primus (Les Claypool in the rain)
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011primus092/1206143502_LHEXb-XL.jpg

5. Thirty Seconds to Mars
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW201130Secs009/1206147729_fq4FA-XL.jpg

6. Slash
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011slash232/1206157036_mc9cY-XL.jpg

7. Slayer (Kerry King)
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011slayer167/1206161719_TuJ7g-XL.jpg

8. Queens of the Stoneage
http://www.photos.blackshadow.com.au/Music/Festivals/Melbourne-Soundwave-2011/SW2011QOTSA187/1206173992_xkQAA-XL.jpg

[BJWOK]

Gang Of Four were really interesting to watch/shoot! Weirdest stage show!!

Then again, ****ed Up were pretty odd too!

Nice sample set Richard, shame about the guitar crop on slayer :(

[mono55]

Really love the Stone Sour shot, even though I didn't recognise Corey Taylor at first as when I saw him in Glasgow last year his head was shaven and he was wearing a kilt!

[blackshadow]

Thanks! I missed F*cked Up (sounds like I should have stayed around for them) and those foldback wedges in front of Kerry were a bitch!