Metal photo shoot examples

I have researched the metal genre's style of photography for bands and artists.

Priestess

Black Tide

Children of Bodom

In Flames

I have made a few observations about these images:

• The clothes worn by all are typical of the metal genre. The 'uniform' includes a black t-shirt, jeans, leather jackets, chains, long hair and as little bright colours as possible.
• The backdrops are always in a run-down urban environment. The image is as filled with the band members as is possible, so the background is only there to hint at the grunge element of the image. This adds to the mise-en-scene of the imagery, connoting decay, and that the bands music is the grunge style.