Snakes #6

Please note this is a pre-order, the release date of this book is on the 27/06/2025

Now in its sixth volume, Snakes continues solidifying its place as a bold and uncompromising voice in the heavy music community. This latest volume, published by Heavy Music Artwork, furthers our mission to explore the deeper currents of visual creativity within metal and its subgenres.

Snakes vol. 6 delivers another potent dose of exclusive artist interviews, sharp editorial features, and immersive analyses of album artwork, diving into the minds of the visionaries who shape metal’s ever-evolving aesthetic. From underground illustrators' ink-stained rituals to modern metal releases' bold graphic identities, Snakes offers a curated journey through the culture, symbolism, and unrelenting spirit that define heavy music’s visual world.

SNAKES v6.: Lordi, ...and Oceans, Fallujah, Larcenia Roe, Molotov Solution, Pestilent Hex, Kardashev, Lik, Rivers of Nihil, Nachtblut, Allegaeon, Sanhedrin, Nite, Byzantine, ARV, Vulvarine, Rokets, Guiltless, Pyromancer, Slidhr, MindWars, Celestial Sanctuary.

Aesthetics of Sickness: Inhuman Condition, Axiom Chaos, Dissonant Seepage, Lucille, Leper Colony, Repuked, Unbounded Terror, Phantom, Insineratehymn, Morbific, SexMag, Wombbath, Gallower, Selvans, Vulvectomy, Executionist, Gaffed.

Artists: Craig General, Dream Bleed Art, Gabriel Turner Byrne, Nigrum Cornu, Richard Schouten.

Collections: Masterpieces, Monochromes, Aesthetics of Sickness

Print edition limited to 500 units
Available only via HMA stores
A4 size 210 x 297 mm
146 pages

Cover art: Lordi, Limited Deadition (Reigning Phoenix Music, 2025)

Release date 27/06/2025