Visions of the Beast: Metal's Mythmakers
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Original painting by John Dyer Baizley |
Up at Stylus today is the final installment of my metal artists feature. It features John Dyer Baizley, who’s done artwork for Kylesa, Torche, Pig Destroyer, Magrudergrind, and The Red Chord, among others, as well as the Skeletonwitch EP I reviewed some time ago.
He also sings and plays guitar for Baroness, who has a crushing split out soon with Unpersons. Baizley is one of the few artists today with an instantly recognizable style, and I’m thrilled to have talked to him.
Actually, I’m thrilled to have talked to all the artists in my feature. They’ve done iconic work, not just in metal in general, but also for me personally. I love the music and artwork for, say, Reign in Blood or Annihilation of the Wicked, and speaking with the artists behind those images added yet another layer of appreciation.
Some of these guys were hard to track down, so I thought I’d end this week with a special treat – clips of them talking.
Orion Landau, on the Coldworker layout and Reign in BloodLarry Carroll, on why Slayer didn’t rehire him after the ’80sStephen Kasner, on doing the Khlyst coverDan Seagrave, on the cover for Entombed’s Left Hand PathJohn Dyer Baizley, on how he doesn’t want to do skulls anymore
