Metal – Page 2 – Photogeek Blog

Today I had the pleasure of working with the local Jersey Metal band Legion of the Sonne. The band were totally cool and a pleasure to work with. I would say they completely renewed my faith in working with bands and musicians again. Dave, Bryan, Paul, Rafael and Alexis were all amazing guys. Laid back, funny and open to all my ideas. What I originally had planned to be a quick one hour lasted almost three. I was just having such a good time that I wanted to give them more options and flexibility. The shoot took us through a couple of areas in Hoboken and back to the studio. They helped with moving furniture around and even cleaning up. The band seemed to enjoy the experience and really enjoyed the pictures. They have a demo out and have some shows scheduled in the upcoming months. You can get the dates at http://www.myspace.com/legionofthesonne

This Wednesday I ventured over to Jersey City for “Groove on Grove” an outdoor concert series going on throughout the summer. I had gotten wind that my old friend Romels band !No Pasaran! was one of the two bands playing that night. Though the band has been around for a few years I’ve just started hearing about them. I had missed one of their recent gigs. So I was eager to see/hear what was up. I arrived at Grove in time to catch about half of Plowing Mud Forevers set. What a nice way to start things off. PMF play great, loud, experimental Metal with cool changes and a surprise here and there. I would definitely be into checking them out further. I hadn’t seen Romel in more than fifteen years when he spent time in Jersey’s Dog Tired. Like he said after the show “It’s always good seeing someone from back in the day.” As for No Pasaran, they’re a three piece from here in Jersey and play a good mix of Experiment Punk and stripped down Rock. Often reminding me of some of my favorite bands such as Fugazi and The Clash. Lately I’ve been thinking about starting a music blog or bringing “UniteWebzine”back to life. If I do No Pasaran will be the first band I get in touch with. They have a full length in the works for 2009. So keep your eyes open.