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News : Elm Street reveal new artwork to upcoming record

By on February 15, 2016

Melbourne based traditional metallers Elm Street have unveiled the official album artwork for their new forthcoming album, ‘Knock ‘Em Out… With A Metal Fist’. And like it’s album title, the artwork is a knock out!

Created by artist Ken Kelly (who was previously drawn artwork for the likes of Rainbow, KISS, Manowar, and so on), the band’s sophomore record will be released on June 25th via Massacre Records. The album was further recorded, mixed and mastered by Ermin Hamidovic at Systematic Productions.

Lead vocalist Ben Batres had this to say of the album and its artwork:

We have had the privilege of working with some of the worlds best and Ken Kelly is right at the top of the list when it comes to art. It is very surreal that the band now joins a client list that includes KISS, Manowar, Rainbow and Ace Frehley.

The concept of overcoming adversity is a theme that runs throughout the whole album. Not just in one aspect of life but in many that we have gone through ourselves and I’m sure that many will relate to.

Ken created a piece which visually relates to each song from the new album and at the same time reflects the style you expect to hear when you see an album cover like this.

Merging both the art and sound will hopefully deliver a classic album to both old and new fans.

Elm Street knock em out artwork

 

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.