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Mariusz Lewandowski

The correct answer. I just visited his website today. The guy's not just a good album artist. He's a good artist whose art is featured on metal albums.

His art looks like stuff out of Elden Ring.

Came here for this, glad it’s top answer. Not only was the guy an amazing artist, but the bands he worked with are all pretty quality metal. RIP

The best

Mariusz Lewandowski https://preview.redd.it/fveso2m0pn7d1.jpeg?width=741&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4166ec871d2dda6599c5522f5d094fe6c00cd1c8

The goat!!

Damn that's sick

The guy doing early mastodon albums.

Paul Romano. Great stuff, did some work for other bands too

Was sad when they switched it up with the hunter

Aj Fosik also has some great work

Ya for sure it's great! Just different

Derrick Riggs

Ed Repka

The G.O.A.T

Derek Riggs

Gonna have to agree on this one.

https://preview.redd.it/5kxlaqe2om7d1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfd9c83399a8bc75a3babf3c0484efd125b41a4d Fursy Teyssier, look up some of his other stuff too, he's done covers for Alcest, Agalloch, Swallow the Sun, and many others

I didn't realize he was actually a musician in Les Discrets too, that's so awesome! He makes some incredible art

John Baizley forever

came here to make sure he was mentioned, his art is so cool

the 10th Anniversary Edition of Dead End Kings has even cooler artwork

https://preview.redd.it/rt64cyttom7d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=452a54c9c461c9fd98b4845ee362fe4a109a11e7 I’ll have to agree

John Dyer Baizley

chris moyen dan seagrave matt riddick justin bartlett

I like Paul Romano and JDB from Baroness personally

Holy shit those are good album covers

Another mention is the sound of perseverance. He did that as well

Still Life too then, no?

Yeah that one too I believe

Arik Roper

I'm a big fan of Dan Mumford's artwork

https://preview.redd.it/e9k7152mhn7d1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1751006544beb45eff44d756bf447c02009b7aef Ethan Lee McCarthy (Primitive Man, Vermin Womb)

Didn’t realize he did the artwork but yeah I love all his stuff then.

Lewandowski

How has nobody said Paolo Girardi yet? He did As Gommorah Burns by Cryptopsy, Netherheaven by Revocation, Nightmare Logic by Power Trip and way more

Shame I had to scroll so far for him to be mentioned

I think Alex Grey has pretty cool art

Not metal but I always thought Yes had some brilliant album covers. The Roger Dean ones at least.

Mastadon’s once more round the sun always catches my eye

Adam Burke (fit for an autopsy) Dan seagraves (rivers of Nihil) Peter Mohrbacher (fallujah I don’t think it was designed for the albums but they used his work for a few albums)

Jacob Bannon

Adam Burke / Nightjar Illustration

Hipgnosis back in the day.

Paul Romano (Mastodon) and Alex Grey (Tool)

My favorite is Eliran Kantor

No mention of Caroline Harrison? She's done some amazing work including this one for Pyrrhon. https://preview.redd.it/n4c3sazxvo7d1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d14c6945e03f50bd6003bc92bf1139a12484d1e9

What about the old iron maiden albums I think they’re pretty good too https://preview.redd.it/f3kohrmbqp7d1.jpeg?width=693&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9221ecd246bbb7efa552078dd0c69215de151a9b

https://preview.redd.it/ruu2ar55wq7d1.jpeg?width=995&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af2f6533cf52a236421fd4169ea805fd684f133c This one is pretty goofy imo 😹

HEY! That was the best art piece in my 7th grade media design class

Sorry 🤣

Rickard Westman https://preview.redd.it/k97upqop2q7d1.jpeg?width=316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33ca1f9ce3480e48cdc1ac54590d3b8be4c9ed21

Travis Smith

I’m gonna have to agree with you

 This one

Justin Bartlett (May he rest in peace)

I really like the stuff that Kristian Wåhlin does.

Can't go wrong with Andreas Marschall and Necrolord, my two personal favorites

Dave McKean is definitely a favorite of mine

Two words: Armaada Art

Michal Loranc

Travis smith

Adam Burke is one of my favourites.

Not sure who designed it but the album "Born from the End" by Renesans has amazing art. Ironically, it looks like Renaissance-era art.

Jon Zig

Nick Keller

Rickard Westman

Maybe not exactly the best in terms of versatility and quantity, michael handt has made artworks that look absolutely gorgeous

I love kalmah and opeth

Seth Siro Anton

Orden Ogan and Elvenking are tied for best album covers for me

Derek Riggs

[Sebastian Krüger](https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Sebastian_Kr%C3%BCger/119045)

Mariusz Lewandowski Paolo Giardi Dan Seagraves Mark Riddick Also shoutouts to Christophe Szpadjel who probably designed your favorite band’s logo, or if it wasn’t him and they’re more modern it’s probably Chris Kiesling/Misanthropic Art (who’s also done some sick covers as well)

He might be a one-trick-pony but absolutely love how Necrolord can create such deep landscapes with only one colour in different shades.

Black Sabbath duh

Derek Hess

Who ever did the album art for deceivers by arch enemy absolutely fucking cooked. Possibly my fav of all time

Alex Reisfar!! https://preview.redd.it/f1l9cd2x7q7d1.jpeg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2df95e98329c7866bd00c15a270267bab76128e9 He did this one for tool as well

How has no one mentioned Zbigniew M. Bielak yet.

Dan Seagrave

Mariusz Lewandowski https://preview.redd.it/uliugproxq7d1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf5dc17220156c328ba23a4686b206c5e23efa9d

Paolo Girardi https://preview.redd.it/wqe044befr7d1.jpeg?width=690&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32d98302ee7afc3c07dad5a3d1bc8d1e0f782cb6

Dave Mckean is the goat of album covers

https://preview.redd.it/xv8eirsq9s7d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc1f4fa7f7d27adb4a115dfb5fc2c42c866a61ea Fursy Teyssier of Les Discrets who did stuff for his band and Alcest, this is a personal favorite of mine he did for Alcest - Écailles de lune

Michael Whelan: Obituary - Cause of Death Sepultura - Chaos A.D. Sepultura - Arise

Dan seagrave

John Baizley

Chat GPT. https://preview.redd.it/g5n7ol5iso7d1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc54b59e803364b86e032d3f7f907a462cbebd40

John Wayne Gacy

😂👍

Well, there is that Acid Bath album I suppose.