Heavy Music Artwork

18/11/2025

For the underground. Not the mainstream.

01/11/2025

OUT NOW - Everyone Dies, The Matt Zane Reckoning is the unapologetic, unfiltered story of Matt Zane, frontman of Society 1—a band that dragged shock rock into the 21st century, kicking, screaming, bleeding, and fully suspended by flesh hooks. It’s about obsession, rebellion, s*x, survival, and what happens when you refuse to play by anyone else’s rules.

If you’ve seen the Everyone Dies documentary, this is the book that goes deeper. It fills in the gaps, confirms the rumours, and tells the stories that didn’t make it to film—because they were too insane, too personal, or just too real.

Zane pulls no punches. From the p**n sets to the concert stage, from L*D trips in forests to defiling sacred symbols in public, this is a firsthand account of a life lived at full volume and with zero safety nets. Alongside original poetry, artwork, and private photos, Zane talks candidly about rejection, being blacklisted, battling isolation, and outlasting almost every peer who came up with him.

It’s not a typical rock memoir, and it’s not cleaned up for marketing. This is the story of a man who never fit in, never backed down, and still refuses to disappear.

About Matt Zane
Matt Zane is a director, performance artist, and frontman of Society 1. Known as the first frontman to sing live while suspended by flesh hooks, he’s also directed hundreds of adult films, published philosophical works, and performed some of the most extreme live shows in modern rock history. Now 50, he’s still creating, offending, and asking the one question that’s driven his entire career: how far is too far?

01/11/2025

OUT NOW - Heavy Metal Flyers on the Wall returns with Volume Two, diving deeper into the raw, rebellious world of heavy metal’s pre-digital visual culture. Spanning the gritty years from the early 1980s to the late 1990s, this second instalment continues the visual archive of concert flyers, zine ads, DIY posters, and rare ephemera that once screamed from city walls and telephone poles.

Like its predecessor, Volume Two captures the visceral energy of an era where Xerox machines and black ink were the weapons of choice. With hundreds of new pieces collected and preserved, this volume brings to light both legendary names and long-forgotten cult acts—each flyer a snapshot of a night, a sound, a scene.

Presented by Heavy Music Artwork, an authority in heavy metal visual culture, this volume continues the commentary, analysis, and historical insight that made Volume One essential. Every piece is reproduced under fair use for research and preservation, offering fans, designers, and collectors a deeper look into the chaotic, creative force that shaped heavy metal’s underground identity.

01/11/2025

OUT NOW - Step into the underground with Punk & Hardcore Flyers on the Wall: Vol. 1, a raw visual archive of the DIY punk and hardcore scene from the 1980s and 1990s. This collection gathers hundreds of black-and-white gig flyers, each one a snapshot of a world fueled by attitude, noise, and unrelenting creativity.

Every flyer captures the chaos and energy of the era, from hand-drawn graphics and cut-and-paste layouts to xeroxed photocopies that defined the aesthetic of underground shows. From legendary hardcore acts to obscure local bands, these pages preserve the spirit of a movement that thrived on rebellion and the do-it-yourself ethos.

This book is more than just a collection of flyers—it’s a visual history of punk and hardcore culture, unpolished, uncompromising, and unforgettable. Perfect for collectors, music fans, and anyone drawn to the raw energy of the scene.

01/11/2025

OUT NOW - Black Metal er Krig captures the ferocious spirit of the second wave of black metal, spanning the late 1980s and early 1990s. This book is a visual journey through the raw, uncompromising world of black metal, featuring bands, flyers, demos, and self-produced materials that defined one of the most extreme underground movements in music history.

Every page immerses the reader in the dark, anarchic aesthetic of the scene—high-contrast black-and-white imagery, hand-drawn logos, cryptic symbols, and chaotic, collage-style layouts that mirror the intensity of the music. From legendary Norwegian acts to influential underground bands across Scandinavia, these artefacts reveal a culture built on DIY ethics, rebellion, and complete independence from mainstream recognition.

More than a collection of promotional materials, Black Metal er Krig documents the creativity, ideology, and defiant spirit of a movement that forged its own identity. It is an essential resource for fans, collectors, and anyone fascinated by the extreme, self-produced art and uncompromising ethos of black metal.

Including interviews with: Ulver, Wardruna, Finntroll, Tribulation, Alcest, Devilment, Enslaved, Hjelvik, Mortiis, Vrîmuot, Cadaveria Hail Spirit Noir, Opera IX, Night Crowned, Moonsorrow, The Amenta, Taubrą, Katatonia, Norvhar, Elvenscroll, Noctiferia, Downfall Of Gaia, W.E.B., Tristania, Månegarm and Ultar.

29/10/2025

Out tomorrow! Punk & Hardcore Flyers on the Wall
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28/10/2025

Please say hello to our little baby Jack. 🥰

26/10/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: CALIGULAR PRESS

Heavy Music Artwork proudly unveils a new publishing imprint — Caligular Press — dedicated to titles that extend beyond the world of music and heavy metal. While Heavy Music Artwork continues its legacy within sound and image, Caligular Press advances into broader fields of art, philosophy, and culture.

Visually and linguistically inspired by the grandeur of Ancient Rome, Caligular Press adopts its symbolism, strength, and timeless elegance as a framework for expression. While the imprint’s early titles do not centre on Roman history or classical themes, future editions may well explore the civilisation that continues to inspire its identity. For now, it channels the Roman spirit — order, vision, and creative authority — as a language of purpose and intent.

Caligula Press new titles coming in 2026
Spreading the Diseases
Dirty Flix
The Gnostic Deception
Elixirs
The Glitch
Hieronymus Bosch
European Arts Series
Dark Matters

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