While Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral For a Friend are gearing up for the release of their sixth studio album, Conduit, vocalist Matt Davies (pictured left; photo by Tom Barnes) has more on his mind than just his group’s new music. Between touring and time off the road, Davies has become quite the shutterbug and even has his own photo-blog Hateface. Revolver asked him who is favorite photographers are and what print best represents their work.
1. Alec Soth “I got into Soth’s work through heavy research into large format photographers on the Internet. When I picked up his Niagara photo book it blew me away, his ability to capture the romantic heart and soul of a place through it’s people, landscapes and objects blew my mind. It allowed me to look at documentary photography’s great artistic ability.”
2. William Eggleston “‘The master of colour photography’ is a big influence to me simply because he turned the photographic world on it’s head in a punk rock, I don’t give a fuck kind of way. If it wasn’t for Eggleston I don’t think colour photography would have the sway it does in the art photography world now. His aesthetic is like a drug I keep coming back to time and time again, it’s his photography combined with the painting of Edward Hopper that made me fall in love with that iconic imagery of America from the 60′s through to the 80′s.
3. Robert Adams “When it comes to black and white stuff I really love Robert Adams, there’s something bleak and yet satisfying about his work. His landscapes are so refined and so open that they really draw you in. It’s also a fitting document to the way that ‘human progress’ bulldozes over the natural landscape at an alarming rate. His work perfectly captures this movement and it’s both enlightening and scary at the same time.”
4. Geoffrey Ellis (Sad Kids Zine) “Discovering Geoffrey made me understand that I could go back to creating zines (something I did in my late teens when heavily involved in my local hardcore/punk scene) and have photography as the basis. I loved his approach to how he documented his world and his outlet for that, his zine Sad Kids is still a huge inspiration on me.”
5. Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction) “I’ve been really good friends with Joel since Funeral For a Friend toured with Amity Affliction in the UK last year. He had a Pentax K1000 with him and I saw him take a bunch of shots but we never got talking about photography until after the tour was done. I discovered his blog (AM/PM) and was floored by how natural he was, he’s a man who again likes to document the world around him but what he sees is really inspiring. His shots just work, it’s seems effortless and they really push me to do more with my shit. I’ve got plans to do another issue of my In Transit zine with just his work. I”m in the process of putting it together to get it out early next year.
Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Ryan Neff (pictured left), bassist of the metalcore band Miss May I, selects his faves.
5. Veil of Maya, Eclipse
“I was never much of a Veil of Maya fan until this record, but I have to say this one hooked me. Complex rhythms, powerful vocal patterns, and just all around heavy as fuck!”
4. The Amity Affliction, Chasing Ghosts
“One of my all time favorite bands to tour with, close friends, and this record hit home for me. From melody to lyrics, this record had me won over the second it was released.”
3. Glass Cloud, The Royal Thousand
“As a fan of Sky Eats Airplane and Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, this band had me stoked from the beginning. After a tour with these guys and understanding how talented they are, I can’t quit listening.”
2. Lamb of God, Resolution
“The exact same can be said about Lamb of God. First record in quite a while and it’s a banger.”
1. As I Lay Dying, Awakened
“Favorite band, needless to say. Awesome record with new and old As I Lay Dying flavor to please everyone.”
Every Tuesday–the day that new music comes out–we will be listing the hard-rock and metal releases that hit stores, and every Wednesday we will be offering you, the fans, the chance to pick the Album of the Week. Below, check out the albums, EPs, singles, and DVDs that came out this week; pick your favorite, and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, October 8, at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll is closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Papa Roach, Enslaved, The Amity Affliction, Sybreed, AxeWound (the supergroup featuring members of Bullet for My Valentine and Cancer Bats), and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- Acaro – The Disease Of Fire
- The Amity Affliction – Chasing Ghosts
- AxeWound – Vultures
- Bone Dance – Bone Dance
- Deserted Fear – My Empire
- Enslaved – Riitiir
- Glamour of the Kill – The Summoning
- Helstar – 30 Years Of Hel
- Holy Knights – Between Daylight and Pain
- Jodis – Black Curtain
- Menace Ruine – Alight In Ashes
- Muse – The 2nd Law
- Obsession – Order of Chaos
- Papa Roach – The Connection
- Sabbath Assembly – Ye Are Gods
- Savage Annihilation – Cannibalisme, hérésie et autres sauvageries
- Sybreed – God Is An Automaton
- Three Days of Grace – Transit of Venus
It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Down, Vision of Disorder, Becoming the Archtype, Devin Townsend, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- All Human – Catholic Guilt or the Queerest of Thoughts
- The Amity Affliction – The Amity Affliction
- Bad Powers – Bad Powers
- Becoming The Archetype – I Am
- The Devin Townsend Project – Epicloud
- Down – Down IV Part I – The Purple EP
- Ensiferum – Unsung Heroes
- Fear and the Nervous System – Fear and the Nervous System
- haarp – Husks
- Hexvessel – No Holier Temple
- James Iha – Look to the Sky
- Letters from the Fire – Rebirth
- Liv Kristine – Libertine
- Local H – Hallelujah! I’m a Bum
- Lowtalker – The Marathon
- Norska – Norska
- Projected – Human
- Rabbits – Bites Rises
- Rival Sons – Head Down
- Ufomammut – Oro: Opus Alter
- Vision Of Disorder – The Cursed Remain Cursed