If you don’t have your metal face on, then GTFO! This is only a warning because the following photos are of… well… METAL. PWV sent photographer extraordinaire Chad Elder to shoot the first stop of the 2012 Rockstar Mayhem Tour featuring Slayer, Slipknot, Whitechapel, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Motorhead and MORE!

Check out the photos below and be sure to check out the PWV Facebook for the entire album! All photos were taken by Chad Elder at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA, June 30, 2012.

Anthrax

Motorhead

Slayer

Whitechapel

As I Lay Dying

Upon a Burning Body

The Devil Wears Prada

Thrown Into Exile

Official Mayhem Site