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H.R. Giger
- Real/full name:
- Hans Rudolf Giger
- Age:
- 74 (born Feb 5th, 1940)
- R.I.P.:
- May 12th, 2014
- Died of:
- Injuries from a fall
- Place of birth:
- Switzerland (Chur, Grisons)
- Gender:
- Male
Order from Chaos
| 1992 | Stillbirth Machine | Cover art (Wild Rag Records release) |
| 1998 | Stillbirth Machine / Crushed Infamy (Compilation) | Cover art (Wild Rag Records release) |
Triptykon
| 2010 | Eparistera Daimones | Cover art |
| 2010 | Eparistera Daimones - The Complete Sessions (Boxed set) | Cover art |
| 2014 | Melana Chasmata | Cover art |
| Added by: kingnuuuur | Modified by: gorilla1969 |
| Added on: 2011-04-10 20:08:42 | Last modified on: 2024-02-10 10:17:28 |
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Biography
Giger was a surrealist artist, best known for designing the titular creature in the 1979 horror film Alien.Trivia
Aside from occasionally providing artwork for metal bands, Giger also painted the album cover for Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery album as well as Magma's Attahk. He also designed microphone stands for Jonathan Davis of Korn.Some of his more graphic paintings have sparked considerable controversy, famously landing punk band Dead Kennedys on trial for including one of his ...