EVILE

Cover illustration for Infected Nations by Evile Michael Whelan has a singular ability to shift between genres. He’s been so successful as an illustrator—not just of books, but also album covers—because of his equal facility summoning the fantastic, engineering the futuristic, and brewing up the darkly macabre. The diversity of his cover art has endeared him to a wide range of fans, perhaps the most surprising coming at the intersection of heavy metal and horror. Due to his busy schedule, most of these album covers came through secondary rights, giving new life to existing fantasy and horror illustrations. This original album cover for Infected Nations by the English thrash band Evile is one of remarkably few that came by commission. The art is dark, heavy, and industrial with traces of political commentary to match the music chord-for-chord. Simply put, this is a rare opportunity to own an original Michael Whelan painting that is metal to the core.