Original Drawings and Prints For Sale Soon!
Thursday February 4, 2010
I wanted to give you guys a heads up; I will be selling a ton of original drawings soon. I never thought I would want to sell my artwork to collectors due to personal attachments... but lately, I've realized people would get much better enjoyment with my work on their walls, rather than in my vault.
If you're interested in a more affordable way to purchase my artwork, I also have a few prints that I'd like to sell.
Buy This Sperm!
Friday February 5, 2010
SPERM OF ANTICHRIST conjure forth a down-tuned, vulgar offering in the vein of Drawing Down the Moon mixed with Satanic Blood. With four hypnotic hymns to disease, death and devil worship, "Blight and Darkness" stands as their debut release, with further invocations yet to come...
Coming December/January on Hells Headbangers. Professionally manufactured cassettes with black shells (factory sealed), no home-dubbed junk. One of the finer outputs of American Black Metal in more recent years...
TRACK LISTING:
1- Serpent Mass Litany
2- A Pact in Stone and Skin
3- The Majestic Doomed Kingdom of the Unholy Darkness
4- Born of the Blighting Angel
Artwork, logo by Daniel Desecrator
http://spermofantichrist.hellsheadbangers.com
NUCLEAR DEATH MANIAX
Friday February 5, 2010
I was just listening to "Carrion For Worm"... you should all worship them. Warped and disgusting, sonically and lyrically. Their art is a definite inspiration.
http://www.last.fm/group/Nuclear+Death
Dan Seagrave
Thursday February 4, 2010
... is selling prints of some of his classic artwork. Entombed's "Clandestine" and Dismember's "Like an Everflowing Stream", and others including paintings for Morbid Angel are available for purchase.
Bow to him faithfully.
http://www.danseagrave.com/DanTest.html
Disney vs Vberkvlt
Thursday February 4, 2010
"Disney's Mars & Beyond" is hand's down one of my favorite childhood memories relating to animation. Although I grew up watching a lot of Disney Channel (re)programming, I wouldn't consider myself much of a fan of the worldwide empire. Still they are responsible for many of my other childhood favorites including TRON, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land.
"Mars & Beyond" was part of a science series produced by Disney and tells a condensed story of astronomy, speculates about future space travel, and the possible forms of extraterrestrial life on other planets (with an emphasis on Mars). Keep in mind this was released just after Sputnik went into orbit, so it's pretty amazing what they came up with. The animation style and eerie mood is very non-Disney, which possibly explains my affinity for it.
This clip below has been stuck in my head for over two decades!
Druillet, Away, Bartlett - Tracing Influences
Thursday February 4, 2010
I meant to post this some time ago after reading Michel "Away" Langevin's book "World Away", which I highly recommend for fans of his artwork or VoiVod. Michel writes in his formative years that the main inspiration for the Korgull character was from a drawing by Philippe Druillet. So, after clicking around on the internets I found some really amazing artwork by the French artist. He's famous for illustrating many comic books, graphic novels, magazines, and even worked in movies and stage design. If you aren't familiar with him, you'll probably still recognize some of his work, such as his interpretation of Darth Vader.
It's interesting to find out about one of your favorite artist's influences, and how you can trace back and actually see some similarities within our aesthetics.
http://boduns.starlink.ru/MULTIMEDIA/ART/FANTASTIC%20ART/03_DARK_REALS/Philippe%20Druillet/ | http://www.druillet.com
Aura Noir er veldig sexy!!!
Monday February 1, 2010
The ugliest band in the world!
http://www.backstreetmerch.com/product.asp?item=aura02
Terence Hannum
Saturday January 30, 2010
Inspiring work from Terrence Hannum. He performs in the band Locrian and recently put out a new zine, order it at Land of Decay!
http://lndofdecay.blogspot.com/2010/01/land-of-decay-7-new-rites.html | http://www.terencehannum.com
The Filth Revealed
Friday January 29, 2010
Here's the coverart for Trap Them's new EP on Southern Lord. All artwork by me! I'll post a larger version soon. In my opinion, one of the best drawings that I have created.
http://www.southernlord.com/subscription.php
Nice Sweatshirt!
Thursday January 28, 2010
From UNSANCTUM (Dragged Into Sunlight)
thought you'd be into seeing this!
From Ionnina, some village in Greece, those mountains are worthy of some angry as fuck goats.
http://www.myspace.com/draggedintosunlight
Relapse Records Artist Series
Thursday January 21, 2010
Orion from Relapse Records contacted me a while ago about the possibility of working with the label. Here are some quick concept sketches for a new skateboard deck and shirt that I am creating for a Relapse artist series.
