As previously mentioned/discussed in February’s Between A Rock And A Hard Place column, one of the top modern day album cover artists for prog metal – as well as good old fashioned metal and classic rock – has to be Ioannis.
Having worked with the likes of Fates Warning, Dream Theater, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Quiet Riot, Sepultura, Allman Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, his legendary art has reached through a wide variety of metal sub-genres. And here, he talked with BraveWords correspondent Greg Prato how he got started, his inspiration, and the stories behind some of his best-known album covers.
