Trying to get on some BaN level huh, Schammasch? Uh huh, I see what you did there...

Dumb fucking cover.

Written by Auntie Sahar on 10.03.2016 at 02:12

Trying to get on some BaN level huh, Schammasch? Uh huh, I see what you did there...

Not even close

Personally, it reminds me of Sterilizer:

http://f1.bcbits.com/img/a1134717812_10.jpg

Let's just agree that it is terrible.

Written by [user id=110592] on 10.03.2016 at 15:46

Let's just agree that it is terrible.

Nope. I definitely won't go that far at all. I actually think it's an improvement.

I prefer the previous cover art but this one is fine. Quite classy.

I love how Metastazis' contribution to this was just probably just the sodding triangle though. I wonder if they paid him for that

"Hey mate, we have this really cool photo that we need a graphical overlay for."

"What's the album called?"

"Triangle."

"Ok, leave it with me."

Two weeks elapses.

"Here you go."

"Oh. Er, yeah, cheers. I guess that makes sense."

"Great. That'll be 500 euros, please."

Written by [user id=4365] on 10.03.2016 at 17:26

I prefer the previous cover art but this one is fine. Quite classy.

I love how Metastazis' contribution to this was just probably just the sodding triangle though. I wonder if they paid him for that

Considering how famous and praised he is... I'm gonna bet it was along these lines:

"Hey mate, we have this really cool photo that we need a graphical overlay for."
"What's the album called?"
"Triangle."
"Ok, leave it with me."
Two weeks elapses.
"Here you go.
" Oh dear lord that's fucking brilliant. Here, have 500 euros and fuck my wife!"

For the record, I don't find anything stupid or offensive about this artwork at all. I agree that it has a classy vibe to it. I think it would have been nicer without the triangle though. Kind of like the last Altar Of Plagues.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 10.03.2016 at 17:55



For the record, I don't find anything stupid or offensive about this artwork at all. I agree that it has a classy vibe to it.

Now I think about I wonder how many of his artworks are actually just the graphical overlays, and not the photos themselves... I guess most of them are purely graphical art though.

Written by [user id=4365] on 10.03.2016 at 17:57

Written by X-Ray Rod on 10.03.2016 at 17:55



For the record, I don't find anything stupid or offensive about this artwork at all. I agree that it has a classy vibe to it.

Now I think about I wonder how many of his artworks are actually just the graphical overlays, and not the photos themselves... I guess most of them are purely graphical art though.

Wouldn't surprise me if that's what he does most of the time. Kind of what Mories does with his artwork, but Mories isn't swimming in money and praise like this fella.

I realise I sound too harsh, I actually like the artwork this dude does most of the time. I mean... He's not fcuking Seth Siro.

I don't hate it either

That's a really unconventional concept... They were even asked the fans on Facebook for their eye closed pictures; the winner became a part of the layout. More bands should do that!

Am I the only one that laughed out loud when I saw that triangle?

I don't find the triangle bad at all. I feel like maybe it's a little plain, but I agree that the whole thing is pretty classy.

Besides, the triangle in and of itself is a classic alchemical symbol. The Hermeticists (as well as Freemasons and other secret societies) frequently used the Seal of Solomon in a lot of their occult teachings (which you might recognize as the Star of David, which, contrary to popular belief, is not actually judaic in origin but is in fact occult). The Seal of Solomon is the union of the upward and downward facing triangles, representing male/fire and female/water respectively, culminating in the union and perfection of creation.

The upward-pointing triangle represents the energy of will, or ascension, as well as a vast number of other things. I'm sure they meant it to be way more than just a simple triangle on the cover, it's most likely meant to evoke all of the occult concepts which the triangle represents.

More like tried to be classy and failed concept for me. I generally like geometrical shapes and sharp edges, but the triangle is really out of place IMO.
The concept of having a guy on the cover like that also reminds me of Altar Of Plagues cover, indeed, which was also one strikingly ugly cover.

I had this impression that they will have something symbolic and occult like the cover of BaN,s Desanctification. Too bad they didn't go for sth like that.

The cover is simple but extremely good. People that dob't realize that are total simpletons. Oh yeah that is normal MS for you.

I can't help but to think of Altar Of Plagues too.
I was even going to comment earlier, before it was mentioned, but I totally forgot the name of the band and hence couldn't =p

Written by Karlabos on 10.03.2016 at 23:59

I can't help but to think of Altar Of Plagues too.
I was even going to comment earlier, before it was mentioned, but I totally forgot the name of the band and hence couldn't =p

Haha, I was in the same situation. I had to go snooping around someone's profile to find the name, and by the time I finally figured it out I couldn't be arsed to post about it.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 10.03.2016 at 23:07

The cover is simple but extremely good. People that dob't realize that are total simpletons. Oh yeah that is normal MS for you.

yeah talk about the subjectivity of art.

Written by [user id=4365] on 10.03.2016 at 17:26

I love how Metastazis' contribution to this was just probably just the sodding triangle though

I knew I wasn't going crazy over that BAN similarity

Written by Auntie Sahar on 12.03.2016 at 00:51

I knew I wasn't going crazy over that BAN similarity

Not the first time he's done something similar:


I think that one, the Memoria Vetusta I LP art, looks better than the Schammasch one though.