Derek Riggs for the new album
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Please, the album artwork HAS TO BE done by this guy...The Infinite/Elements work are too good. Extremely Epic with big and heavy Strato influence.
That will be fantastic...
That will be fantastic...
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Go with Riggs ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Infinite & Elements covers and eps are fuckng brillant!
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Infinite & Elements covers and eps are fuckng brillant!
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
I'd lean towards Mattias Norén. I love that guy's work so much, I've actually bought prints from him and hung them through out my house. I'd love to see what he'd come up with.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
NO! NO! NOT RIGGS!!! NOT ONE MORE RIGGS COVER!!!
After his really good Infinte-Artwork he made those cheesy Intermission- and Elements-Covers. And that rendering-stuff looks so damn artifical. No, I think it's time for something really new.
After his really good Infinte-Artwork he made those cheesy Intermission- and Elements-Covers. And that rendering-stuff looks so damn artifical. No, I think it's time for something really new.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
You know, by 2003 it seems to me that a lot of album cover artists gave computer imagery a shot. Take a look at Iron Maiden's Dance Of Death cover, for example, it blows!stratohawk wrote:NO! NO! NOT RIGGS!!! NOT ONE MORE RIGGS COVER!!!
After his really good Infinte-Artwork he made those cheesy Intermission- and Elements-Covers. And that rendering-stuff looks so damn artifical. No, I think it's time for something really new.
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I'm ok with the Elements cover though. But yea, I don't understand why people bother with computer graphics, hand drawn stuff is still much better for these guys cause that's what they're used to work with.
By the way, one of the ugliest album covers in my collection is Dragonforce's UItimate Beatdown's. What the hell is going on with that weird ass cyberpunk chick?
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How does it work, I mean, do the artists listen to the albums before creating this stuff? Does the band give the artist some guidelines on what they want to see on the cover and how it's supposed to look like?
Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Just request that riggs hand draw it and to tell you the truth I really didn't have a problem with digital art covers, IMO they are different but I don't think they are bad.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
If Riggs does the artworks he should do hand drawings. I don't like the Elements and Intermissin covers.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Listen to this man. I think most of Derek Riggs' album arts are terrible.stratohawk wrote:NO! NO! NOT RIGGS!!! NOT ONE MORE RIGGS COVER!!!
After his really good Infinte-Artwork he made those cheesy Intermission- and Elements-Covers. And that rendering-stuff looks so damn artifical. No, I think it's time for something really new.
I'd prefer hand-drawn or a photograph as the album cover.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
How about John Avon?
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
I think it should be Toxicangel who made covers to Sonata Arctica, Kotipelto (at least Serenity) Kiuas and many others.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Toxicangel and Riggs both were too busy! ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Anyway, some time soon you will see what we have cooked up..
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Anyway, some time soon you will see what we have cooked up..
Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Ok soon is next week more or less!! Hey Jens we need to know more things!! Try to understaaaand!!
PS: Thank you again Jens.
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PS: Thank you again Jens.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
cool i'm very anxious about thatJensJohansson wrote:Toxicangel and Riggs both were too busy!
Anyway, some time soon you will see what we have cooked up..
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Did Riggs do the VISIONS cover?
It was the coolest......
Infinite was very good(IMO), too.
And, I liked the simple gold fleur-de-lys of the black album--very unique.
I'm sure the cover will be nice&eyecatching.![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Infinite was very good(IMO), too.
And, I liked the simple gold fleur-de-lys of the black album--very unique.
I'm sure the cover will be nice&eyecatching.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Nope. Riggs did Infinite, Elements I & II and Intermission.browneyedgirl wrote:Did Riggs do the VISIONS cover?It was the coolest......
Infinite was very good(IMO), too.
And, I liked the simple gold fleur-de-lys of the black album--very unique.
I'm sure the cover will be nice&eyecatching.
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
This one?JensJohansson wrote:Anyway, some time soon you will see what we have cooked up..
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Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
This as a Album cover would be epic!
Re: Derek Riggs for the new album
Come on Jens, we want something! Cover, song, solo, something to listen/look at. When the album will be released? There are rumours that it'll be released before the first gigs in UK, is that true?