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The Price Of Freedom
The Price of Freedom Although the sole purpose of this site is to showcase my work and share with you the immense pleasure I get from both rock music and photography, I cannot do so today. Today there are darker matters to be addressed. This will be the first time I have deviated from the music related format of this site but recent events have taken a sinister turn and I must speak out against what can only be described as international orchestrated bullying and intimidation. I am of course referring to the pursuit and intimidation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Julian Assange is the head of the Wikileaks…
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Judas Priest farewell to UK at High voltage 2011
Judas Priest announce final world tour Judas Priest are one of the true classic heavy metal bands, who for three decades have travelled the world putting on spectacular stage shows and thrilling audiences worldwide. They have been making music that over the years has influenced many (including such bands as Metallica and Pantera) and have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. They are a band who have shaped the music of generations with such landmark, genre defining albums as “British Steel”, “Painkiller” and “Screaming For Vengeance”. Thirty one years after Judas Priest sealed their reputation as one of the world’s great festival acts with their legendary performance at the inaugural…
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Slipknot at Sonisphere 2011
The first of the headliners can now be revealed. Iowa’s favourite sons, Slipknot will perform this summer at Sonisphere, including an exclusive UK performance at Knebworth. One of the biggest bands in the world, UK headbangers have embraced their fiercely heavy yet enchantingly melodic sound from the off, with 1999’s “Slipknot” album achieving platinum status here. What followed was a meteoric rise to superstardom the likes of which the metal scene had never known; Top 40 singles, sold out arena tours and a media frenzy that left no one in any doubt that Slipknot’s impact in the world of music would be a permanent one. Since then, the Maggots –…
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Arch Enemy Charity Auction
Arch Enemy Charity Auction Arch Enemy recently sold off some tour items as used on tour around Europe and donated the proceeds to charity. One such item was of Angela Gossow’s self-tailored ripped pants, worn both onstage and at promo shoots at various times between 2006 – 2010. The jeans were sold with a signed picture taken at Bloodstock Festival 2009 by rock photographer Enda Madden. Proceeds from the auction of all items were kindly donated to ‘Childrens Wish International’ and ‘Breast Cancer Fund’ Sweden. http://www.archenemy.net/ http://www.angelagossow.com/
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Enda Madden Photography in RPS Portfolio TWO Collection
Portfolio TWO hits the shelves It’s finally here…The long-awaited Portfolio TWO has just been published by The Royal Photographic Society. The prestigious publication features a shot taken by Enda Madden of Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer onstage at the legendary Bloodstock Festival. We are very pleased to have one of our images included in this collection. Portfolio TWO is a limited edition, full colour, high quality, hard bound book, comprising 240 pages at 24x27cm. Final images for the book were selected from a pool of over 3500 submissions from photographers across the world. Portfolio TWO covers current styles and trends within The Society and the photography of its members, advancing the…
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Gotthard Singer Steve Lee dies in tragic accident
The inconceivable is tragic reality – Steve Lee was killed in an accident yesterday Steve was killed accidentally during a motorcycle trip in the USA on Interstate 15 between Mesquite and Las Vegas and died at the scene. The GOTTHARD singer had flown to the U.S. with some biker friends just this weekend to fulfil a long-cherished dream for which he’d never had the time, due to his heavy touring schedule for many years. It was to be two weeks through the states on a Harley Davidson. The 21 Swiss bikers started their journey on Sunday on a total of 12 motorcycles. On Tuesday 5 October, about 50 miles from…
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Sonisphere Tickets On sale
Day tickets are now on sale for Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth. Sonisphereruns from July 30 to August 1 and headliners are Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Alice Cooper. Tickets for the Friday half-day cost £40 while those for Saturday and Sunday cost £65 each. Full weekend tickets cost £132.50 for the weekend with no booking fee. Full line up so far is as follows: Friday July 30 Saturn Stage Alice Cooper Europe Turisas Delain Bohemia Stage Terrovision 65daysofstatic Bigelf Black Spiders Fastway Sylosis Jagermeister Stage March of the Raptors Throat Bowtime Bar Stage And So I Watch You From Afar Chickenhawk Deaf Havana Failsafe Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage Fei…
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Heaven & Hell cancel tour
Metal Legends Heaven & Hell have announced the cancellation of all planned appearances this summer in the UK and Europe, including their headline set at BLOODSTOCK’s 10th anniversary festival as well as appearances at SONISPHERE in Switzerland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. The band has issued the following statement: “ We have to announce that all forthcoming Heaven & Hell European shows have been cancelled as sadly Ronnie isn’t well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time” Heaven & Hell – May 4th, 2010 “ Ronnie James Dio is still…
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Win tickets to see Fightstar Acoustic Show for MTV
MTV PRESENTS | Fightstar & Spy Catcher plus support WHEN | Thursday, March 4th 2010 WHERE | Dingwalls, Camden, London PRICE | £10 BUY TICKETS HERE MTV and Diary of a Rock Photographer are pleased to offer Fightstar fans a unique opportunity to see a one off acoustic show at Dingwalls, London. We are giving away 2 FREE tickets to this amazing show which is part of the MTV Presents series on 4th March 2010. To win the tickets, simply email us telling us why YOU should get the tickets for this unique gig. Winners will be picked at random and notified by email. FIGHTSTAR To celebrate the release of…
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Emerging bands to get a chance to play Download
Download Festival is teaming with Red Bull Bedroom Jam, the weekly live music webcast for young, emerging bands which returns today to give eight bands the chance to play at the legendary festival. This year bands have the chance to play the behemoth of the festival circuit; Download, but they need to impress the panel of judges, which this year will not only include Charlie Simpson of Fightstar but also Andy Copping, Vice President of Music at Live Nation, and Beckie Sugden from The Agency. Recording sessions at Red Bull’s brand new HQ are also on the table plus a UK wide tour in support of a major act…and…
