Doubled the amount of games and converted to CHD. Enjoy 5 Improved the search function ever so slightly :) 0 Panasonic 3DO set updated. Gamecube set is being updated to 1G1R in RVZ format. Their distinctive styles and work pedigrees make having an album sleeve created by one of them a badge of honor. Download counts are reset as a result, sorry 4 New shade of paint, made the site more mobile-friendly. These painters, cartoonists, and photo manipulators are known around the world for creating representations of albums that capture the viewer's eye and the message of the record as a whole. It's no surprise, then, that metal's greatest illustrators have risen to acclaim within the genre on the same level as some of metal's biggest musicians. Much like how an incredible metal riff can make the right listener feel instantly elated and more complete as a person, so can the right illustration on an album cover make a hesher feel they are finally understood.
More than anything, this is because metal music is imbued with a sonic weight and emotional scope that's so massive, so elaborate, that it needs fantastical and evocative images to accurately represent it. More than any other subgenre of rock, and maybe any genre of music as a whole, heavy metal relies on the power of the visual artwork surrounding it.
