Metal Photographer Nathaniel Shannon and MetalSucks Team Up to Help Touring Crew Impacted by COVID-19 Concert Cancelations
No part of the music economy has escaped from the economic impacts of the coronavirus unscathed. From venues to record labels to booking agents to merchandisers to media to YouTubers — and, crucially, the bands we all love — everyone is feeling it right now, and there’s no end in sight.
To that end, MetalSucks has teamed up with veteran metal photographer Nathaniel Shannon for a special benefit auction to help touring crew who are currently out of work. This is for the tour managers, techs, drivers, lighting designers, sound engineers and merch sellers that have provided us with incredible joy over the years by bringing us top-notch live shows!
Nathaniel has been shooting metal bands for nearly two decades, and he’s got the archive to prove it, with thousands of incredible shots from over the years. To that end, we have set up eBay auctions in which fans can bid on high-quality prints of Nathaniel’s photos, including live shots of:
- Slayer
- Megadeth
- Motorhead
- Testament
- Danzig
- King Diamond
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Carcass
- Type O Negative
- Earth Crisis
- Converge
- Deftones
- Melvins
- Refused
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Dismember
- Gwar
- Baroness
- Faith No More
- At the Gates
- Obituary
- High on Fire
- Every Time I Die
You can see the entire list of available prints RIGHT HERE with a few samples posted below!
Once shipping, printing and listing costs have been taken out, 75% of the proceeds will be donated to For the Nomads, a charity launched in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to help touring crew. The remaining 25% will go to Mr. Shannon, himself an out-of-work artist whose income has been gutted by the complete absence of live shows at which to conduct his usual business.
Limited numbers of each print are available. Sizes vary by item. Once again, that link: RIGHT HERE!
We’ll post a sample of the images available for auction below. Happy bidding!
