News from the Picturedesk

Let me introduce to you the latest edition in the mcmurtrie clan. Archie was born on 21st August at 7am

His brother miles is thrilled!

Download festival all done for another year – The Total Guitar issue went well considering the studio is set up on site within a backstage tent. It is a difficult shoot to do but it works well and everyone who made it over I hope was pleased they did. Judas Priests management laughably refused to let them pose unless I moved the entire set-up 100 meters to just behind the main stage. I refused, so Judas Priest never made it onto the cover.

Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson – TESTAMENT

Matt Tuck & Padge – BULLET for my VALENTINE

Simon Neil – BIFFY CLYRO

Alexi Laiho – CHILDREN of BODOM

Jesper Stromblad – INFLAMES

Claudio Sanchez – COHEED and CAMBRIA

Phil Demmel – MACHINEHEAD

Ryan Waste – Municipal Waste

If you are a lucky Heaven Can Wait competition winner please DO NOT email me for pictures! On the Somewhere Back in Time Tour I photograph all the shows that I am asked to shoot. If I am at the show then I will shoot the HCW winners on stage and the images are normally uploaded to the Maiden website within 1-3 days.

All very busy at the moment – check back very soon for Download festival, Hammer awards and more Maiden.

The second leg of the Somewhere back in Time tour is in full force slaying audiences across the USA. I am on a tour bus this time with occassional hotels so it has been tough to get time to update news. As I have said before there is so much I would love to put up but most of the killer shots will be in the new Maiden tour program out for the european leg of the tour. The US leg has the biggest production with a 25 foot mummy and pyro’s that singe your eyebrows. Shooting this show is just a dream. I have shot 5 shows so far and every night I am getting something different. 2 big shows in Irvine, California tomorrow. Will put some new stuff up soon.

…nothing to see here! Yesterdays post was an April Fools joke!