1976 was a pivotal year in the history of hard rock/metal and Thin Lizzy was a big part of that. Jim FitzPatrick has said of his cover art for Lizzy’s Johnny the Fox: ”From an artist’s perspective, I consider this my best Thin Lizzy album cover.”
Read MoreSimon ‘Biz’ Bisley has been creating covers for metal albums for nearly thirty-five years, on top of playing in various metal bands himself. The man is one of us, sword-brothers.
Read MoreJoe Petagno, who turns seventy-two years old today, is a legend in the field of rock album art. Since the early ‘70s, he’s done art for hard rock and metal bands. Those bands would include Nazareth, Led Zeppelin, Bal-Sagoth and, of course, Motorhead.
Read MoreArtist Ken Kelly turns seventy-three today. Among many other things, he can boast a proud legacy of heavy metal cover paintings that spans five decades.
Read MoreFrank Frazetta would've turned ninety-one years old today. He has always been--and will likely always be--my favorite artist. Let's take a look at Frank's legacy in the field of heavy metal/hard rock album covers.
Read MoreJim Fitzpatrick was right there during the formative years of heavy metal, creating classic album covers for Thin Lizzy. His work still appears on metal CDs to this day. Let's take a look at Jim's heavy metal legacy (thus far).
Read MoreArtist Michael Wm. Kaluta turned seventy-one years old yesterday. He was one of the very first artists who really caught my attention when I was a preteen and I remain a fan to this day.
Read MoreDerek Riggs turns sixty today and, being a longtime fan, I thought a DMR post was in order. As the exclusive artist for Iron Maiden through the 1980s, Riggs painted some of the most iconic metal album covers ever. They certainly blew me away when I first saw them.
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