Eliran Kantor
Encyclopedia
Eliran Kantor is a Berlin
-based artist and illustrator
known mostly for creating album covers for heavy metal
bands such as Testament
, Mekong Delta
, Sigh
and Anacrusis
. He created the artwork used on various releases issued via the likes of Nuclear Blast
, Candlelight Records
, SPV Records
, AFM
, The End
and Season of Mist
among others.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-based artist and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
known mostly for creating album covers for heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands such as Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, Mekong Delta
Mekong Delta (band)
Mekong Delta is a German progressive/thrash metal band, formed in 1985.-History:The band was founded by a group of German metal musicians with the goal to 'musically outshine' all then-current, independent releases. The line-up and the history of the group was to be "the best kept secret in the...
, Sigh
Sigh (band)
is a Japanese extreme metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1990. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese black metal bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from Scandinavia. They gradually shifted from a more traditional black/thrash metal sound, to a more...
and Anacrusis
Anacrusis (band)
Anacrusis is a progressive/thrash metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Anacrusis was one of the first bands to attempt to blend thrash and progressive metal...
. He created the artwork used on various releases issued via the likes of Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
, Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is an independent record label based in Europe founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal and death metal, having bands such as Emperor,...
, SPV Records
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....
, AFM
AFM Records
AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....
, The End
The End Records
The End Records is an independent record label, founded in 1998 in San Diego. Founder Andreas Katsambas initially wanted to bring attention to some underground bands he admired. In 2002, The End moved to Salt Lake City, when his wife took a job at the University of Utah. The label moved...
and Season of Mist
Season of Mist
Season of Mist is a record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing...
among others.
Album cover illustration credits
- SodomSodom (band)Sodom is a German Thrash metal trio from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981.Along with the bands Kreator and Destruction, Sodom is considered one of the "big three" of Teutonic thrash metal...
- In War and PiecesIn War and Pieces-Personnel:Sodom* Tom Angelripper - Bass, vocals* Bernemann - Guitars* Bobby Schottkowski - DrumsProduction* Waldemar Sorychta - Producer* Eliran Kantor - Artwork...
(SPV Records, 2010) - AtheistAtheist (band)Atheist is a technical death metal band from Florida, founded in 1984, whose music combines metal riffs with subtle Latin music arrangements and jazz fusion.- History :...
- JupiterJupiter (Atheist album)Jupiter is the name of the fourth studio album by the American technical death metal band Atheist. It is their first studio album in 17 years since the release of Elements in 1993.-Overview:...
(Season Of Mist 2010) - SighSigh (band)is a Japanese extreme metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1990. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese black metal bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from Scandinavia. They gradually shifted from a more traditional black/thrash metal sound, to a more...
- Scenes From HellScenes From HellScenes from Hell is the eighth full-length studio album by the Japanese extreme metal band Sigh. It is the band's first full-length recording to feature Dr. Mikannibal...
(The End Records, 2010) - Mekong DeltaMekong Delta (band)Mekong Delta is a German progressive/thrash metal band, formed in 1985.-History:The band was founded by a group of German metal musicians with the goal to 'musically outshine' all then-current, independent releases. The line-up and the history of the group was to be "the best kept secret in the...
- Lurking FearLurking FearFor the H. P. Lovecraft story, see The Lurking FearLurking Fear is the eighth album from progressive/thrash metal band Mekong Delta, released in August 2007.-Track listing:# "Society in Dissolution" – 4:56# "Purification" – 5:06...
(AFM Records/Candlelight Records, 2007) - Mekong DeltaMekong Delta (band)Mekong Delta is a German progressive/thrash metal band, formed in 1985.-History:The band was founded by a group of German metal musicians with the goal to 'musically outshine' all then-current, independent releases. The line-up and the history of the group was to be "the best kept secret in the...
- Wanderer on the Edge of TimeWanderer on the Edge of TimeWanderer on the Edge of Time is the 9th album from progressive/thrash metal band Mekong Delta, released in June, 2010.-Track listing:# Intro - Concert Guitar - 02:18# Ouverture - 02:50# "A certain fool" // Movement 1 - 03:37...
(AAARRG Records, 2010) - Virus - The Agent That Shapes The Desert(Duplicate Records, 2010)
- AnacrusisAnacrusis (band)Anacrusis is a progressive/thrash metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Anacrusis was one of the first bands to attempt to blend thrash and progressive metal...
- Hindsight: Suffering Hour & Reason Revisited (Anacrusis, 2010) - Master - The Human Machine (Pulverized Records, 2010)
- Enders Game - What We've Lost (Independent release, 2010)
- The CrinnThe CrinnThe Crinn is an American mathcore band from St Paul, Minnesota formed in 2005. On April 20, 2010 they released their debut album "Dreaming Saturn" through Nuclear Blast records.- Discography :* Kills Curiosity ...
- Dreaming Saturn (Nuclear Blast Records, 2010) - Masachist - Death March Fury (Witching Hour Productions, 2009)
- The Alien Blakk - Modes of Alienation (Reissue) (Independent release, 2009)
- GWARGWARGwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...
- Lust in Space (Inside sleeve artwork only) (Metal Blade, 2009) - Immortal Dominion - Primortal (427Records, 2009)
- Mandala - I (independent release, 2009)
- TestamentTestament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
- The Formation of DamnationThe Formation of DamnationThe Formation of Damnation is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Testament. It was released on April 29, 2008. It is the first album Testament has released of new material since 1999's The Gathering It is also Testament's first release with original guitarist Alex...
(Nuclear Blast, 2008) - To-MeraTo-MeraTo-Mera are a progressive metal band from South Oxfordshire in the UK. The band plays a technical style of metal characterized by long songs, multiple time changes and jazz interludes.-Current members:*Julie Kiss - Vocals*Thomas MacLean - Guitar...
