Up Yer Sleeve - Research

METAL-CORE ARTWORK

Looking at art related to the bands music genre to get some ideas of how to approach the design of the cover for Architects' song 'Gone With The Wind'. Having looked at the genre 'Metal core' and identified some topics which could be explored, one of which is the art which is related to the genre. There is no singular style of Metal-core art work, but repeated symbols and colour schemes, images such as skulls, moons and crucifixes these symbols can be seen as pagan symbols also raising connotations of dark arts, death and evil. These can all be used in the design for the sleeve, though the cover can be subjective, it would be good keep an element of relevance to the song, perhaps the use of the symbols or colours associated the the songs genre. 

Notable styles / features -

- Red and Black colour scheme

- Nude shadow style image

- Skull

-symbols and shapes 

- use of white space to create shadow and form

- Gothic style

Notable styles / features -

- Black and white colour scheme

- Illustrative style

- Bold blocky type

- Moon, Crucifix and beastly visuals

- Rough black, print style background

- Tattoo style

Notable styles / features -

- Black + white colour scheme

- Illustrative

- Bold blocky type

- Moon, Skull and snake visuals

- Rough black, print style background

- Tattoo style

Notable styles / features -

- Red, black and white colour schemes

- Rough paint splat style colours

- birds

- skull

- Arrows

Notable styles / features -

- Gothic style 

- Horror style

- loud bold 

- creepy connotations

- Dark names

- Misery

Through looking at these designs which are related to the music genre metalcore, I have identified patters which occur throughout and intend to use some aspects to create a relationship between the song and the cover art, still these aspects can be used as subjective as possible, playing with the form and style of 'metal-core' art.