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2010 Arch Enemy, USA, Canada in Jan-Feb Unloading the first show in Philadelphia Chris, tearin' it up backstage, Vancouver Backstage in NYC with Michael, Carmine Appice and Angela Doro with Angela, NYC This was the LA show, I think To be honest I have no idea where this was Chris, toasty notes, somewhere in USA TM Beau King and ace bus captain, Taz Danny Dollarz with his new kick drum lugs, kit-pimpin' Hey it's guitar tech Shawn, fixing stuff Monitor guy Eddie Meade. One, two I think this was in Chicago A lovely crisp day in Minneapolis TIm  Horton's eh? We must be in Canadialand eh. Michael signing Merch, Winnipeg, Canadia -26c loadout Crazy Canadians Daniel plays his solo, Edmonton, Canada Da Rockies Vancouver Vancouver Uh... Vancouver again More toasty notes from Chris Amott Yes it rains in LA, rained for days and days Josh (merch), Eddie (Monitors), Shawn (Guitars), in the rain, HOB Sunset Strip The last show of the tour, Hollywood CA Goodbye, US and A! Arch Enemy's Europe festivals PA turned off, Michael's guitar sound, 100dB limited swiss festival. Ruis Rock festival, Finland. The pesky sun wouldn't go down Ruis Rock View from our Hotel, in the Faroe Islands The peaceful and rugged Faroes And our stage, which was half swept into the Atlantic the night before Excellent crew in the Faroes built a brand new stage for us within hours and the fans braved the pouring rain. Great show Wacken Festival, Germany Wacken Festival Michael at Wacken My wiew from the tower, Wacken Our epic journey to Norway during the Icelandic volcanic ash event which cancelled all air travel in Europe I began with a train journey to Cologne, via Brussels to meet the crew Then we drove overnight through Denmark where we boarded a ferry... ...where Eddie wasn't allowed to do his favourite thing... ...but David was... Eddie (Backline) and Chris (Merch) on deck Finally we saw land again, Norway. So we drove... ...and drove... ...and drove... ...and got on another boat... ...and drove some more... ...got some fish from a guy off a boat... ...Eddie set up some stacks... ...and we had a bitchin' show Arch Enemy were the first international metal band to play the Maldives, July 2010 Yes it was warm, the water was beautiful, we had several days off and we got paid Our lovely island, Club Faru Approaching the water-city of Male David, me and Eddie on a speedboat, going to work However a storm plus a king tide had destroyed the site The water kept breaking over the city walls. The show happened, but a day late. Swis Chris, our LD, in Male Chris with the tip-top crew from HUB And Chris making the show The view from my room David Sievers checking out the turtles, and such Oh, just another picture of the water, for what it's worth Free coconuts in the morning! Sadly we had to leave. Male from the air. Arch Enemy 2009 On the bus Those wacky Amott brothers, Amsterdam Chris, backstage in Amsterdam Melkweg, Amsterdam Eddie meets his doppleganger in Andernach, Germany A show in Athens Chris in Athens Athens again Athens again, already! This is funny in Swedish   Not Emo. Montpellier, France Montpellier Chris likes France Daniel samples the German media Sharlee samples german "food" Crikey Michael on stage, Hamburg An awesome audience member, Hamburg Leipzig, -14c Beautiful Leipzig Welcoming local critters Our lovely bus driver, Gondor Saarbruchen, Germany The merch table at Satan's Convention Backstage at Satan's Convention Fighting over Angela's towel, Madrid The show in Portugal Michael and Eddie discuss guitars The crowd in Portugal Kunst The ever-reliable