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Painting Metal -- Simon Bisley

March 04, 2021 by Deuce Richardson

Simon ‘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.

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March 04, 2021 /Deuce Richardson
Simon Bisley, painting metal, Danzig
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Painting Metal -- Joe Petagno

January 01, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

Joe 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.

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January 01, 2020 /Deuce Richardson
Joe Petagno, painting metal, Bal-Sagoth, Snaggletooth, Lemmy, Motorhead
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Painting Metal -- Ken Kelly

May 19, 2019 by Deuce Richardson

Artist 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.

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May 19, 2019 /Deuce Richardson
Ken Kelly, KISS, Manowar, Frank Frazetta, painting metal
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Painting Metal – Frank Frazetta

February 09, 2019 by Deuce Richardson

Frank 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.

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February 09, 2019 /Deuce Richardson
Frank Frazetta, painting metal, art
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Painting Metal: Jim Fitzpatrick

December 30, 2018 by Deuce Richardson

Jim 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).

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December 30, 2018 /Deuce Richardson
Jim Fitzpatrick, painting metal, heavy metal, Thin Lizzy, Manilla Road, Darkthrone
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Painting Metal -- Michael Wm. Kaluta

August 26, 2018 by Deuce Richardson

Artist 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.

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August 26, 2018 /Deuce Richardson
Michael Wm. Kaluta, painting metal, art
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Painting Metal -- The Art of Derek Riggs

February 18, 2018 by Deuce Richardson

Derek 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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February 18, 2018 /Deuce Richardson
Iron Maiden, Derek Riggs, heavy metal, art, painting metal
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