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About Me

I was born in the US and raised in Hawaii, and later moved to the cruel nordic regions of Minnesota. I finally got sick of the lack of culture and cold weather and moved to Zagreb, Croatia. I am a former journalist, previously contibuting to several music sources, and have moved on to focus more on photography and the art of music. My interests are primarily of the METAL and DARK persuasion (note, I do NOT cover Rap/R&B) I am currently in the midst of watching pear blossoms bloom on the trees and rain make fantastical maps on my windows. Some writing results from this voyeurism, sometimes.C O M I S S I O N S: Metal bands or labels wishing to get in touch with me for stock photos, cover art, non-studio promo photography, or live photography should know that I do not charge for non-staff work unless the photo is used for commercial purposes. BANDS - If I have photographed you and you want different versions or full copy of the set please contact me!
Portfolio and Writing Samples, go here: eternityrites.com or here DeviantArt

My Interests

writing, music, travelling, a million other deeply nuanced things we gather over our lifetimes like ant socialisms, languages, japanese tattoos, designer boots, chocolate, agoraphobia, and of course, mushrooms

I'd like to meet:

Musicians and Artists with unique visions, and musically and artistically inclined nobodies who also have unique visions. Enough about me, check out some of my recent photos-

A few examples of other artists I've snapped:

Music:

Movies:

The shapes my cat's shadow makes on the wall is entertaining enough right now.

Television:

There isn't shit on TV in Croatia

Books:

Piled on my bedside table are: The Witch of Portabello (Coelho), Electric don Quixote (Frank Zappa), and a crumpled up receipt upon which is written "The nightingale repeats its lonely cry, among the golden tendrils of the weeping willow, for the countless hour awake I lie, cringing beneath my pillow"..

Heroes:

veila specchio. the brave self portraitess

My Blog

Watershed

Two of your limbs get cut off, what do you do?You can lie there crying and damning your ill fate, or you can embrace the opportunity to move through life with a slightly different, albeit tilted, step...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:33:00 PST

Prints for sale

Some of my fine art prints are now for sale on DeviantArt:http://eternityrites.deviantart.com/store/I do not have any plans specifically for music prints, however if you really would like one let me k...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

Lightness

Some time ago I gave up harassing bands and their management for interviews, networking my way through the plastic smiles and subverted gazes of industry zombies, and offering my opinion on releases. ...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:38:00 PST

Best of 2007

Due to some major life changes in the last few months I have been slacking on linking to my online articles, or giving notice on the two in print, but if you read Metal magazines you read them anyway...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:36:00 PST

Interview: Chthonics Freddy Lim

St.Paul, Minnesota was on the eerily quiet hangover edge left by a freak storm that had raged the night before, another one brewing on the toxic green horizon turning to dusk beyond Station 4. The clu...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:28:00 PST

Evokens Nick Orlando Poetizes On Caressing The Void

Obsidian droplets of rain trace a slow procession down the face of a midnight sky. The scent of moss and forgotten bouquets fill the air, spiraling in a Venetian waltz with the mist as it settles arou...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:36:00 PST

Interview With Devin Townsend Band Turned Terror Syndrome Drummer Ryan VP

The Internet has been an obnoxiously attractive platform for the success of many metal bands over the last few years. My Space, last.fm and YouTube have all helped shape what is widely known as the N...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:21:00 PST

Abigor - Fractal Posession

When I heard Abigor would be releasing a new album, my first thought was, 'what the fuck, I thought they broke up?' but somehow their myspace page was still being updated in spite of their rumored fat...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:02:00 PST

Candlemass - King of the Grey Islands

Review by V. J.Let me preface this review by saying I have never been a huge fan of Candlemass from a vocal standpoint. As such, I hope the following information serves to intrigue new fans of the gen...
Posted by Eternity Rites on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:36:00 PST