This one is supposed to be the insert/fold out poster for the upcoming LP by Brutal Death, a grind band from Concord, Ca, whose guitarist frequently crashes on the couch of my apartment. Unfortunately, the album won't be coming out for a while, since they haven't even started recording it yet, but it could be out by the time you read this. Brutal Death is a key part of the Bay Area hardcore scene and features members of Warkrime, Migraine, Short Circuit and more. They do not have a website or Myspace, however I think you may be able to find footage of them on Youtube. They have so far put out one 7 inch and have been featured on the Short Fast & Loud #17: Teen Beat Comp and the California Thrash Demolition Comp.
As for the collage itself, on the left side you can disgruntled workers sorting through piles bodies and garbage, which one assumes is somehow connected to the conveyer belt dispensing hotdogs and the enthusiastic kid enjoying one of the hotdogs. In the background there is mess of intimidating industrial machinery. Most of the images were taken out of a Child Craft book from the 1970's, except for a few, which I think I got out of a book on the Holocaust. Since almost the entire image is black and white, it was initially hard to tell the background from the forground. To solve this problem, I took some of my friend's nail polish and painted it around the edges of the forground.
Friends have compared my collage style to the album artwork of bands such as Napalm Death, Dystopia, Discharge and Crass. I think those influences are most apparent in this collage.
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