- DelusionsDelusions (album)Delusions is the second album from UK progressive metal band To-Mera. Its style is similar to their debut Transcendental, with a lot of the same aspects as that album....
(Candlelight Records, 2008) - BalisetBaliset (band)Baliset is an American hard rock / heavy metal band based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the project of Greg Massi, known for his work with the avant-garde bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot.- Background :...
- A Time for Rust (Ret-Con records, 2008) - AnsurAnsurAnsur is a progressive extreme metal trio from Drammen, Norway with elements from both black and death metal, and 70s progressive rock as well as other genres.Ansur is originally the name of a Norse/Viking rune...
- Warring Factions (Candlelight Records/Nocturnal Art Production, 2008) - Deceiver - Thrashing Heavy Metal (Pulverised Records, 2008)
- Desolation - Lexicon V (Shadowflame Records, 2008)
- XerathXerathXerath are a metal band from the UK. The band formed in 2007, and they have been recognized from 2009 with the release of their debut album 'I' via Candlelight Records....
- Xerath I (Promotional demo, 2008) - Thy MajestieThy MajestieThy Majestie is an Italian Power metal band that formed in 2000. Their music is typically cinematic, epic, symphonic, progressive and darker than typical power metal with symphonic influences. They have released four full-length albums.-Biography:...
- Dawn (Dark Balance Records, 2008) - Masachist - Death March Fury (TBA, 2008)
- Robot Lords of TokyoRobot Lords of TokyoThe Robot Lords of Tokyo is a musical sludge / stoner rock project based in Columbus, Ohio. The band independently released their self-titled album in 2006. The band followed up with “Whiskey, Blood & Napalm” in 2008 which was named one of the Top 50 Albums of 2009 by Classic Rock Magazine...
- II: Whiskey, Blood & Napalm (Independent release, 2008) - Anjeliina - The Rebirth (Independent release, 2008)
- Prey For Nothing - Violence Divine (Rusty Cage Records, 2008)
- Abysmalia - Portals to Psychotic Inertia (independent release, 2008)
- Grant O'neil - Head-On (Independent release, 2008)
- Sorrow's Joy - Fallow Ground (Independent release, 2008)
- Liberty N' JusticeLiberty N' JusticeLiberty N' Justice is a Christian hard rock band started in 1991 by Justin Murr and Patrick Marchand. In 2002, Murr continued with the Liberty N' Justice name, contacting several well-known artists to join him in creating the new album Welcome to the Revolution...
- 4 All : the best of LNJ (Versallis Records, 2007) - sHeavySheavy-Formation and name change:Sheavy formed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1993, and originally performed under the name Green Machine. In 1994, the band discovered there was another band in the United States with the same name, so a decision was made to rename the band Sheavy...
- The Machine That Won the WarThe Machine That Won the WarThe Machine That Won the War is the sixth release by Sheavy. It was released in 2007 on Candlelight Records. The album was with a limited edition live DVD produced by Studio 709, featuring footage that was shot on March 3 at the Holy Heart Auditorium in St. John's...
(Candlelight Records, 2007) - Mena Brinno - Icy Muse (Dark Balance Records, 2007)
- Thrustor - Night of Fire (Black Bastola Records, 2007)
- The Old Dead TreeThe Old Dead TreeThe Old Dead Tree was a Progressive death metal band from the city of Paris, France active between 1997 and 2009.-Musical style:Their musical style is a mixture of death metal elements, such as double bass drumming and heavy guitar riffing, and more mellow, progressive, gothic metal and doom metal...
- The Water Fields (Season of Mist Records, 2007) - Detonation - Emission Phase (Osmose Productions, 2007)
- AghoraAghora (band)Aghora is a progressive metal/technical metal band formed in 1995 by guitarist Santiago Dobles. In 2000 they released their first album, Aghora, recorded and produced by Santiago Dobles and Dan Escauriza in 1999, Miami, Florida. The album featured Sean Malone and Sean Reinert, both members of Cynic...
- Formless (European edition) (Season of Mist Records, 2007) - Denis Vlachiotis - Imperishable Ferocity (Independent release, 2007)
- Dissonant - Perspective independent release, 2007)
- Savannah - S/T (Independent release, 2007)
- Sickening Horror - When Landscapes Bleed Backwards (Neurotic Records, 2006)
- AghoraAghora (band)Aghora is a progressive metal/technical metal band formed in 1995 by guitarist Santiago Dobles. In 2000 they released their first album, Aghora, recorded and produced by Santiago Dobles and Dan Escauriza in 1999, Miami, Florida. The album featured Sean Malone and Sean Reinert, both members of Cynic...
- Formless (American edition) (Dobles Music, 2006) - Abed - The Coming of Soon (Independent release, 2005)
- Abused Romance - S/T (Independent release, 2005)
- Dred - A Pathway to Extinction (Independent release, 2005)
- To-MeraTo-MeraTo-Mera are a progressive metal band from South Oxfordshire in the UK. The band plays a technical style of metal characterized by long songs, multiple time changes and jazz interludes.-Current members:*Julie Kiss - Vocals*Thomas MacLean - Guitar...
- TranscendentalTranscendental (album)Transcendental is the début album from UK progressive metal band To-Mera. Its style is characterised by female vocals; long, multi-sectioned songs; heavy riffs and jazzy sections...
(Candlelight Records, 2005) - Bishop of Hexen - The Nightmarish Compositions (SPV Records/CCP Records, 2005)
- Armilos - Race of Lies (Independent release, 2004)
- Solitary - Trail of Omission (Independent release, 2004)
- HYPERION - Orchestrating The Myth (Independent release, TBD)
Book cover illustration credits
- Moshe Peled - Back to the Circuit (Kavim Publishing Inc., 2007)