Just recently, I came back to my all-time favorite music which is punk, hardcore and every offspring of those two. Since hardcore rock is an incredibly big genre, it’s hard to assign tags to every kind of music I am listening to – I just call them post-hardcore, no matter if others call it mathcore, metalcore or even moustachecore (yes, that’s true, there are people who actually call bands that play something between hardcore and southern rock “moustachecore”).
One of the things that I’ve always admired in bands from this genre is how creative and totally different their album covers and posters can be. Here is a quick round-up of few covers that I find particularly awesome.
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Published on
June 20, 2009 in
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Recently, I am under a very powerful influence of modern rock, punk and hardcore bands and the artwork they use for their CDs, posters etc. (stay tuned for inspiration post on the matter, I’m preparing one very soon!), mostly because “Young Cardinals”, a single from “Old Crows / Young Cardinals”, new CD by Alexisonfire. As my readers might remember, on the flow of inspiration, I’ve created my recent wallpaper – The Blood Has Been Shed. Now, it’s time for the newest work. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with We Own The Sky, another widescreen wallpaper for your personal enjoyment!
If you like what you see, you can appreciate my work on my Behance portfolio. The full (1920×1200) version for widescreen monitors is available on my Flickr profile. As usual, if you have any comments or thoughts about this piece, drop me a comment or feel free to leave me a note on Twitter.