Alex Pardee is an American freelance artist, apparel designer, and

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writer, best known for illustrating

the Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, that formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden Ste ...

's album artwork.

Career

He has also done works for

Hurley International Hurley is an American company that sells clothes and accessories marketed towards surfing and swimming. Established in 1979 as a distributor for Billabong clothing in the United States, Hurley was sold to Nike, Inc. in 2002 for an undisclosed p ...

, Twenty Twenty Skateboards, Bay Area rapper TopR,

Upper Playground Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

Street Drum Corps Street Drum Corps is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2004 by Bobby Alt, of S.T.U.N. and Faculty X; Adam Alt, of Circus Minor; and Frank Zummo, of TheStart. To date the group have released four albums and have been part of tours su ...

Aiden Aiden was an American horror punk band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. They achieved underground success during the mid to late 2000s with their classic lineup, featuring vocalist William Francis, guitarists Angel ...

, Kid Robot, and lately the cover of

In Flames In Flames is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed by guitarist Jesper Strömblad in Gothenburg in 1990. Alongside At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity, In Flames pioneered the genres known as Swedish death metal and melodic death metal. During t ...

's ninth studio album, ''

A Sense of Purpose ''A Sense of Purpose'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, first released in Japan on 26 March 2008. It was released on 1 April The Mirror's Truth "The Mirror's Truth" is a song by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from their ninth album, '' A Sense of Purpose''. It was released as a single/ EP on 7 March 2008. The disc contains the title track and three songs that did not appear on the a ...

". He is a member of the groups Cardboard City and Zerofriends. He runs the website EyeSuck Ink which includes links to his

blog A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...

and store. Through his art he has admitted to overcoming depression and anxiety disorders along with emotional struggles. He uses pens, ink, watercolors, and dye, and is trying to use more acrylics, oils, and latex. Pardee is currently working on a motion picture for Chadam (often confused with Chadam Mihlberger) as well as various art shows and products. Pardee released his first official art book, titled '' Awful Homesick'' in October 2008. He designed the artwork for

Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with '' Dawn of the Dead'', a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since t ...

's movie ''

Sucker Punch A sucker punch (American English), also known as a dog shot, coward punch, king hit or one-punch attack (Australian and New Zealand English) or cold-cock (American English), is a punch made without warning or while the recipient is distracted, ...

''. 2014 worked as Art Director, Executive Producer and Creature Designer for Adam Green's Biography creature films

Digging Up The Marrow ''Digging up the Marrow'' is a 2014 American horror comedy film written and directed by Adam Green. It stars Green as a fictionalized version of himself who, in the process of making a documentary about monsters, is contacted by a man, played by ...

. In 2015 Pardee collaborated on "I Got Your Back" with hip hop artist Justin Bua who described Pardee as "a prolific artist whose imagination is populated with wicked, warped, and wacky characters that walk a tightrope between playful and grotesque. His artistic world inspires all artists to not only strive for greatness, but more importantly, to have fun."

Published works

Albums, singles and musical releases

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** '' The Impossible Kid'' *

** ''

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** "

The Mirror's Truth "The Mirror's Truth" is a song by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from their ninth album, '' A Sense of Purpose''. It was released as a single/ EP on 7 March 2008. The disc contains the title track and three songs that did not appear on the a ...

" ** ''

A Sense of Purpose ''A Sense of Purpose'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, first released in Japan on 26 March 2008. It was released on 1 April Street Drum Corps Street Drum Corps is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2004 by Bobby Alt, of S.T.U.N. and Faculty X; Adam Alt, of Circus Minor; and Frank Zummo, of TheStart. To date the group have released four albums and have been part of tours su ...

** ''

'' ** '' We Are Machines'' * TopR ** ''Cheap laughs for dead comedians'' ** ''Marathon of shame'' *

The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, that formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden Ste ...

** " Take It Away" ** ''

In Love and Death ''In Love and Death'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Used. It was released on September 28, 2004, and was later certified platinum in the United States, indicating over 1,000,000 copies shipped. It is their most commercially s ...

'' ** " All That I've Got" ** "

I Caught Fire "I Caught Fire" is the third single from American rock band the Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, that formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and g ...

" ** '' Berth'' ** "

The Bird and the Worm "The Bird and the Worm" is a song by the Used, released as the first single from their third studio album, '' Lies for the Liars''. The song impacted radio on April 3, 2007. It is their highest charting single to date, peaking at number 9 on the ...

" ** " Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)" ** '' Lies for the Liars'' ** "

Pretty Handsome Awkward "Pretty Handsome Awkward" is the second single from the Used's third studio album, ''Lies for the Liars''. The song was released to US alternative radio on August 21, 2007 and released to UK radio on September 3. The song is perhaps best known fo ...

" ** ''Shallow Believer'' *

Cage Kennylz Christian Palko (born May 4, 1973), better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor from Middletown, New York. With a majority of his career being spent with record labels Definitive Jux and Eastern Confere ...

** ''Hell's Winter'' (Tour DVD) ** ''I Never Knew You'' EP ** '' Depart from Me''

Music videos

*All That I've Got *LiveLavaLive (Mitchell Davis) *WWE Theme Song *Dredg - The Thought of Losing You (producer)

Comics

*'' And So He Bathed in the Blood of the Lepers'' *'' Bunnywith'' *'' My Book of Poetry'' *'' My Book of Feelings'' *'' The Ugliest Fairy'' (2006) *'' Good Night Lava'' (2007 Upper Playground limited edition) *'' Awful Homesick'' (2008) *'' Into the Marrow'' (2009 1988 Gallery Limited edition) *'' The Secrets of Hollywood'' (2004)

Calendars

*'' Astrology Is Dead'' (2002) *'' The Beautiful People Calendar'' (2003) *'' Snoring Blood Calendar'' (2004)

Web series

*'' Chadam'' (2010)

References

External links

Official MySpace

Zerofriends official webstore

Eye Suck Ink official website

Gallery

Pardee's review
of

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