surf in Lisbon Angela on stage, Seville The crazy crowd at Seville Sharlee playing soldiers Can't help himself, that lad Michael, Switzerland Michael, Switzerland The Swiss dB limit (ie: not loud) Swiss fans, in the not-loud venue, with earplugs. Safety first! A helpful message, Beijing, China fans in Beijing Once again, Eddie is not allowed to do stuff Restaurant in Beijing Fantastic food in Beijing Including very spicy chili sechuan fish David finally gets good gear, Seoul Eddie too! The view from my room, Jakarta Patching the monitors, Jakarta Kowloon, Hong Kong 200 guests, backstage, Manila Naughty, naughty! Angela on stage, Seoul Daniel in Seoul Jolly Pong Ho Bong Toast Spawn Rice! Whale, Tokyo poop Loudpark Festival, Tokyo Loudpark Suffocation, Adelaide, Australia Arch Enemy, Melbourne, Australia Fans in Melbourne FOH, Sydney, Australia Fans in Aukland, NZ The first night in Mexico City First class flight! You can tell because we got posh metal cutlery The mountains of Monterrey I personally like this photo as it looks like the 1970's Pablo on the lights in Monterrey This one looks like 1978 This is a bit more '69, I think you'll agree This one's a bit more '82 The finale of the Monterrey show Daniel at the hotel The best power point I could find backstage in Mexico City The "Englishman's nightmare" Michael at Mex City Chris, on fire, baby! Mexico City We went to the wrestling and it was totally bitchin' The bootleggers in Mexico City had a massive market... ...selling all kinds of items... Shot glasses... hip flasks... Embossed coffee mugs This is Arch Enemy headlining Bloodstock Festival, England And taking a bow at Bloodstock Arch Enemy onstage at Desert Rock, Dubai Angela and Sharlee in Dubai Dudes, chillin' Dubai Dubai dhow boat guy Awesome hummous Rocking the golf course, Dubai Can you spot the foreigner? Correct, it's me. Chavez picks D'Angelo's nose, Venezuela Chris Amott and our extremely unsafe yet good lookin' transport in Caracas Arch Enemy in Maracay The first time crew ever signed autographs, Maracay Comforting view of military airport from our hotel, Caracas Downtown Bogota Comforting security at our hotel in Colombia In the first week of Swine Flu fever, everyone was terrified of Mexicans, including Alex, our promoter Fans in Bogota More Swine Flu hysteria The comforting presence of heavily armed military police in the streets Dinner in Buenos Aires Guitar tech Shawn, promoter Alex and drum tech Jonathan, Buenos Aires Chris Amott rippin' at Teatro Flores, BA. The very smelly, sticky, Teatro Flores and it's awesome audience Lighting guy Pablo Angela and Michael onstage, Sao Paulo Arch Enemy take a bow, Brazil Thunderstorm, Sao Paulo Daniel signing stuff, Sao Paulo airport Nice to know we're on the sex tourist trail Damnit, those Mexicans gave Chris the pig flu, Santiago And it's spreading Angela sheilds herself from Chris' flu germs, Santiago Michael and Chris, Santiago Crazy, crazy fans, Santiago Mr Bennett, Budapest Look at the guy in the background. Your dad. Budapest LD Swiss Chris samples a delightful Amarone, Bologna Sharlee approves the Amarone. Damn it was delicious Wrong. WRONG! Not right! Meat, meat, sausage and meat, catering in Germany Masters Of Rock, Czech More Masters Of Rock Michael ruining my tram shot, Istanbul East meets west, etc, my romantic aerial shot of the river in Istanbul Two hour fight to get to the front of the immigration "queue" in stinking Kiev airport. Drum tech David and his jet, Alicante, Spain Guitar tech Hans en route to Lorca Rock See, tourists from all over Europe like to holiday in Southern Spain