Recordshoppers Anonymous #18

Damn... I saw that poster from Turock Open Air way too late. Would have been great to see Sanctuary play. From what I've seen and heard it was really good too!

Instead I caught a bad cold and is down for the count now. Coughing and sneezing like crazy! :-( Don't have time for this now!

But at least I got some package of cool stuff! Hellion fan-pack, Vicious Rumors Cyberchrist cassett and a big box from Ginza! (still waiting for the one from Pure Steel tough and TPL is about to send a big box too)

See that CD-R? The new Void Moon album start to take shape now and it sounds pretty awesome If I can brag a bit...

Cheers E

Back in business

Summer's over back to Class... As SLINGBLADE sang. But not back to Class for me, back in the office. I of course had a bit of a problem to sleep last night but it wasn't too bad to be back. Everything went very slow though. Guess it will be better in a few days.

But it was a nice vacation. Rather busy though, as usual... First a few short days at home before I made a trip to Sandviken for a few days, then back home to repack and head of for Headbangers Open Air and some more events in Germany, back home again and prepare for a Void Moon rehearsal and clean the house. Then I had a week in the house just messing around. Peter and David was recording new songs for their new project with Jacques B and I supported with food. Felt very good to play in the kitchen, ran out of good lunch and dinner ideas after a while though. 

Of course, a lot of time has been spent out on the porch and the cute little cat has been hanging around almost all days. Guess it wasn't the best to leave a cushion out, which of course became very popular instantly. But who could take it away when being met by this;

The cat just looks too comfortable and cozy.

I also got myself a new computer. First since the old ones really can't handle the heavy files from the camera nor the new software I need to support my Canon EOS 5 MkIII as well as the 50D. Got some tips from Jonas what to get and that worked fine, easy to order and the Inet shop in Malmö was a good one, friendly staff. It took a while to set it up and of course the Adobe page for ordering a Creative Cloud subscription was down the first day. When I got Photoshop and Lightroom installed everything worked fine with all raw files! YEY!!!! 
But... My huge monitor which has been so good with the old computer didn't really work with my new, resolution is absolutely not enough so I still can't edit the pictures. I have checked out one and will order it so I can pick it up this coming weekend (or have it shipped home, we'll see). Then I should be ready to go!!!

It's been fun being out with the camera these days too. Fullmoon out, but it's hard to get good pictures of it. Got some nice ones with my phone though and a bit of editing it looks very cool. Speaking about photos. Peter's and David's new band also needed photos and we took a walk around Höör shooting band pics in the middle of the night, parts of the Cemetary is always popular. Wonder what the locals really think! They didn't seem too scared though, more curious. One guy stuck around for a while but his dog was terrified of the guys. Another rather drunk lady also stopped by and that was the funnies English accent I've ever heard, Swinglish really in Helsingborg accent.

And it shows that the summer are heading towards fall... Spiders are coming in!

 

Not the biggest we've had but still rather impressive. They will get fatter during the winter though. Apart from Spiders, the whole porch has been infested with snails, both the killer ones, regular and the ones with a house. They crunch rather much when being stepped on. Not intentionally of course but they're everywhere.

Well, I'm aiming for an early evening tonight! Better take care of the last tasks before it's time to sleep.

Cheers

E

NP: ASTRAL DOORS -  Notes from the Shadows

Sleeping beauty

Friday we finally got our batch of the Void Moon 7" "Where the Sleeper Lies Awake" and I must say they look awesome. Hopefully the new patches arrives before HOA as well.

Only a few days before we leave and it's gonna be a lot of fun. I just have too little time to sort everything out. Gonna be some stressful days...

Cheers
E

Upgrading a bit

Yes! I've finally come to the point to start using my EOS 5D MkIII now. Have just been playing with it up until now but tonight I'll bring it on a real mission. Sebastian Bach @ Sticky Fingers in Gbg.
I still don't have the right program to handle the raw files, but hopefully I will be able to fix that during the coming weekend!

Also bought a new bag for the camera yesterday. Lowepro Sport something... I like the old one but it wasn't designed for cameras and squeezing down lenses and camera sure tore on them. Hopefully this new won't do that as much!

Else vacation mode starts to set. I still have things to take care of before I can call it a day but it feels like I'll manage most things before Friday and that's good.

Looking forward to a few cold ones now!

Cheers
E

Let's go to SkidRow

Well, I was nerver a huge fan of SkidRow back in the days but their gig at Hovet in Stockholm in 1991 is still one of the best gigs ever. Even If we had seats, yes, seats in the far back of the venue it still is one of the most intense concerts ever!

I got Sebastian Bach's record a week or so ago but didn't manage to pick it up until now. First, what a line-up he has, Steve Steven, John 5 and Duff Mckagan. Hope they all are in on the tour too!!! The album sounds VERY good, Heavy but still very catchy! So this sure feels promising for Tomorrow!!

Sebastian Bach @ Sticky Fingers

Cheers
E

Redeemer of Souls

It sure sounds very good! Just had the time to listen to it once yet tough... So we'll see how it developes!

Very nice package too, great artwork...
So? Will Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls make it to this year's top 10?

Cheers
E

Toys in the attic

Should probably have been another recordshoppers anonymous this one but I just need to try out my new toy first! Got myself an Xperia Z2 so for the first time ever my private Phone is better than my workphone... I like it and with the free wifi at Copenhell it was a bit too easy to "out" everyone! Fun of course! And it is something to brag about to meet Michael Denner!

Next week I have one day vacation, gonna   see Vicious Rumors in Munich. Awesome I think since "Live you to Detta 2" kicks assistent.

But first, BBQ and beer! Deserve this since I drove to and home from Copenhell every day!

Chefers
Erika

NP: Steel Prophet - Omniscient