Israeli maestro, Eliran Kantor, crafted the cover artwork for Scalpture 's new album, "Landkrieg." This is the second collaboration (after the cover for the album, "Feldwärts") between Kantor and the German band.
"We knew we wanted to collaborate with Eliran Kantor again," Scalpture's members collectively comment. "In fact, the idea for the concept behind 'Landkrieg' was born while we were celebrating the release of Feldwärts—drinking, talking and already thinking about what would come next. From the beginning, we envisioned a beautiful, almost picturesque landscape painting that, upon closer inspection, reveals something truly horrific happening in the background."
The musicians say that "the central event in the artwork—a man killing another with an axe—went through several iterations before reaching its final form. Eliran was incredibly patient with us as we took our time refining the concept. The scene itself is inspired by an etching from Hans Ulrich Franck, an artist who lived during the Thirty Years' War. Eliran took this historical reference and transformed it into something truly stunning. For a Death Metal album cover, 'Landkrieg' is surprisingly colorful and, at first glance, even idyllic. Our initial stylistic direction was “Goya meets Monet,” and we believe Eliran captured that perfectly. His ability to blend beauty with brutality is unmatched, and we couldn’t be happier with the result."
"Landkrieg" is available through Testimony Records and through Scalpture's Bandcamp at https://scalpture.bandcamp.com/album/landkrieg
See more of Eliran Kantor's portfolio and purchase fine prints from his work at https://elirankantor.com/
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