Funeral For A Friend 2008 Ryan enjoys the fine dining aboard the ferry to the Isle Of Man Kris enjoys the gale force conditions on-deck Matt enjoys revisiting his fine meal, over the railing Cancer Bats onstage in Liverpool Only fairtrade bananas for me Average scenery for Scotland, taken from the tourbus FFAF onstage at the ABC, Glasgow Guitar tech and man of mystery, Mr Athol Fraser Matthew sporting the Obama merchandise I honestly can not remember where this show was Nor this one Some typically disturbing kunst in Munster, Germany More grim German art Makes you think, of decay and death, the industrial world's divorce from nature, and the price of a ticket out of Munster Cancer Bat Liam, in Gothenburg Forgive him, he's Canadian. Gav waiting for his toast to pop, Switzerland Milton Keynes? Warrington? Whitehaven? No, you idiot, it's Switzerland Drum tech and military historian, Booma, points out the trajectory of a shell fired from this WWII beach defence bunker in Holland Razor clams at the beach Mr. Bennett Audio in Copenhagen This Swedish dance band is called Schytts, which is why I took the photo Kids in Finland love eating Megapussi Booma, enjoying a day off in Lindau, on the Swiss border in Germany Yummy oysters in Lyon Treats at the Christmas market in Lyon Cake treats in Paris Arch Enemy, 2008 Michael playing St Petersburg Lampy Rich Larkum arriving in Moscow Daniel's drum solo in Moscow Sharlee signing autographs in Moscow Sharlee, Shawn and Daniel at the Kremlin Daniel meets the fans in Paris Brixton Academy, London Brixton Academy Brixton Academy Onstage in Philly Chris in Philly Our guitar tech, Shawn, swatting up. Drun Tech Eddie and Daniel on the bus Driving to the show in NYC Michael relaxes backstage in Montreal Rich Larkum destroys self in Quebec City 2 x Amotts in Chicago House Of Blues The view I get every night Angela in Chicago Chicago again ...Chicago again A very tasty truck stop in the Rockies Our bus Michael, Sharlee and I in Canada What happens on Lickman Rd stays on Lickman Rd Chris meets the kids in San Fransisco My morning paper at the Phoenix, San Fran I took this pic for 2yo son Ronnie, who thinks I go to work on a digger Our hotel at Metal Camp festival, Slovenia Metalcamp main stage Funeral For A Friend, 2007 Manchester Apollo, May 2007 Darran meets the kids in Manchester Funeral's manager, CJ, at Brixton Academy Yours truly, Brixton May 2007 tour The kids lining up outside Birmingham Academy View from the ferry as we arrived in Belfast Gareth hits the sweet spot, driving range, Northern Ireland People like to shoot stuff in the USA Matt models the room at the Beverly Lauren, LA. Warped Tour's rules Our tremendous camping shower and tourbus, Warped Tour Me, not paying attention, Warped Tour Mike, our ultra-violent monitor engineer on Warped Mr. Bennett Audio in Pomona, California Warped tour buses Smicko in the middle of nowhere Me, three hundred miles from nowhere Our bus driver, Wayne, in Las Vegas Ripcurl Unleashed Festival, Cornwall UK Leeds Festival, UK Smicko, Reading Festival, UK Gareth, Reading Festival Me, Reading Really tasty random snacks, Osaka, Japan FFAF onstage, Osaka Matt and Gareth, waiting on a burecratic problem, Bangkok Revolution Mother, supporting FFAF, Helsinki, Finland The view from the ferry, approaching Stockholm. This kid got up on stage in Pargue to ask for a plectrum, and was appropriately humiliated One of Russia's most glamorous rock stars Onstage, Moscow Moscow's crazy pit Moscow Yours truly, on the lake, Zurich Ricko and I, paddleboat, Lake Zurich Brian (guitar tech), Stubbz (Drum tech) and I, Moscow What is the time? FFAF onstage, Vienna Darran at the Astoria, London, Dec 2007 Matt at the Astoria Kris at the Astoria
