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🇬🇧 Yes, this is a concert photo gallery. Although the first few shots might suggest otherwise. 😁The Statue of Liberty, t...
10/07/2026

🇬🇧 Yes, this is a concert photo gallery. Although the first few shots might suggest otherwise. 😁

The Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline at night and… power metal blasting from the deck of a boat. All these photos come from one of the craziest shows I’ve ever had the chance to photograph.

Being in New York, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see what a metal show on the other side of the Atlantic would be like. I could have picked one of dozens of clubs. But why would I, when HammerFall and Evergrey were playing… on a boat? 🤯

Rocks Off was behind the whole thing, with the show taking place aboard the Liberty Belle. Evergrey started playing pretty much as we pulled away from the pier. From the very beginning, it was clear that the music came first, with New York providing an incredible backdrop.

And a concert on a boat has one huge advantage – nobody skips the support band and nobody leaves before the end. Once the boat pulls away from the pier, we’re all in this together. 😁

After a great opening set from Evergrey, it was time for HammerFall – and seeing them in these surroundings was completely different from watching them on a huge festival stage.

A band used to massive stages and big productions was suddenly within arm’s reach of the audience. The ceiling was so low that raised guitars knocked the ceiling tiles out of place a few times, while Oscar Dronjak’s attempts to squeeze his trademark stage moves into such a tiny space provided plenty of laughs.

Joacim Cans probably summed up the absurdity of the whole thing best when he reminded everyone that HammerFall were playing “on a fu***ng boat.”

It wasn’t the most spectacular HammerFall show in terms of production. At the same time, it’s hard to imagine a more spectacular setting. Just a few metres from the stage was the open deck, the Statue of Liberty and the lights of Manhattan – with the music still blasting from the speakers.

Was it one of the most difficult shows I’ve ever had to photograph? Definitely. No photo pit, practically no stage lighting, and the whole thing was rocking from side to side. But then again, we were on a boat cruising around New York. The whole experience was designed to give the fans an unforgettable night, not to make a photographer’s life easy.

And even though I’ve seen HammerFall on much bigger stages, this is one show I’ll remember for a very long time.

Because you can listen to “Hearts on Fire” at a festival or in a big club.

Or you can listen to it aboard a boat cruising around Manhattan, with the lights of New York just beyond the rail.

Small stage. Big city. And "a fu***ng boat". 🤘

🇵🇱 Tak, to jest galeria koncertowa. Chociaż pierwsze zdjęcia mogą sugerować coś zupełnie innego. 😁

Statua Wolności, nocna panorama Manhattanu i… power metal dobiegający z pokładu statku. Wszystkie te obrazki pochodzą z jednego z najbardziej zwariowanych koncertów, jakie miałem okazję fotografować.

Będąc w Nowym Jorku, nie mogłem przepuścić okazji, żeby sprawdzić, jak wygląda koncert metalowy po drugiej stronie Atlantyku. Mogłem oczywiście wybrać jeden z dziesiątek klubów. Tylko po co, skoro HammerFall i Evergrey mieli zagrać… na statku? 🤯

Za całym zamieszaniem stało Rocks Off, a miejscem koncertu była Liberty Belle. Evergrey zaczął grać właściwie w momencie, kiedy odbijaliśmy od nabrzeża. Od początku było więc jasne, że to muzyka jest najważniejsza, a Nowy Jork będzie tego wieczoru niezwykłym tłem.

Swoją drogą, koncert na statku ma jedną ogromną zaletę – nikt nie ominie supportu i nikt nie wyjdzie przed końcem. Statek odpływa i od tej chwili wszyscy są w tym razem. 😁

Po świetnym początku w wykonaniu Evergrey przyszła pora na HammerFall, który w tych warunkach prezentował się zupełnie inaczej niż na dużych festiwalowych scenach.

Zespół przyzwyczajony do wielkich scen i potężnej produkcji tym razem znalazł się na wyciągnięcie ręki. Sufit wisiał tak nisko, że uniesione gitary kilka razy poprzesuwały jego płyty, a próby Oscara Dronjaka, żeby mimo wszystko przemycić swoje klasyczne sceniczne zagrywki, dostarczały sporo śmiechu.

Joacim Cans chyba najlepiej podsumował absurd całej sytuacji, przypominając ze sceny, że HammerFall gra tego wieczoru „na pieprzonej łodzi”.

To nie był najbardziej spektakularny koncert HammerFall pod względem produkcji. A jednocześnie trudno wyobrazić sobie bardziej spektakularną scenerię. Kilka metrów od sceny czekał zewnętrzny pokład, Statua Wolności i rozświetlony Manhattan – cały czas z muzyką dobiegającą z głośników.

Czy to był jeden z najtrudniejszych koncertów, jakie przyszło mi fotografować? Zdecydowanie. Nie było fosy, praktycznie nie było scenicznego oświetlenia, a do tego wszystko bujało na boki. Ale to przecież był statek płynący po rzece. Całość nastawiona była na niezapomniane przeżycia fanów, a nie komfort fotografowania.

I mimo że HammerFall widziałem już na znacznie większych scenach, ten koncert zapamiętam na długo.

Bo można słuchać „Hearts on Fire” na festiwalu czy w dużym klubie. Można też słuchać go na statku płynącym wokół Manhattanu, mając za burtą światła Nowego Jorku.

Mała scena. Wielkie miasto. I "pieprzona łódź". 🤘

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Shoutout to Monster Music

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