Metal Band Art

Digital Art in Heavy Metal By Dusty Peterson

With the recent controversy on Metal Band Art of what is and isn’t considered plagiarism, I saw a disturbing trend. All over the web, heavy metal fans were weighing in…

RIP Jeff Hanneman

Sad news today, with the passing of the legendary Jeff Hanneman. In my mind, other than Iron Maiden no other band has done more for metal art than Slayer. From…

The NY Times looks at Bad Metal Art

I usually do not focus on bad art but when it hits the NY Times, I have to at least give it a quick gander. I would say that the…

Alison Lilly: Was Only A Dream

I was a big fan of Alison Lilly’s work as soon as I saw it…she employs the right amount technicality along with looseness that makes the work give off an…

Storm Thorgerson: Shine On

On April 18th the art world lost Storm Thorgerson. Although he is most known for his work with Pink Floyd, Thorgerson has contributed wonderful works of art for almost every…

The Black Dahlia Murder & Amon Amarth: Pre-order Madness

As bands work through the best way to operate in the digital music era, more and more metal bands are turning to the deluxe packages to inspire fans to buy…

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4May 21, 2013
Digital Art in Heavy Metal By Dusty Peterson

With the recent controversy on Metal Band Art of what is and isn’t considered plagiarism, I saw a disturbing trend. All over the web, heavy metal fans were weighing in…
2May 2, 2013
RIP Jeff Hanneman

Sad news today, with the passing of the legendary Jeff Hanneman. In my mind, other than Iron Maiden no other band has done more for metal art than Slayer. From…
2May 2, 2013
The NY Times looks at Bad Metal Art

I usually do not focus on bad art but when it hits the NY Times, I have to at least give it a quick gander. I would say that the…
0April 28, 2013
Alison Lilly: Was Only A Dream

I was a big fan of Alison Lilly’s work as soon as I saw it…she employs the right amount technicality along with looseness that makes the work give off an…
1April 19, 2013
Storm Thorgerson: Shine On

On April 18th the art world lost Storm Thorgerson. Although he is most known for his work with Pink Floyd, Thorgerson has contributed wonderful works of art for almost every…
0April 16, 2013
The Black Dahlia Murder & Amon Amarth: Pre-order Madness

As bands work through the best way to operate in the digital music era, more and more metal bands are turning to the deluxe packages to inspire fans to buy…
1April 8, 2013
Axl Rosenberg From Metal Sucks Picks His Top 5 Favorite Album Covers

Generally speaking, I give not two shits about the death of physical media. Honestly, I’m thrilled to have the extra shelf space. I can get digital files in a quality…
1April 4, 2013
Matt Talbot: Sugar Coated Sour

Today’s installment comes all the way from Portsmouth New Hampshire. Matt Talbot’s style is not what you would normally fine on MBA, but our goal is to never have a…
0March 28, 2013
Winter is Coming…to MBA Part2: Randy Ortiz Interview

Here is part 2 of our trip to the Great White North… Continuing our artistic tour of the great white north with Winnipeg’s Randy Ortiz. You can see from…
0March 27, 2013
The Art of the Logo: Part 2

Designing a great logo isn’t easy. Neither is writing multiple introductions to articles about designing them. So lets just dive right in with a personal favorite of mine. …
0March 23, 2013
Seldon Hunt: Cold Ascending

Certain artists make work that just resonates with me on so many levels. Seldon Hunt is one of those artists. He has done work for such bands as: Isis,…
1March 19, 2013
ImagineFX presents: The Arty Side of Metal??

Check out this cool interview with Matt Dixon, the guy who creates the art for the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. It is a good read but I am not…
2March 18, 2013
Winter is Coming… to MBA! Part 1: Danille Gauvin Interview

Winter is Coming… to MBA! Time to begin our Journey North of the Border. To some of you Canada is simply Americas fancy hat ( I totally stole that funny…
3March 15, 2013
CONTEST WINNER: Jaysin Horror

The winner of the name Matt S contest is Jaysin from City of Horror…. The winning entry was: UNDISPUTED MATTITUDE For his winning entry Jaysin will win the art…
3March 12, 2013
Sam Ford: One Leathery Gentleman

Portland, Oregon’s Sam Ford. Artist. Drummer. Dungeon Master. After reading this interview and being dazzled by his awesome art, you are commanded to legally download “Speak Loudly, Say Nothing” by…
88March 11, 2013
Select- Copy- Paste

It has been over a week since the Justin Osbourn/Slasher Design art plagiarism story broke at MBA and it just seems to get bigger. It is still a hot topic…
28March 6, 2013
CONTEST: Get creative and Win some kick ass art!!!

We are proud to announce our 2nd contest!!!! Recently we brought writer Matt S into the MBA family and he came with a rather uninspiring writer pen name. Well, that…
7March 6, 2013
Out of the Darkness…

To all of the new readers that have come to the site to read about the Art Plagiarism controversy…I say welcome and stick around for a bit. If you are…
348March 2, 2013
Art Plagiarism????

When I started this site almost two years ago I wanted to focus on metal art in a positive uplifting manner, that would hopefully motivate and inspire other artists. As…
0March 1, 2013
Jacob Bannon: Rungs In A Ladder

I have watched this short documentary on Jacob Bannon from Converge twice, as I can never get enough of this kind of stuff. Then it occurred to me…Why have I…
1February 27, 2013
How to Create Album Artwork for Metal Bands???????

As I continue to try to bring the best in Metal Art, I stumble around the internet looking for artists and great art to talk about…One direction, I have been…