Behind The Artworks: Vipërwitch - Witch Hunt (2024)

Late one night while slamming an entire case of PBR with our old bassist Dom Dimas from Thrall, Nuclear Reign and Torture Victim he asked me what we wanted to do for the album art. He's a phenomenal artist and always loved to draw especially after slamming some brews! He's also a massive comic book kid like myself so of course the conversation was already on that topic. He handed me a show flier and told me to just put down whatever was in my head, just let it go. I still have that goofy drawing today! I wanted to bring the entire album and concept into one painting so to speak. However, I locked the skills. So as you can imagine the hilarity that ensued. I sent it off to Diego Garza who thought it was a fantastic idea and supported the idea. Time passed and ideas shifted. Eventually I hit up one of the most talented artists of this time Ken Sarafin. We sat for over a year going over the smallest details to ensure he entrapped my vision perfectly. As time passed and ideas got solidified Lauren Gornik another visionary of our time stepped in to help complete the piece for us with her insane talents. Essentially you have this looming evil force in the background as we all do in our minds, our hounding shadow self we can never escape. With the midnight rider at full speed racing down the desert highway with his closest companions and fellow warriors the Shewolves. It brings together the entire concept of the album and main focus of the tale. A man in the run from his darkest self with his own crosses to bare, his and his horses immortal soul (the bike) and those who chose to stand by him and fight. The colors represent the dark divine feminine aspects of the band at the forefront leading it, just enough but not overbearing. As well as pushing that nostalgic feel of the 80s fixation with everything cyberpunk/neon. We wanted it to emulate the movie posters of the 70s and 80s, the high fantasy action films we all fell in love with! It's a theme well continue to carry throughout our career. Interpreting it to WHO we are can be seen many ways and we leave that to the listeners. We are a band of post apocalyptic road warriors set on a path to our higher selves, and I think this draws it all in along with the story and world that was built!