The Horrors, USA, 2007
Josh backstage in NYC	Someone's dad in DC picking fleas out of his head	Joe and Rhys backstage in DC	Backline tech Phil in Boston	Even The Horrors need to do laundry	Josh waits for the spin cycle
Faris prepares to take the stage in Austin, TX	Faris in Austin, TX	On the road, Texas	Faris and Josh come to grips with US food	Tom, asleep in Houston	Phil arrives in LA
The streets of LA	Josh and fans in LA	Band and crew, LA	Houston airport	LA airport	Rhys sleeps en-route to London, as Joe considers risking airline food
Arch Enemy South American tour, 2007
Birdshit, Amsterdam	Streets of Santiago	Guitar tech, Ray and friends	Lampy, Caio in Santiago	Crossing the Andes	Daniel, Fred and Caio
Sharlee, snoozing	Crazy fans in Buenos Aires	Crazy fans chasing us	The Buenos Aires show	Michael Signing things, post-show	Fred
Angela, leaving the hotel	Angela and fans	Michael catching a flight to Sao Paulo	Fred Catching the flight	Buenos Aires from the air	Brazil From the air
Drum tech Recon snoozing	Good advice	Caio in Sao Paulo	Meat-fest, 2007	Thumbs up for Clem	Thumbs down for Ray
Scary inner-city Sao Paulo airport	Airport fun	Airport delights	Airport thrills	Ray gets a plane	The streets of Belo Horozonte
The two kick drums we were supplied with in B.H.	The long list of missing items from our backline	Some very old, sweaty, milky drinks at the B.H. show	One of the top delivery vehicles at the show	Fans lining up mid-afternoon	B.H. from the hotel
Arch Enemy, Gigantour with Megadeth, USA, Australia, Japan 2006
Loading bay, somewhere in Florida	Setting up the show in Brisbane	My hotel room view, Perth	Megadeth onstage, Melbourne	Amott and Megadeth	Mustaine
Some top Engrish, Tokyo	Holy crap! Ronnie James Dio	Crazy Japanese fans	All I said was "Do you have a bigger drum riser?"	Angela and Frederik rock Loudpark	FOH position, Loudpark festival
Arch Enemy European summer festival season, 2006
Meeting the kids...	In the signing tent at Earthshaker festival, Germany	Nice man-boobies	Earthshaker festival stage
This storm shut things down for a while
AE at Hellfest, France	AE at Hellfest, France	Sharlee doing an interview backstage, Helsinki	Helsinki airport	Drumtech, David. With Full Force festival, Germany	Fred backstage, WFF
WFF main stage (count the subs!)	AE at WFF	The crowd for BFMV	Guitar tech Kevo has a moment of glory onstage with BFMV	Rear of mainstage. A very hot day.	Lemmy's laundry!!!
Download Festival, UK, 2006
Arch Enemy onstage	Arch Enemy	Arch Enemy	Metallica	Metallica	Dragonforce (and me)
Dragonforce	Dragonforce	Dragonforce's crazy fans	FFAF onstage	Me (in the hat) at mix position
Funeral For A Friend, Australia and Japan, 2006
Fightstar's Omar surveys the view from our Brisbane hotel	That's the view	Drummers at Brisbane airport	Fightstar at the airport	Guitarists at the airport	Gareth at soundcheck in Sydney
Fopp's new tattoo, Melbourne	Melbourne skyline	Yeah baby! This is a real street sign in Melbourne	Our Aussie tour managers	Flying out of Melbourne	A memorial at Bon Scott's grave in Perth
FFAF leave their tributes	The touring party at the cemetary	Bon's resting place	Leaving the West Australian coast	Arriving in Japan	Lunch in Tokyo
The view from our Tokyo hotel	Matt meets his hero	Tour Manager George's new tattoo in Tokyo	Gareth's new ink	FFAF onstage in Tokyo	Read that
Fightstar soundchecking in Osaka	Fightstar soundchecking in Osaka
Funeral For A Friend, USA 2006 (* indicates pics courtesy of guitar tech Drew Fopp)