On a side note, I will have new work up soon. A combination of the holidays and some personal events put me in a lethargic, uncreative head spin for a while (to say the least). Some are waiting to be printed and pressed. But, I've got around four or five things I need to upload to the portfolio section.
"The Satanist Paradox" Sindre Foss Skancke
Thursday January 21, 2010
I recently discovered this artist after Sten from Altaar sent me some free cds. Sindre is the man behind the dark noise band Utarm. His paintings remind me a bit of Blinko filtered through an early 20th century Russian woodcarving lens. Check out his exhibition if you can.
Absu Tour Package
Tuesday January 12, 2010
Limited Edition Mythological Occult Metal Tour Package Out Now!
http://www.myspace.com/absu
Christopher Lee on Symphonic Metal
Friday January 8, 2010
I want to be Christopher Lee when I grow up...
Critical Terrain | Image Object Environment
Wednesday January 6, 2010
Alan Rapp posted an entry on the Critical Terrain Blog recently about me - it's part of a series that expands on his PRINT MAGAZINE feature on progressive heavy metal design. (Progressive perhaps in terms of aesthetics, and somewhat musical style - many of the artists have worked with "post hardcore" acts.)
On a side note, I think my work definitely reflects a much more regressive approach in subject matter and medium than the other designers mentioned as he has mentioned, but much of my work has been for bands that push the so-called envelope of metal IE: SUNN O))) and related.
Regardless, much thanks to Alan for the article and his support!
http://criticalterrain.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/a-compact-gallery-of-progressive-metal-design-justin-bartlett
Lord of the Logos
Wednesday January 6, 2010
Compendium of brilliant logo work by the legendary underground letter form hero, Christophe Szpajdel will soon be available by German art book powerhouse Gestalten!
This book is a collection of work by Christophe Szpajdel, an artist whose fans in the underground black metal community worship him as the Lord of the Logos. It includes hundreds of powerful logos, each of which captures the force of this musical genre anew. Through his surprising use of aesthetic influences such as art deco and nature, Szpajdel has brought a new dynamic into the gothic visuality of heavy metal. This publication, which is done in the style of a black prayerbook, shows not only how he has succeeded in leaving his own visual mark on this music, but how he has also expanded the canon of forms it uses.
More info and photos at the link below!!! Perhaps Varg should have enlisted his talents instead of downloading some font from the internets.
http://www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceafb21a24b0f7bc01250bd22a1c0075#moreinfo
Varg Vikernes is a Master of Graphic Design and Branding!!!
Wednesday December 30, 2009
"I found some free fonts on the Internet and picked one I felt suited the concept of the album"
http://www.burzum.org/eng/library/a_burzum_story13.shtml
My Favorites from 2009
Saturday December 26, 2009
Alright, so here are my favorite releases this year. Everyone else is doing it, so I figure I'll just throw in my two cents. Drawing skulls, goats, and corpses doesn't exactly leave me with a tremendous disposable income, so these are all purchased and not downloaded. I could list a few more that I downloaded, but that's sort of cheating. They also appear in no logical order.
Some are represses, but they were all released in 2009. The revised layout for VON "Satanic Blood Angel" was so awesome that I had to re-purchase it.
my favorites:
Embrace of Thorns "Atonement Ritual"
Stench of Decay "Where Death and Decay Reign" cassette
Altaar "Dødsønske" cassette
Black Majesty "Seventh King of Edom" 7" EP
Portal "Swarth"
ABSU "Absu"
Funeral Mist "Maranantha"
Beherit "Engram"
notable:
Katharsis "Fourth Reich"
Teitanblood "Seven Chalices"
Depeche Mode "Sounds of the Universe" boxset
SUNN O))) "Monoliths and Dimensions"
The Observatory "Dark Folke"
Gravetemple "Le Vampire de Paris"
re-releases/new versions:
VON "Satanic Blood Angel" diehard LP version
SIXX "Sister Devil" diehard LP version
Aura Noir "Hades Rise" LP version
Virus "Black Flux" die hard LP version
A Better Tomorrow #4: A Year-End Forum Podcast
Saturday December 26, 2009
I was interviewed by Jess Blumensheid who writes for the Invisible Oranges blog (and Decibel Magazine among others). She selected a group of people to discuss their favorite release of 2009, I chose Altaar "Dødsønske" as one of my favorites. Also interviewed are Mike Hill from Tombs and Asa E. who runs Blog Bodies.
http://invisibleoranges.com/2009/12/better-tomorrow-4-year-end-forum.html
Alienated Synthesists
Tuesday December 22, 2009
I finally found an online streaming version of "Synth Britannia" that is watchable in the United States! Oddly enough, British synth pop had a huge foothold in Southern California where I grew up in the 1980's and was definitely a big influence on me since the age of nine. Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark: still favorites to this day.
