Concept Artwork

Concept Artwork:
So we researched a load of metal bands concept art and here is what we found...

This first bit of concept art is for Asking Alexandria's song "The Death of Me". This piece of art is very eye catching and shows quite a lot of information about the band, such as the Great Britain flag in the bottom right hand corner. Also it shows a member of the band, Ben Bruce, wearing their stereotypical metal clothing of black skinny jeans.This concept art is also an edited photo so it looks very clean. Also in the bottom left of the photo there is a skull which is often associated with rock/metal which is defiantly a very relevant image for our group to take into account as we are constructing a music video for a rock song so therefore we may want to include this kind of image in our own concept artwork.

This second bit of concept art is from an Asking Alexandria poster. It shows a zombie like skull with a cobra emerging from its mouth. Snakes are used quite a lot in Asking Alexandria merchandise so this is why it has also been used on this poster. Also the bands name is very eye catching at the top of the screen as it is highlighted by blood from the head and stands out due to it being andy murray yellow. So overall this piece of art portrays the artists music style as it contains classic images associated with rock and metal, such as skulls and snakes. The idea of skulls being included in concept artwork can be seen in concept art 1, however the general idea of horror-like images being used a lot can be seen in pretty much all metal concept artwork so obviously this is an idea that we need to take into account with our own project.

This third bit of concept artwork is from the front cover of Crown the Empire's album "The Fallout". This album is all about an apocalypse and therefore the artwork matches the feel of the album. This can be seen by the style of artwork which has been used, which is kind of cartoony but still realistic looking. The artwork shows a man standing hunched over whilst lava and fire spreads around the world he was used to. This artwork signifies the end of the world and the overall feel of Crown the Empire's album. This piece of artwork also corroborates with the idea of horror being used within metal concept artwork as the image of the apocalypse looks quite horrifying. As a band a lot of Crown the Empire's music is focused on evil and horror.

This fourth piece of concept artwork is from the front cover of Motionless in Whites album "Creatures". This album has a distinctive horror feel to it and this is furthermore portrayed by the album artwork. This artwork contains classic horror images, such as black crows, full moons and zombies. So overall this art directly relates to the bands music, as Motionless in White's music is largely influenced by horror stories and films which can be directly seen in the artwork chosen by the band for their album cover. This idea is also shown in many other pieces of metal concept artwork, such as Crown the Empire's and Asking Alexandria.

This final piece of concept artwork is yet again from Asking Alexandria, however it is from an advertisement for "A Prophecy" which is one of their main songs in their album "Stand up and Scream". This poster has been produced by their record label, Sumerian Records, and is advertising the fact that their newest songs music video will be released soon. During this music video it rains constantly which can also be seen in the poster as it is trying to promote and get people hyped up for it to come out. Here is the music video...

Posted by Scott
Edited by Hayden