Florian Bertmer is a German illustrator from the hardcore punk,

grindcore Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. G ...

and metal scene. He has done artwork for bands like Converge,

Napalm Death Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...

, The Hope Conspiracy, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Pig Destroyer,

Doomriders Doomriders is an American stoner/ sludge metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley ...

, Kirk Hammett,

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, Alamo Drafthouse and others. His early works were reminiscent of Pushead while his later works have become more influenced by

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and

Occultism The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism an ...

. He fronted the band Cheerleaders Of The Apocalypse. He has also created several official movie posters in collaboration with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and has designed deck art for skateboard companies such as Creature Skateboards or Substance Abuse.

Artwork

Artwork for '' Converge'' includes illustrations for the inside cover for ''

The Poacher Diaries ''The Poacher Diaries'' is a split album released by the bands Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Converge in 1999. It was remastered by Scott Hull in 2006 and re-released by Relapse Records. In 2022, the Converge songs were reissued as a standalone ...

'' and back cover artwork and insert poster for ''

Deeper the Wound ''Deeper the Wound'' is a split album between American band Converge and Japanese band Hellchild. The album was released through Deathwish Inc. in America on April 23, 2001. ''Deeper the Wound'' was also the first album released through Deathwish ...

''. Since their 1998 "Rise from Ruin" European tour he has done several t-shirt designs as well and a sought after poster for their 2007 tour. Artwork for '' Agoraphobic Nosebleed'' includes front cover artwork for '' Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)'', '' Split with Kill the Client 7"'', '' A Clockwork Sodom 7"'', ''

Split CD/LP with Apartment 213 Agoraphobic Nosebleed (abbreviated as ANb) is an American grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often over the years, with guitarist and drum programmer Scott Hull being the only cont ...

,'' '' Agorapocalypse'', and a 7" split with Total Fucking Destruction. In collaboration with ''

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'' he has done several online exclusive shirt designs for Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Bertmer also designed the cover art for

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's 2011 compilation album '' Discography''.

Album covers (selection)

;

* ''Live in Japan - Grind Kaijyu Attack! split with Nasum LP (2009) ; Agoraphobic Nosebleed * '' Agorapocalypse'' (2009) * '' Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)'' 2xCD (2005) * ''

'' split with Converge CD/LP (1999) * Split with Kill The Client 7" (2007) * ''

A Clockwork Sodom ''A Clockwork Sodom / Tentacles of Destruction'' is an EP by grindcore band Agoraphobic Nosebleed. The music on this EP was recorded shortly after Altered States of America was completed, featuring the same line-up. The EP featured a more metal s ...

'' 7" (2007) * ''

Domestic Powerviolence Agoraphobic Nosebleed (abbreviated as ANb) is an American grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often over the years, with guitarist and drum programmer Scott Hull being the only cont ...

'' split with Apartment 213 CD/LP (2007) * Split with Total Fucking Destruction 7" (2007) * Split with Insect Warfare 5"/mini-CD (2008) ; Converge * ''

'' split with Converge CD/LP (1999) * ''

'' Split with Hellchild CD/LP (2001) ;

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* '' Discography'' (2011) ; Rise and Fall * Clawing 7" (2007) ; All Pigs Must Die * ''All Pigs Must Die'' EP( 2010) * ''

God Is War ''God Is War'' is the first full-length studio album by the American band All Pigs Must Die (band), All Pigs Must Die. It was produced by Kurt Ballou and released on August 16, 2011 through Southern Lord Records. Track listing Personnel ;All P ...

'' CD/LP (2011) ; 16 * ''

Bridges to Burn ''Bridges to Burn'' is an album by American sludge metal band 16. It was released January 20, 2009 through Relapse Records. Overview ''Bridges to Burn'' is the fifth studio album released by 16, released in the United States on the band's 16 ...

'' CD/LP (2009) ; Outbreak * ''Failure'' CD/LP (2006)

Movie artwork

He has worked on numerous limited edition movie posters for Alamo Drafthouse for such iconic films as '' The Holy Mountain'', '' Hellboy'', the ''

Evil Dead ''Evil Dead'' is an American horror film franchise created by Sam Raimi consisting of four feature films and a television series. The series revolves around the ''Necronomicon Ex-Mortis'', an ancient Sumerian text that wreaks havoc upon a gro ...

'', '' Night of the Living Dead'', '' Santa Sangre'', the '' Swamp Thing'', '' Hellraiser'' and '' Cowboys and Aliens''.

References

External links

The Art of Florian Bertmer
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