Veil of Maya Promo

I like hard rock and metal music, it’s not a secret. My youngest brother is really into it so I often go to shows with him. It’s one of the things we have in common, so it makes it fun and of course a chance to hang with my brother. When I go to smaller shows I typically take my camera. Larger shows are to hard to get good shots with so many people there. This show was in a really small venue, so it was easy for me to get up close to the band.

Veil of Maya had just dropped a new cd which my brother informed me of so I went over to Myspace to see if it was any good. As I scrolled down I saw photos that I took that had been implemented into their Myspace layout. (Disclaimer: Their music is very loud and fast. If you play this at work, people will look at you weird).

Disclaimer #2: I enjoy metal for two reasons. The first is that it gets me going at the gym. I like to circuit train and the only way to keep myself going and my heart rate up is to pump crazy music into my ears. The second reason is that some of the most talented musicians in the world are in metal bands. I love watching someone tear up a guitar or drumset at speeds the eye can’t even keep up with.

I had not posted any of the photos to my blog from that show but now that I have seen some of them used I might as well. It’s funny even looking at them. Even when it comes to shooting shows my style and ability has changed so much over the last year. It was raining outside that day so I was not happy with the photos I got in the first place due to not wanting any of my gear to get wet.

Here are photos of Veil of Maya from the Crush ‘Em All Tour in Jan of 2009.