Adam Wills – Photography, Design and various other creative ventures

Down/Voivod

// October 4th, 2009 // Music, Photography, Writings

I’ve been a HUGE Down fan, ever since I discovered them, back when NOLA came out in ‘95.  Found them through Columbia House, oddly enough.  So once they announced a new tour, I was all over it.  Wasn’t sure if I was going to get to shoot it until the day of – but once again, Sean @ Hellbound worked his magic, and made it happen.

Opening was Weedeater, who I can’t say I was sad to miss, followed by Montreal legends, Voivod.  Was my first time seeing them, and were really great.  Full of energy, great sound, and new guitarist Dan Mongrain (ex-Gorguts, Martyr) sounded great.

But alas, the night belonged to the great Phil Anselmo and co., tearing it up the entire set.  Shooting the show was an absolute blast, and I probably spent half the time headbanging along with the band.

Was my first time shooting at the Guvernment – was expecting a bit more of their lighting… it was pretty rough.  But the B&W grainy feel works perfectly for these guys, so I can’t say better lighting would have given it the same feel anyways.

Anyways – enjoy.  My c0-review of the show is linked below – make sure to check it out!

Full Set on Flickr
Review on Hellbound.ca
Official Down Site