The work of Travis Smith is impressive, not to mention beautiful. Some notable examples:


Moonsorrow - Havitetty



Winds - Reflections Of The I



Opeth - Ghost Reveries



Naglfar - Harvest

Ain't he ^ the one who made the artwork for Necrophobic's Hrinthursum?

That looks pretty good, what albums it from? (it's probably an album everyone knows of and will just show my ignorance)

Mortician - "Chainsaw Dismemberment" is the above.

Does anyone know who did Cryptopsy's "Blasphemy Made Flesh"'s and Graveworm's "Eternal Winds" covers? I can't find out who.

I thought it was the same artist who did Sepultura's Arise cover which is Michael Whelan.

Sick as fuck.



These would make some prety sick album covers for death metal bands.

The last one is, I've seen it on another forum but I forgot who the artist is.

Isn't that from a lovecraft anthology?

yes it is.

Thats Guttural Engorgement - The Slow Decay Of Infested Flesh

Joe Petagno is a talented artist.

I really like all of Atheist's album covers

I'm glad that there is a Parental Advisory warning on the front, because if there hadn't been, I would never have guessed that there was any explicit content.

Mortician - "Chainsaw Dismemberment" cover above looks hyper-violent

Sathanas - Thy Dark Heavens
http://home.scarlet.be/krisverwimp/sathanas.htm

Yes, it is.
From his bio:
"...in the past three decades he [Whelan] has created more than 350 book and album covers for authors and artists like Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffrey, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, the Jacksons, Sepultura, and MeatLoaf. His clients have included every major U.S. book publisher in addition to such diverse companies as National Geographic, Roadrunner Records, and The Franklin Mint."

I agree. I hate photoshop CG covers. Hand made is superior every time out.

I love Carnage's "Dark Recollections".



It's sick. It's twisted. And I have no idea what the hell it is. Awesome.

My favorite album cover by far

That's awesome. I love abstract cover art.

One of my favorites is Mar de Grises' The Tatterdermalion Express:


I'm interested to see what other examples of abstract album art people enjoy.

Don't Forget Sacramentum's albums, at least Far Away from the Sun. The woodcarving used for In the Nightside Eclipse was done by some guy from the 1800s.

Yes, the horse, rider and trail of demons on Nightside are based on:


"Death on the Pale Horse" by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883)

I love the In The Nightside Eclipse cover...its simply beautiful.

Thanks for the links dude..,,It was insanely sick to see the entire version of Cause of Death as well as the Epidemic of Violence cover art....I had no idea that they shared the same artist...excellent and memorable artwork for two great fucking albums...

The demolition hammer painting is fucking awesome.....the man exposing his bones as well as the ghoulish figure behind the window were no where to be found in the epidemic cover art...which is why I never thought much about it.

Man, that Sathanas cover (I really don't need to post it again) is awesome.

Piece of Time is pretty good, but the hourglass looks a tad bit comical. Unquestionable Presence is fantastic, but I don't really care for Elements.

Couldnt plug this album enough, love the cover. Slipcase edition is awesome!



http://www.myspace.com/skullhog

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3854

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=125971

its too bad that nearly every album he does, its amazing artwork , but the albums suck incredibly