THRUSTing in your general direction.

Thrust are an up and coming Hard Rock band from Dublin. I could try and explain what they're all about but i'll let their official myspace summary do the talking

Thrüst - All You'll Ever Need

Brainchild of Guitarist A.D. Jetz and Bassist Davii Lixx, Thrüst was born on a night of lightning, whiskey and sex. Songs were written and as soon as legendary vocalist Tommy "Motherfucker" Rockit heard them, he came violently and was on board instantly.

Guitarist Lance D'Amour and Drummer Randy Beetz showed up one day covered and blood and reeking of rum and Chanel No.5 and we knew we had our men!

Now with a full line up we are confident we'll be out there pinning you fuckers to the back wall and taking your little sister home very soon!

And if you're a Scientologist, fuck right off!

Now you know what they're all about, on with the show. This was their first ever gig (awww bless) and it took place where else, but Fibbers. I'm good mates with the band and i've followed their progress from early beginnings to where they are now. Debauchery is used a lot in the music industry and it's a word that fits just right with these guys.

The gig went really well and was warmly received by the crowd, and rightly so as they played really well and sounded toight, toight like a toiger. They were rewared for their efforts by being put on the bill for the Wrecking Ball Tour. Hopefully i'll be able to make it to a few of the shows on the tour as I think these lads are going to do really well.

I used my backup 350D, as my first choice 40D is STILL in Camera Care waiting for a part. Getting really quite annoyed about that now but not to worry. The little 350D performed quite well and although high iso noise means needing to stick with ISO 800 max, the shots came out pretty good. I used my shiny new Sigma 30mm F1.4 for the whole gig, it's a great little lens, although on the 350D it looks huge.

I commited a terrible sin by using flash but it's Fibbers and there's little other option really (Sorry Dave). The red gel is just horrible and the other lights are hardly there so flash is a must. It worked out alright though and i'm happy with the shots. It's always nice to see your pics being used by the bands so I was delighted to see my shots being used by the guys for their various profile pics and for the band's page itself.

Hoping to do a photoshoot with the lads which i'm really looking forward to