Matt before the Phoenix show	Guitar tech Fopp at the Grand Prairie, TX show	Matt at Grand Prairie show	FFAF doing a TV interview in Jacksonville	Kris backstage, Grand Prairie	Ryan's drums
The show in San Antonio	Gareth at a TV interview in Jacksonville	...and again	*Story Of The Year members invade the stage for some ladder pranks, Houston TX	*Hard Rock Cafe, Houston	*Homer SImpson impersonation
*Myself, entertaining nobody, Orlando, FL	*Gareth entertaining considerably more people, same place	*Darran and Kris, Orlando..	*...busting out their signiature stage move	Guitar tech Fopp and drum tech Booma on the bus	Darran and Booma on the bus
Air guitar on the bus	Air drums on the bus	Another hotel lobby monopolised by FFAF	Ivan, our monitor guy for the tour	Matt points out the most important room	Kris learns whisky + Guinness = puke
Writing tunes on the bus	Only in the USA	The venue in Detroit	Super Mario	The (crappy) venue in Salt Lake City	Driving into Seattle
Bullet For My Valentine, kerrang XXV UK tour, January 2006
The Kids lining up at the bus for autographs, Leeds	Matt delivering said autographs	The picturesque Glasgow skyline	Matt and Jay survey the Brixton Academy at load-in	Matt backstage at Brixton	Me, at the desk, Brixton
The view from the desk	BFMV presented with gold or silver discs or something	Myself and some chaps from scary US group, Aiden
Boy Kill Boy, December 2005
Chris at pre-tour rehearsals	Backstage, Islington Academy, London	Guitar tech Oli, Islington Academy	BKB's manager, Dave Bianchi	Chris backstage, Glasgow	Tour manager Doug, Lake Wyndamere, England
Funeral For A Friend, 2005
Milan, Italy
The front window of the FFAF bus after Darren's "upset tummy" This upsets drum-tech Booma, who turns to the Lord... ...seeking guidance from above I, however, sought guidance from Milan's suicidegirls.com contingent But not being aware of Italy's strict laws on underage shinanigins... ...found myself on the wrong side of the law. Again.
Aschaffenberg, Germany
Reading Festival Click here for some live footage from this show at www.tescali.co.uk
Hey it's me, outside the Radio One stage Boy Kill Boy, inside the Radio One tent Boy Kill Boy again Me again ...and again FFAF FFAF FFAF's Gareth eats the Kerrang "Best British Band in The World" award. FFAF's Darran soundchecks at the tescali.com acoustic stage Chris soundchecking Werner, who has our lives in his hands. Iron Maiden onstage
Leeds Festival
Boy Kill Boy, before their Radio One stage set. FFAF Chris samples the sweet taste of success. Rear of the main stage Turbongro prepare to go on stage Mazza on stage Mazza still on stage Maiden Maiden
Fightstar & Bullet For My Valentine, Summer Sonic Festival, Osaka & Tokyo, 2005
Fightstar techs before they learn the Yen- Pound exchange rate Omar gets mobbed at the airport Delicious snacks Kinky snacks More delicious snacks Charlie in catering Al onstage in Tokyo Fightstar, Osaka Fightstar, Osaka Fightstar, Osaka Fightstar, Osaka Myself, Osaka Omar's birthday Omar's birthday Charlie thieving more food Bullet For My Valentine Bullet For My Valentine Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck Bullet For My Valentine, myself and Metal Dan BFMV's Padge and Jay in Tokyo BFMV's Jay needed some patching up
Dragonforce, Wacken Festival, Germany, 2005
Dragonforce across Europe, summer 2005 (pics courtesy of Julie Brown)
Landing in Belgium, I think	Dinner at a hotel in Germany (note abundance of pickled fish and white beer)	Before the Iron Maiden show in Lisbon, Portugal	Arriving in Italy. Note Sam's supply of in-flight refreshments	Some festival in Spain	Gods Of Metal, Bologna