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Greek Thrash/Heavy metallers, Dreamlord - Official - recently released their new album "Artificial Imprisonment" which features a cover artwork designed by fellow countryman artist, Vaggelis Petikas of Revolver dart. He combined traditional drawing and digital illustration (including Procreate and Photoshop) to create this graphic.
"The cover portrays the birth of Artificial General Intelligence," reveals the band's vocalist/guitarist, Babis Papleogiorgos. "The figure inside the metallic womb represents the creation of a new kind of consciousness. The two faces opening up symbolize the human mind itself, showing that AGI is ultimately a product of our own imagination and creativity. But there’s also a warning there: what’s born from human brilliance can also turn against its creator if it’s misused. That’s why you see the skulls at the bottom, representing the possible downfall of humanity. The mother and child watching this moment stand for mankind witnessing the birth of its own creation — both in awe and in fear of what comes next."
The group's members had been "fans of Vagelis Petikas for years. His work has that balance of storytelling and intensity that fits perfectly with what Dreamlord stands for. When we started working on the album, we reached out to him with the concept and lyrics, and he immediately connected with the idea. From there it was a smooth collaboration—he took the theme and turned it into something powerful and unsettling, exactly what the record needed visually."
"Artificial Imprisonment" is available at
https://dreamlord.bandcamp.com/album/artificial-imprisonment
See more of Vagelis Petikas' work at https://www.behance.net/RevolverDart
"The cover portrays the birth of Artificial General Intelligence," reveals the band's vocalist/guitarist, Babis Papleogiorgos. "The figure inside the metallic womb represents the creation of a new kind of consciousness. The two faces opening up symbolize the human mind itself, showing that AGI is ultimately a product of our own imagination and creativity. But there’s also a warning there: what’s born from human brilliance can also turn against its creator if it’s misused. That’s why you see the skulls at the bottom, representing the possible downfall of humanity. The mother and child watching this moment stand for mankind witnessing the birth of its own creation — both in awe and in fear of what comes next."
The group's members had been "fans of Vagelis Petikas for years. His work has that balance of storytelling and intensity that fits perfectly with what Dreamlord stands for. When we started working on the album, we reached out to him with the concept and lyrics, and he immediately connected with the idea. From there it was a smooth collaboration—he took the theme and turned it into something powerful and unsettling, exactly what the record needed visually."
"Artificial Imprisonment" is available at
https://dreamlord.bandcamp.com/album/artificial-imprisonment
See more of Vagelis Petikas' work at https://www.behance.net/RevolverDart
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