Invent Animate

Seeing and photographing Invent Animate was an insane experience—like stepping into a lucid dream laced with chaos. Their lighting design was next-level, with trippy teleprompter screens casting surreal visuals that made every frame feel cinematic. Sonically, the band delivered a euphoric wall of sound, with massive, emotionally charged guitars that hit you right in the chest. Frontman Marcus Vik commanded the stage like a stormbringer, summoning wave after wave of crowd surfers until the pit looked like a sea in full revolt. It was beautiful, it was brutal—it was Invent Animate at their absolute peak.