Sound with vision Hailing from the Bay Area, California Abnormal Thought Patterns is a mathematical instrumental trio that fuses heavy riffs, intricate time signatures and shredding solos. It is hard to describe with words what the trio is doing within its songs, you have to experience it with your own ears and you will be…
King of merch As I grew up my dad worked as a graphic designer, and I just loved everything about it, and knew from a young age that I wanted to be a designer too. He is now retired and paints/illustrates art full time (and recently did a giant wall mural in my studio). His…
In an October 2015 interview with In The Loop magazine, Jourgensen stated about how the idea for SURGICAL METH MACHINE came about: “You know, [guitarist] Mikey [Scaccia] died a couple of years ago, from MINISTRY, and I just figured, like, nah, it’s time to quit. I don’t want to have John Bonham’s kid playing drums for us and having replacement parts forever; that’s just not…
Surrealist or grotesque Since senior high school I knew I wanted to create images, designs, brands etc… Eventually I drew and trying to imitate what I saw and read in comics. Later on, in highschool thanks to my relationships with people that were dug up in music my decision was nailed down. After some time…
Show some fucking respect “The theme of ‘Mark of the Blade’ is a celebration of Whitechapel being together for ten years and the fans that support us no matter what,” states vocalist Phil Bozeman, and after just one exposure to the record’s 11 riveting tracks, a more fitting tribute is unimaginable. Pushing their sound forward…
We named and themed the commemorative first issue Dark Nouveau, in honour of the popular and ever beautiful Art Nouveau. The style has become incredibly popular in adorning album covers, so we felt that it was a great place to start. Ghost, John Dyer Baizley, Sylosis, Glyn Smyth are some of the artists who have…
Nature itself, the largest and best architect of the universe I’m totally self-taught. It wasn’t up to the beginning of my adolescence when I met Adobe tools, and that moment was when practically started everything, creating images for tapes we exchanged between friends, from this the link between graphic arts and music started. Years later,…
Dead and loving revolution When West Coast progressive heavy metallers Hammers of Misfortune are asked what took so long to follow-up 2011’s acclaimed 17th Street, principal songwriter and guitarist John Cobbett is likely to throw out a Lennon lyric “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. Mostly, the delay was…
BLUES PILLS have revealed the cover artwork for their eagerly awaited second album ‘Lady In Gold’. Bassist, founding member and main songwriter Zach Anderson comments: “The design comes from the dutch artist Marijke Koger-Dunham who already worked with us for the first album cover. We are super proud to have the opportunity to work again with such a legendary artist…
I will keep and perfect my ability to shock, fascinate and disturb I am a total autodidact, but my parents both were teachers of art and part-time painters. I started my career as a comic book artist. I painted some graphic horror and thriller stories for European ‘Metal Hurlant’ magazine and others. But my style…
Amplifying Music through art Drawing and painting was my biggest hobby ever since. I was self taught passionate until 1997, when I’ve started lessons on photorealistic drawing led by Michal Suffczynski – one of the undisputed masters of pencil and watercolor techniques. Later on, in 2001 I’ve finished a one year training course on desktop…
Fight like a man You may have seen them, heard of them; maybe a friend may have told you about those two girls that look just too good to be playing heavy metal. If you still haven’t given them a chance, after they released two albums and toured the world non-stop for a good four…
“Curioser and curioser…” Formed in Watford, England in 1999, Sikth pioneered a technical, crazy yet melodic style of metal that melded prog, thrash, death metal and a host of eclectic influences. They were (and are) unique with two contrasting singers who somehow manage to complement one another with every line, scream and melody – and…
Icelandic bringers of darkness ZHRINE are now streaming their forthcoming album in full, which will hit stores worldwide on April 8th. ‘Unortheda’ is exclusively premiered by Noisey as official media partner worldwide at the link below and local versions. ZHRINE have previously revealed artwork and tracklist of ‘Unortheda’, which can be viewed below. The cover…
Founding member and chief songwriter Mike Alexander had been working alone until he enlisted Doug Anderson, drummer of Unfathomable Ruination and ex Bloodshot Dawn, however Doug was not brought in for his skill behind the kit, but rather his voice. “When I first heard the Imperium material I was really impressed, and the opportunity to…
For young filmmakers Leo Aragón and Abel Grilo Do Demo, bringing to life the upcoming documentary “Home Of The Wind: A History Of Moonsorrow” has been a true epic journey—as epic as the music of the band they’re focusing on: Finland’s Moonsorrow. They started working on the project more than a year ago, without knowing…
In the scale of everything, we are immensely insignificant I have been drawing as far as I can remember but in terms of formal training, I went to a major oriented high school (Fiorello H. LaGuardia) and continued taking art classes as an illustration major at the Savannah College of Art and Design, so I…
Suvilahti Helsinki will once again be taken over by metalheads, as the nineteenth annual Tuska Festival gets going. Tuska 2016 is will see performances by such acts as Ghost, Avantasia, Children Of Bodom, Anthrax and Testament, to name a few. Schedules have now been released. See who’s playing and when at http://www.tuska-festival.fi/en/schedule. This year Tuska…
Printmaking, Illustration & Design by Glyn Smyth Belfast-borne Glyn Smyth is an illustrator and printmaker. Lured by the Hardcore and Punk movements, a childhood love of art developed into a predilection for the entire anarchic scene. Playing in underground punk bands, a need for DIY promotional posters and tees birthed a career in commercial design.…
One step away to perfection I started back in 2005. I discovered Photoshop through a friend and I fell in love with digital art. Using online tutorials, I started as a self-taught artist who soon started to evolve and become more demanding with her own artworks. As a person who’s always aiming for perfection, I…