Aesthetics of Sickness I - A Feast of Festering Remains

Please note that this is a pre-sell; the release date is scheduled to be 29/11/2024.

Aesthetics of Sickness I: A Feast of Festering Remains delves into the visceral world of extreme metal, presenting a curated collection of the filthiest and most gruesome album covers ever unleashed upon the music scene. This volume serves as a visual testament to the dark allure and shocking art that defines the genre. From grotesque depictions of decaying flesh to nightmarish landscapes of blood and horror, these covers push the boundaries of taste and taboo, reflecting the raw intensity and rebellious spirit of the music they represent.

Through explorations of each cover, A Feast of Festering Remains reveals the intricate layers of meaning behind the macabre imagery, highlighting the artists' techniques, inspiration, and intentions. This volume is not just a gallery of shocking visuals, but a deeper examination of the themes of death, decay, and the human condition as portrayed in metal's most extreme subgenres. For fans of metal, art, or the darker side of visual culture, Aesthetics of Sickness: A Feast of Festering Remains offers a rare glimpse into the twisted minds behind some of the most notorious album covers in history.

Featured bands include: Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, Napalm Death, Avulsed, Asphyx, Desecration, Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition, Exhumed, Aborted, Acheron, Cryptopsy, Autopsy, Municipal Waste, Dismember, Obituary, Death Angel, Six Feet Under, Decapitated, Sodom, Impetigo, Jungle Rot, Venom Prison, Aborted Fetus, Acheron, Antropomorphia, Basement Torture Killings, Bloodwork, Bösedeath, Carnal Decay, Coffins, Cumbeast, Defeated Sanity, Dehuman, Entrails, Exodus, Flesh Grinder, Fleshcrawl, Fondlecorpse, Forgotten Tomb, Gotsu Totsu Kotsu, Gutalax, Haemorrhage, Holocausto Canibal, Impaled, Incarnated, Internal Bleeding, Katalepsy, Lividity, Lock Up, Meat Spreader, Milking the Goatmachine, Nachtmystium, Pornthegore. Putrid Offal, Putrid Pile, Regurgitate, Serial Butcher, Sinsaenum, Six Feet Under, Skinless, Squash Bowels, The Convalescence, The Modern Age Slavery, Vomitory and lots more.

Featured artists include: Aditia Wardhana, Alex Horley, Andres Serrano, Arthur Ryabov, Axel Hermann, Costin Chioreanu, Daemorph, Gyula Havancsák, Hermann Nitsch, Jordan Eagles, Marcelo Vasco, Maxime Taccardi, Mike Hrubovcak, Neal Auch, Pedro Sena Lordigan, Remy Cooper, Tony Koehl, Vincent Castiglia.

Product Specifications
Limited to 250 copies
Square 210mm x210mm (8.27inch x 8.27inch)
High gloss lamination 350gm softback cover
Collected in one deluxe volume
Printed on 170gm paper
232 silk finish pages
Ethically sourced European paper
Printed in the UK
Signed (pre-orders only)

Release date 29/11/2024