Graphic designer Rafael Melinda has taken some of metal’s most iconic albums and redid their artwork in the style of 50’s jazz records. The end result are some truly fantastic designs, ones that I’d actually seriously consider hanging on the walls of my place.
Melinda tells Decibel:
If Metallica or Slayer were bands from the late 50’s? How could their sound be represent by art covers at the time? Could it have the same impact and strength? That was my inspiration. Trying to bring the same power and transcendence and curiosity of those classic metal album covers with the tenacity, strength and simplicity off jazz covers. Despite the metal aesthetics is established as it is, it could be powerful at any time and era.
A full image of the covers can be seen below.
