On the road. Day 1.

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” – Jack Kerouac

Getting up at 4.30am is not my idea of a great time!

I’m sitting on a train from Glasgow to London to start a stint on the road with famed American metal band Anthrax. I’m going to be shooting them on parts of their current European tour which kicked off two days ago. The access the band are giving me is completely open, which as anyone who tries to do this kind of thing will tell you, is everything. They are allowing me to shoot whatever I want, whenever I want.

Today they’re playing on some kind of boat which will be going up the River Thames as part of the Metal Hammer magazine ‘Golden Gods’ Awards. I think there’s going to be about 500 fans on this thing. Who knows what this will be like, but I’m sure it’ll make for some different pictures!

I’m going to arrive in London right around the time that we need to leave, so it’ll be the usual rush to the hotel and straight out again. I’m hoping that some band guys have slept in and are holding everything up. Not an unusual situation in the touring environment!

I’ll be posting images and things as we go along. Hopefully I’ll be able to convey what I”m seeing and feeling out here. The glamour, the fans, the energy. All of these things.

Except the glamour.

There’s none of that. None at all.