Yesterday, Ch’ahom and Morsch stopped in Feldkirch, AT, to dust off the bookshelves of the Antiquariat Chybulski. I’ve posted all the photos and a few words there: www.lucinogen.com/events/chahom-morsch-20250307-feldkirch-at #chahom #morsch #metalsky #concert #livephotography #nikon #photography

#Opeth visited Munich for a sold out Muffathalle and I’m grateful I got to shoot them for The Progspace. Full gallery via the link below. Asides from the jokes, we were even treated to a 2-second Napalm Death cover 🥲 #metalsky #concertphoto #livephoto #concert

New week new playlist! Featured this week: Rien Virgule / Ataraxie / Decline Of The I / Morast / Häxenzijrkell / Givre / Death Like Mass Couldn’t help myself from adding a ‘The Decline of the I’ song. Been obsessed with this record since its release a few days ago #np #blackmetalsky #doommetalsky

The (much) expected (imho) Decline of the I record is out today. Quite a busy release day with new records from Délirant, Hangman’s Chair, Pothamus, Novarupta and Black Narcissus. Also listening to Membaris, which came out a few days ago. Anything I missed? #metalsky #releasefriday

Already stoked about that one. #bloodabscission #blackmetalsky

Playlist 2025W07 on LUCINOGEN.com - featured this week: @openheadltd.bsky.social / @chatpileband.bsky.social / Nekus / Mourir / Rorcal / @sunrot.bsky.social / Suffocate For Fuck Sake #musicsky #metalsky #alternativesky

@jozefvanwissem.bsky.social yesterday in Munich - a mesmerizing atmospheric performance haunting the industrial Zirka venue. #jozefvanwissem #acoustic #concert #livephotography #concertphotography #photography #nikon #musicsky #gothicsky

#np: the new #Phrenelith record and up next is #Morast and #Noctambulist, all released today! What’s on your radar today, release wise? #metalsky #releasefriday

As #ImperialTriumphant announced their forthcoming tour with #Igorrr & #MasterBootRecord yesterday, I thought about sharing a few shots of the band at #Roadburn 2023, playing their record ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ in full. #blackmetalsky #concert #livephotography #concertphotography #nikon #photography

iOS users, we can test now the Instagram-like Bluesky application!

With how rapidly Blue Sky has been growing, I've been curious to see which metal labels have created accounts here I've organized the labels I am aware of into this starter pack If you know others, please share! #MetalSky #BlackMetalSky #DeathMetalSky #DoomMetalSky go.bsky.app/UpoZXpD

Welcome to Bluesky, @debemur-morti.com!! Home of #blutausnord #ulcerate #akhlys #archgoat #aara #behexen #whiteward and so many more .. #blackmetalsky #musicsky

Weekly playlists are back for 2025 on LUCINOGEN.com! This week’s highlights: Dax Riggs, Kathryn Mohr, Crippling Alcoholism, Wyatt E., Thaw, Ulliatta Digir and The Body. #musicsky #alternativesky #metalsky #rocksky #weeklyplaylist

Bravo Gojira! I wish I could witness this scene in France where Metal doesn’t seem to exist in the world of awards nominations … #metalsky

First gig and shots of the year for me yesterday. Attended #DefeatedSanity in Basel, sick atmosphere in a sold out venue. They’re currently touring Europe with a package that you don’t wanna miss if you’re into brutal death metal! #deathmetalsky #concert #gig #livephotography #concertphotography

#Dødheimsgard announced today at the Avantgarde Music festival, along with #Mesarthim .. in Milano, IT on September 20th. Can’t. Frigging. Wait. To celebrate, some pictures of #DHG at the #DebemurMorti Servants of Chaos fest last year! #metalsky #livephotography #concertphotography #shotoftheday

Today, we're excited to share Ampwall for Visual Artists, our first step towards making Ampwall a space for a larger portion of our music scenes. Add artwork, link it to the music and merch that uses it, and sell merch of their own if they want! Read our announcement at mailchi.mp/6a2f58571669...

A new Theophonos record released today! #np #theophonos #metalsky #releasefriday

Another Bluesky #tip: if you’re coming from X or Instagram you can use the tool @sky-follower-bridge.dev to find on Bluesky the accounts you follow on the other platforms. If available, it matches account names or handles. I’ve found dozens of accounts like this and saved me some time. Very handy!

#np: #Fange - Punir Going back to some shots I took of Fange supporting #Ulcerate on their 2024 European tour. Both bands announced yesterday that the Scandinavian/Finland leg will take place in May 2025. Yay! #metalsky #industrialsky #sludgesky #livephotography #concertphotography #photography

Added @depravation.bsky.social

Stoked to have secured tickets for #NineInchNails in Köln & Zurich! Been waiting for that moment for two decades I guess …

Great tip!

