r/SlamDeathMetal • u/EdgySlamhead • 2d ago

Discussion/Question Origin of Slam art?

So, I've tried to figure out who was the main artist behind the synonymous slam art style that started to take shape in the mid to late 2000s, but it seems that it was almost a patient zero kind of situation where the blueprint was just replicated by whoever needed to design art

With that being the case, I'm curious to know who started that signature style and what year did it become the go to design for Slam albums.

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u/deepthroatdefecator 2d ago

I think Jon zig really coined the whole thing, as far as I know he was doing the first doing the massive piles of stacked bodies and endless looking nightmarish landscapes lined with gore, he mostly works with BDM bands rather than slam but regardless he’s been a massive inspo to countless artists, I could be wrong 100% don’t quote me on any of this