"Synth Britannia" is a fairly in-depth documentary about the British electronic scene which began in the late 1970's and had it's heyday in the mid 1980's (although many bands are still going strong today). It was produced by the BBC which came out a couple of months ago and has been floating around on Torrent Sites, but I think watching it on youtube is a bit easier. The film begins with how bands like Kraftwerk and post-punkers Joy Division influenced many of the musicians involved in OMD, Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, and even Throbbing Gristle.
Soon after, electronic music gained a small following in the UK and many other bands such as Depeche Mode, Heaven 17, Gary Numan, and the Pet Shop Boys mutated those primitive electronic beats into a much more digestible and danceable form of pop music and grew a worldwide fanbase.
"Synth Britannia" features interviews with Gary Numan, Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Stephen Morris (Joy Division/New Order), Daniel Miller (Mute Records/Silicon Teens) and many more.
If you are remotely interested in electronic synthpop/electro at all - make sure to check it out!
Parts 1-8 (part 9 is blocked in the US) are on youtube, the link below has subtitles in Spanish, but has the entire documentary.
http://www.youtube.com/user/paralisisnyc#p/a/2DF8F2FCEB9FC3B7/0/vUrHIwR7Jw8
The Observatory "Dark Folke" on Vinyl
Tuesday December 22, 2009
Only 250 copies of this beautifully haunting album have been pressed. It's a double gatefold LP that comes with a 12x12" booklet full of my illustrations. In addition to the artwork being printed at it's intended size, the vinyl version was skillfully mastered by Rashad Becker who has worked with SUNN O))) and Oren Ambarchi, among others.
Below is an interview specifically about the vinyl pressing.
Get yours while you still can!!! Available from the band.
www.facebook.com/theobservatory | http://blogs.todayonline.com/poparazzi/2009/12/22/dark-folke-get-plastic-fantastic
70's OCCVLT CORPSEPAINTED MADNESS
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Arthur Brown at Glastonbury 1971
New Darkthrone Art
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Dennis Dread recently posted some new artwork for the upcoming Darkthrone album "Circle of Wagons"..... are they now playing pioneer metal?
http://dennisdread.blogspot.com/2009/12/gross-anatomy-part-10_11.html
BLACK METAL RITVALS
Wednesday December 16, 2009
I received a copy of this 'KVTE' little book about a month ago, and I was a little slow on posting.... (sorry Ali). It's drawn and put together by Ali Horn, a fellow killvstrator from Scotland.
It's available on her website.
http://xenocblood.blogspot.com/2009/06/blog-post.html
AURA NOIR "HADES RISE" LP
Tuesday December 15, 2009
After a lot of hurdles, the long-awaited vinyl version is back from the press just in time for Baby Jesus' birthday. I designed it as a gatefold (including lyrics). Comes in black and red vinyl.
The LP also comes with bonus track "Sulphur Void", which previously appeared on the "Uberthrash" compilation. This is new version with Aggressor and Apollyon switching vocal duties, and with Danny Coralles (Autopsy) on lead guitar
Available from Neseblod Records.
http://www.neseblodrecords.com | http://www.myspace.com/auranoir
Jazkamer 2010 monthly CD-series
Saturday December 5, 2009
In 2010 Pica Disk ventures on its most ambitious project yet: to release one Jazkamer CD-album every month of the year.
The Jazkamer 2010-series will be 12 proper new albums. The idea is to keep things exciting all the way, so in keeping with Jazkamer’s eclectic tradition of making very different sounding records, each monthly album will cover the wide (non)musical range Jazkamer has become known for since they started in 1998. This includes:
• First studio recordings of the metal line-up since ”Metal Music Machine” album
• New ”Art Breaker”-style grindcore recordings
• New ”Panic”-style broken-blues material
• Collaborations with John Wiese, Putrefier, Government Alpha and others
• Material with regular four-piece line-up of Hegre, Marhaug, Gross and Drønen
• And much more. Expect some surprises along the way also.
The CD’s will be packaged in proper digipak covers, and each will feature artwork by a different visual artist, like Savage Pencil, Martín Escalante, Jose de Diego, Justin Bartlett, Yasutoshi Yoshida and others.
Subscription in Europe: 156 US $ (= 13$ per CD, including postage)
Subscription rest of the World: 180 US $ (= 15$ per CD, including postage)
Make payment to Paypal-account: mail@lassemarhaug.no
For this price you will receive one Jazkamer album in the mail every month. The price includes postage. The CD’s will also be available separately, but then at regular prices.
http://jazkamer.blogspot.com | http://picadisk.com