Amon Amarth

Headbangers don't wear shiny golden glitter stuff. They wear dark stuff. Instead of jumping around and posing, they're busy playing their guitars.

Metal band Amon Amarth play a live concert in Zurich, Switzerland

Amon Amarth are awesome music, but they once again proved a theory a photog friend of mine once stated: There are only two kinds of guitarists. A) the ones with new shoes (constantly bent over looking down) B) the ones with too few skin on their back (constantly bent back looking at the ceiling).

Headbanging mandatory: Amon Amarth play a concert at Volkshaus Zurich

Personally, I'd add two more categories: The wide-angled-legs-staring-at-my-fretboard and the one-foot-on-the-monitor-staring-into-the-nowhere guitarist. These two kinds of guitarists can additionally have the attributes I) holding head still such that hair falls all over their face, II) headbanging (up and down) III) headbanging (circular).



Fans are headbanging too, so as a photog you run danger getting whipped with hair / knocked over by heads from all sides. Fun times :D



PS: The last two pics are Dreamshade, openers for Amon Amarth.