H.R Giger, Swiss designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, creator of Alien, died this week. Most famous for dreaming up one of the great celluloid monsters, he also designed some pretty amazing album covers. This is a link to his obituary in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/13/hr-giger

R.I.P. H.R.Giger, one of the greatest visual imaginations of the modern age.

Here is a selection of his amazing cover art:

The Shiver – Walpurgis – 1969

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery – 1973

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery – 1973

Island – Pictures – 1977

Magma – Attahk – 1978

Debbie Harry – Koo Koo – 1981

Debbie Harry – Koo Koo – 1981

Debbie Harry – Backfired 12 inch – 1981

Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion – 1985

Steve Stevens – Atomic Playboys- 1989

Atrocity – Hallucinations – 1990

Danzig lll – How The Gods Kill – 1992

Carcass – Heartwork – 1993

Black Sun Productions – OperettAmorale – 2004

This is the controversial poster included in Dead Kennedys 1985 album, Frankenchrist.

Go here for more information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenchrist

http://www.vinylrecords.ch/D/DE/Dead_Kennedys/Frankenchrist/frankenchrist_giger.html

http://www.hrgiger.com 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_Giger