Bands and artists: what primary role do you expect a platform like Ampwall or Bandcamp fulfill? Do you expect it to generate new traffic and sales? Is it most about having a place for YOUR audience to find things? Is it more about having a presence and a place that’s yours, sales be damned?

#np: Colin Stetson - The Love It Took To Leave You Among my favorite records of 2024 and still a frequent listen. Drove a few 100s of km to see him play in Jena, Germany last year - an impressive and mesmerizing performance. Goosebumps. #colinstetson #musicsky #livephotography #concertphotography

Glad my local cinema is celebrating #DavidLynch by doing special screenings this week. Just confirmed with Mulholland Drive that his movies only get better with rewatches.

#np: Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere Going back to this one even more since I received the photobook edition a few days ago! Below some shots I took at #Roadburn 2024. #bloodincantation #musicsky #metalsky #deathmetalsky #concertphotography #livemusic #photographersofbluesky #photography

I've created a starter pack listing the 'heavy' festivals in the metal and experimental genres I know of here, to help new users navigate Bluesky. Feel free to reply to this message with festival accounts, I'll add them to the pack. Long live live music ;) #metalsky #experimentalsky

Let’s give it a try!

Finally got to see “The Girl with the Needle” by Magnus von Horn (now available on MUBI). Highly recommended — a bleak, horror-like tale about motherhood, based on a true story set in post-war Denmark. Amazed by the photography and the camera work in black & white. What a beautiful watch! #filmsky

Navigating through yesterday’s releases: the vaporous Kathryn Mohr @theflenser.bsky.social, the ‘in your face’ @sunrot.bsky.social EP, the Open Head LP, the cosmic Stegonaute EP, and the The Great Old Ones. Anything I should add to the list? #musicsky #metalsky #blackmetalsky #alternativesky

This!

For those who have been like me - since years - longing to leave Meta but are still virtually captive on IG (due to the lack of alternatives…). The answer may be Flashes! This article is worth a read 👇🏻 techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b... And this account is worth a follow 👇🏻 @flashesapp.bsky.social

NINE INCH NAILS PEEL IT BACK TOUR 2025 TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29TH 12PM LOCAL TIME MORE INFO AT NIN.COM

www.lucinogen.com/release-agenda The 2025 Release radar is up with the first 10+ releases of the year. It will be updated all year long, as I spot some mighty records worth a listen. Btw, Mourir - Insolence is out today! #np #nowplaying #metalsky #blackmetalsky

www.lucinogen.com/festival-agenda Updated the EU festival agenda for 2025, check it out if you’re into cross-genres & darker-side-of-the-Earth oriented fests. The desktop view has a search by bands & genres. Support live music & the underground, get your tix now! #metalsky #musicsky #livemusic

A few snaps from the concert of Zeal & Ardor at #Soulcrusher Festival 2024. #zealandardor #musicsky #metalsky #photography #concertphotography #livemusic #photographersofbluesky

#np: Inter Arma - New Heaven (@relapserecords.bsky.social) I also captured them at #Soulcrusher 2024. Banger of a show! #musicsky #metalsky #deathmetalsky #sludgemetalsky #concertphotography #photographersofbluesky #photography

Some photos from #Soulcrusher Festival 2024 with Zetra, Kollaps, Deathless Void and Nyrst More band photos here: www.lucinogen.com/events/soulc... #photography #concertphotography #metalsky #blackmetalsky #musicsky

Stoked about the new Steven Wilson record already! Seems like a return to prog is in the flight plan for that one 🚀

That’s a wrap, 2024! 🧡💚💙 The Letterboxd 2024 Year in Review: boxd.it/862 Presented by: NEON Illustration by: Danny Haas www.artofdanny.com 💌 Personal summaries will begin sending later today. Web version available here: letterboxd.com/yir

A worth-to-read article! ps: records do make great gifts. And always worth reevaluating all the other platforms available! #musicsky #metalsky

Wishing you all the best for the holiday season! #photography #streetphotography #urbanphotography

Spending Bandcamp Friday with a demo freshly dropped by Krallice, what else?! #np #krallice #metalsky #blackmetalsky

=== BEST METAL OF 2024 == My annual descent into the underworld of list-making and just barely making it back is, well, back. Not a perfect list, but perfectly my list. Hope you enjoy, and keep safe wherever you may be. machinemusic.net/2024/12/04/m...

Ulcerate - Eclipse Death Europe MMXXIV My write-up and live photos from the 2024 Ulcerate tour in Europe. Their tour is definitely a highlight for me this year, along with their latest record! #ulcerate #metalsky #livemusic #concertphotography #photography #bestof2024

And just like that, 2024 continues to unveil fantastic records. Been binge-listening to that one since its release yesterday. #bedsore #deathmetal #prog

A great (and well-deserved!) article worthy of the level of Menegroth / Colin Marston's contribution to the metal scene.

One year later: Hello Bluesky!