Fantasma
Fantasma, by Cornelius. 1997. Trattoria/Polystar/Matador Records.
Artwork by Masakazu Kitayama and Mitsuo Shindo. Photography by Hiroshi Nomura.
Artwork by Masakazu Kitayama and Mitsuo Shindo. Photography by Hiroshi Nomura.
Heaven and Hell, by Black Sabbath. 1980. Vertigo Records. Released in the U.S. by Warner Brothers. This is the first album to feature singer Ronnie James Dio. Art direction by Richard Seireeni, who oversaw cover designs for artists as diverse as…
The Holographic Principle by Epica. 2016. Nuclear Blast. Cover art by Stefan Heilemann.
Grand Canyon Suite, Arturo Toscanini and NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, conductor. 1945. RCA Victor Red Seal. Cover design by Alex Steinweiss. Steinweiss is one of the greatest album designers of all time. Working from 1938 into the 1970s, he…
Fear Inoculum, by Tool. 2019. Tool Dissectional/RCA. The album cover is gorgeous and intriguing, designed by artist Alex Grey, a long-time collaborator with Tool who has designed their past covers. But like Anima, Lateralus and 10,000 Days, their packaging is…
Reverence, by Parkway Drive. 2018. Epitaph Records. Design by Donny Phillips and Kihl Studio. The beauty of this cover lies in the cover painting “The Fall Of The Damned,” painted in 1620 by Peter Paul Rubens. You can see this…
Louder Than Love Soundgarden. 1989, A&M Records, Inc. Art direction and design by Art Chantry. Cover work by Bruce Pavitt. Cover photography by Charles Peterson. Additional photography by Michael Lavine. Louder Than Love, Soundgarden’s second full-length album and first album…