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09/03/2026

Thanks to the lovely people @ Kaunis Kuolematon! 🖤🔥 What an album... Proud once again for being on board, cheers guys 👊

27/02/2026

Artwork for the return of Teknovore with Part One of their "Hamartia" concept. I must admit that every time I get a message from George regarding an upcoming release by Teknovore, I am instantly hyped due to the always awesome concepts he delivers in order to be moulded and transformed into artwork. I think we nailed it once again George, many thanks for the ongoing smooth cooperation! I am once again thrilled to have worked on an artwork for such a hard-working and talented act!

"The album’s title draws from the classical Greek concept of hamartia: a fatal flaw or internal failing that leads an individual toward their own downfall. Rather than a single mistake, hamartia represents an inherent weakness—an inescapable force guiding destiny. This idea is at the conceptual core of the album, framing its themes of liminality, inner conflict, and self-destruction".

"Hamartia" unfolds across two releases, with Part One launching on March 13.

Listen to "Hamartia" and pre-order the album:
https://teknovore.bandcamp.com/album/hamartia-part-one

07/01/2026

Huge thanks to And Justice For Art for their mention and interest in the front cover artwork I made for AmongRuins. It was a pleasure for me to answer some questions regarding the process of creating "Advent of Chaos". Read the story behind the concept and artwork here:

Greek Death Metal act, AmongRuins, are releasing a new album titled “Advent of Chaos." The cover was designed by Nikos Stavridakis of Visi...

01/12/2025

Front cover artwork for extreme experimentalists ThousandDead, for their upcoming 2nd album "Grimness of this World". ThousandDead return with a massive album of total in-your-face obscurity that is destined to make an impact. Keep your eyes and ears open for this one, people!

25/11/2025

"Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli" by Kaunis Kuolematon is set for official release this coming Friday 28/11. Very proud to have been part of this obscure journey... Huge thanks to Mikko Heikkilä and the guys for their trust. 👊🙏

🔻 KUN VALO MINUSSA KUOLI 🔻
Julkaisu // 28.11.2025 // Release date

01. Kaiku
02. Merta
03. Kun Kyynelistä Muodostuu Meri
04. Rauniot
05. Maailman Ainut Ihminen
06. Kaipaus
07. Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli
08. Kuura
09. Aatos

Mixed & recorded by Saku Moilanen Deep Noise Studios
Mastered by Tony Lindgren Fascination Street Studios
Cover Art by Nikos Stavridakis VisionBlack
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Pre-save the album:
https://music.nobledemon.com/valo
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Pre-order the album and bundles:
http://shop.kauniskuolematon.com
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All useful links:
https://linktr.ee/kauniskuolematon
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21/10/2025

Many thanks and cheers to Nikos Mirisiotis for the lovely bundle of vinyls from His Wounds. Among other releases, it is an honour for me to have been part of the restoration of iconic Hellenic Metal releases such as On Thorns I Lay "Sounds of Beautiful Experience" and Zephyrous "Entrance and Wandering on the Seven Zones". We worked together with Nikos with limited visual material from the old days and scans from the original releases. On Thorns I Lay was particularly challenging but I believe that the final result is more than decent and as close to the original as possible. It is also one of my personal favourites from the 90s glorious era, so I am twice as happy now that I am holding it in my hands and feel the old vibes alive on vinyl at last!

Visit www.hiswoundsrecords.com to get hold of these gems!

17/10/2025

Front cover artwork for ""Kun valo minussa kuoli", the upcoming long-awaited dark opus of Finnish beasts Kaunis Kuolematon. Conceptually, we started this project with an approach of designing a "Monument of Death". The band gave me full artistic freedom as they always do and the result came out as closer to KK's obscure aesthetics as possible. I am very happy to share this at last, as it is one of those projects that I really enjoyed working on. I will be sharing some merch designs later on as well. Album and merch bundles are already on presale so follow the link below to get yours!

Kaunis Kuolematon Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/kauniskuolematon

15/10/2025

Cover artwork for "Merta" single, straight out of the upcoming dark opus of Kaunis Kuolematon entitled "Kun valo minussa kuoli".

"Merta" will be out this coming Friday 17/10!

"Merta" pre-save:
https://music.nobledemon.com/merta
"Kun valo minussa kuoli" album pre-save:
https://music.nobledemon.com/valo
Kaunis Kuolematon Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/kauniskuolematon

09/10/2025

Artwork for Teknovore for the single "Autonomy" (2025) straight out of the hotly anticipated 3rd studio album "Hamartia", slated for release in 2026 via Infacted Recordings.

"Autonomy" will be available October 17th on all major digital platforms.

07/10/2025

Front cover artwork for Athenian groove powerhouse FULL HOUSE B.C. for their upcoming skull-crushing full-length "Glasgow Grin"! Cheers and thanks to Vageliss Karzis and the gang! You can catch 'em now on the road with Wolfheart, Before The Dawn and Suotana all around Europe.
"Glasgow Grin " is coming out on the 6th of February!
"No Gods, No Chains" single here: https://fhbc.rpm.link/NGNCYT

03/10/2025

"Chaos" is surely perceived differently by many out there. It is interpreted in multiple ways and expressed in even more. I have always perceived chaos as a collage of various things telling a story and even personified in one single entity. AmongRuins gave me the chance to realise my vision of those two interpretations combined, while preparing the artwork for their upcoming brilliant album "Advent of Chaos". Huge thanks to the guys for their trust and for giving me total artistic freedom for this one. Enjoy and grab the new album set for release on February 20, 2026 via Theogonia Records!

Original centerpiece "butterfly" photograph and various bits and pieces in the background by amazing Russian photographer Sergey Vinogradov.