PHOTOS: WINO AND SCOTT KELLY IN NYC, FEBRUARY 12, 2011

I’ve been meaning to rave to you all about Wino’s new acoustic album Adrift for some time, and this is the perfect excuse. It’s not metal, but it was written and played by metal royalty… not like that should really matter much because it’s excellent in its own right, but whatever gets you to check it out. Adrift is full of heart-felt, bluesy acoustic tunes that ought to grab anyone with any kind of soul at all… and that’s you, right? Check out a few live videos of him performing the songs from Adrift at his website.

Now, onto the topic at hand: Wino and Neurosis’ Scott Kelly embarked on an acoustic tour this month which landed at NYC’s Mercury Lounge on February 12th. MS photographer Mariel Pietrykoski captured the action via her handy-dandy lens; check out the pics after the jump.