I want to give a very special thanks to Archie, my webmaster.  This whole site started out as just a place to put my ProgPower V photos until the uploading issues were resolved on Swedish Metal (which we still have problems with, unfortunately).  Now the site has taken on a life of its own.  I am very grateful for all the work, ideas and time that Archie puts into this.

I also wanted to give a special thanks to Fredrik Kreem, webmaster of Swedish Metal (and many other bands’ sites like In Flames, Trivium, Hammerfall, Dimension Zero, Pathos, etc).  I love working with Swedish Metal and Fredrik allows me to do many things that normal webmasters would be control freaks over.  LOL  He’s always open to new ideas and I really appreciate that!  Plus the fact that he happens to be a KILLER webmaster!!!  Go check out our site www.swedishmetal.net and also check out his design site, www.kreemdesign.com. 

Another major thanks needs to go out to my sister Reeta, my sister Nadra and my dad.  Without them, I would never have had the guts to go after what I believe in and things that are my passion, like music and photography.  They pull me through the toughest times and I am so glad to have them in my life.  And to my uncle Jasper… if it weren’t for him giving me my original camera, I would have never gotten into this part of the industry.  And to Poppy for putting up with me!!!

A big shout out goes to Cindy Gilkey, who is one of my best friends and the craziest metalhead I think I know!  Most people that are my dad’s age would not be going to shows, getting squashed in the front so you can see the band closer, headbanging, supporting the scene to the utmost possible and buying every possible CD that sounds like something promising!  Yep, Cindy is exactly all of this.  And every single time I come down to Los Angeles, Cindy and her husband graciously put me up at their house for however long I happen to be in town.  Please be sure to check out www.staticmass.com which is a killer radio station that she works with!  Metal is on 24/7 there.

Another big shout out is to Willie G, my best bud that is the most awesome tech I possibly know!  It’s awesome to hear what’s going on on each tour and getting to talk to all of my band buds via Willie’s cellphone, not to mention the shows I get to hear over the phone!    Willie is the type of guy who will tell you what he thinks straight out, no beating around the bush and I love that.  Thanks for the millions of conversations we’ve had!

And there is no way I could do a thanks list without thanking my other best friends – John Coyne, Norman Skinner (Imagika), Mike and Suyen Clement, Ramon Ochoa (Down Factor), Thomas Väänänen (Thyrfing), Nico and Marlies Wobben, Brian Woody,  John Tullao, Joe DiTaranto (Warmachine), Tim Roth (Into Eternity), Jeremy Saffer (www.jeremysaffer.com),  Horgh (Immortal, Hypocrisy), Marcus Riewaldt (Suidakra), Robin Engström (Morgana Lefay), Christer Andersson (Tad Morose) and Tom Hunting (Exodus).  You guys fucking rock for every thing you have ever helped me with, supported me on or just decided to hang out!  Long conversations, crazy tour schedules, Sweden Rock magazines, Milka chocolate, Trivial Pursuit pop culture DVD, board games from hell and Mike’s awesome cooking, moving my ass to another part of the bay area (damn that was a bitch)…. I will never forget any of these!!!  I love you guys.

I’ll give a shout out to some of my other good band buddies here as well:  Agent Steel (come on Bruce, lemme hit that note again!!!), Amon Amarth (dude, where’s my root beer?!), Angel Dust (yah, you BETTER get yer butts back over here and play!), Children of Bodom (so, when are we back at the Rainbow again?  I want more blackmail pics!), Marko and Janne from the Crown, Dark Funeral (no more cars blowing up, please, lol), Dark Haven (I swear between Rob and I we will get you guys signed, dammit), Dark Tranquillity (okay, so next show you’re not allowed to step on me, okay? Haha), Death Angel (nothing like a birthday gig!), Lyle from Dragonlord/Psypheria, Evergrey (I am STILL your mad photographer), Exodus (nothing like freezing together in Canada), George Lynch Band (Marten, thanks for all the fun shit… Kelly take care of yourself hun… Fro, look at the camera dammit… Andrew, was great to see you helping on the west coast, kinkos forever… George, thanks for all the photos opportunities!), Ben and the dudes from Goatwhore, Hate Eternal (fucking metal man), Heathen (we will weather whatever storm or sun comes along, love you guys), Imagika (CHAOS TO MURDER… DIEEEEEEEE!), In Flames (gotta see the sea lions again, thanks for the many fun tours and memories), Into Eternity (BRING ME BACK TO STANS DAMMIT!), Kreator (bring me lights again next time, please!),  Krisiun for being such down to earth guys, Lizzy Borden/Starwood guys, Phil Demmel of Machine Head/Violence (okay, what’s the next show), Manowar (thanks for all the funny interviews and talks), Megadeth (thanks for always promoting my photos and hanging out all the time), Metal Church (remind me not to go to Vegas with you guys in the summer again… that was TOO hot!), Nevermore (nothing like a Del Taco run), Opeth (there are no such things as too many shows!), Pathos (thanks for kicking my ass!), Savatage (hey guys, let’s see Rockstar again!), Sentenced To Burn (nothing like a bit of blasphemous black metal talk!), Shadows Fall (nothing like fitting 13 people in a tiny two bedroom house LOL),  Strapping Young Lad (I swear I live in San Jose!), Tad Morose and Morgana Lefay (you guys know I will do whatever it takes to get you bigger here, love you guys), Steve DiGiorgio from Testament (come on, we need more funny pictures!),  Tramp’s White Lion (if equipment is lost, you know who to call!), Vader (okay next time we’re going ON Alcatraz!), Jasun and Troy of Zero Hour (I owe you guys a Christmas dinner!)… okay shit, I think that’s it for now hahaha!

And last but CERTAINLY not least is a shout out to many, many of my metal friends that I talk to, hang out with at shows and generally raise hell with: Mary (my fellow insane metal show and photographer buddy); Kevin Graft of Rokfoto, Jose from Vile Images, Stephanie Cabral and Alex Solca who take DAMNED awesome photos down in L.A.;  Pooch, Henry, Elena, Steve, Pat, Bear,  Bob and all the other crazy Imagika circle;  Rob (Children of Umlaut) and Kenny for hanging out at the glammest of shows and the brutalist of shows, what a mix lol; The Pound SF for holding some many of the shows I attend;  Cip from Insipid Productions for being the coolest damned promoter in the Bay Area and for always taking a chance on bringing some of the coolest metal bands to S.F.; Erik, Farah, Faiza, Reggie, Shannon, Joe and Adam for always protecting my ass in the pit at shows; Mike Ragusa of Bigshot Promotions who brings great rock and roll to the Sacramento area; everyone at Seismic Radio for sure; Kris, Christine and her boyfriend, Mike, Justin, Ana and all my buds in L.A. that are ALMOST as crazy as I am at shows; all the buds I have on the Kreator, Immortal, Sonata Arctica, Thyrfing, forums and Ultimate Metal and Hmas forums as well; and all my other crazy metal friends that I see at every gig, most of them squished in the front with me and to those people who always help me get in a position where I can take some decent photos… keep the metal alive!!!

*IF IT WERE NOT FOR ALL OF YOU, I WOULD BE NOTHING… THANKS FOR ALL THE FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT*    

Jagshemash! Arch would like to thank the open source community for providing quality software for this website, including gallery, ViPER Guestbook, phpBB, extCalendar 2, MySQL, PHP, and gimp.  Last, but not least, a big thanks to Matt S. for all the help with the server.