Portraits, Effigies of the Gods

Portraits, Effigies of the Gods is a stunning hardcover anthology commemorating eight years of Heavy Music Artwork. This beautifully curated volume combines a powerful collection of portrait photography taken between 2012 and 2019, offering a rare and intimate look into the personas and myths of heavy music’s most compelling figures.

Each photograph, taken exclusively by Heavy Music Artwork’s in-house photographers, captures the theatricality, mysticism, and raw energy that define the genre. With bold compositions and striking visual narratives, the book elevates the image of metal and heavy rock musicians into the realm of cultural iconography.

Adding to its prestige, Portraits includes original forewords from curators at the National Portrait Gallery of Canada, the Swedish National Portrait Gallery, and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. These contributions reflect the broader cultural and artistic significance of portraiture in contemporary music and the evolving visual language of the genre.

This volume is a must-have for heavy music, visual arts, and cultural history fans. It is as much a celebration of musical identity as it is a work of art designed to be collected, studied, and admired.

Including over 40 interviews with Ghost, King Parrot, Therapy?, Mortiis, Sick of it All, Buckcherry, Europe, Hardcore Superstars, Skid Row, Apocalyptica, The Dead Daisies, Devin Townsend, Shining (Norway), Wardruna, TesseracT, Goatwhore, Doyle, Alter Bridge, Sabaton, 69 Eyes, Agnostic Front, Blue Pills, Children of Bodom, Sepultura, Soulfly, Venom Inc., Hatebreed, Lordi, Soil, Supersuckers, Andrew W.K., Seether, VolBeat and more.

Featured bands: Ghost, Lamb of God, Alice Cooper, Arch Enemy, Anthrax, Deez Nuts, Opeth, Wardruna, Neurosis, Steel Panther, Devilment (Dani Filth), Belphegor, Possessed, Orange Goblin, Alter Bridge, Napalm Death, Obituary, Carcass, Prong, Lordi, Corrosion of Conformity, Doyle, Epica, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Insomnium, Kreator, Nashville Pussy, Abbath, Primordial, Soulfly, King Parrot, Behemoth, Abbath, Baroness, Overkill, Butcher Babies, King Diamond, Testament and more.

Book specifications
Dimensions 20.96 x 27.94 cm
Matt hardback cover
Collected in one deluxe volume
212 pages
Printed on 90gm uncoated art paper
ISBN 9781800499317

Release 25/06/2021