Kisschasy’s second album “Hymns for the Nonbeliever” takes the form of an old bible which was inspired by the album’s title. The band actually briefed the studio with “we want a bible” and Mathematics took it from there.

Here’s the back cover as I know some people have asked for the front and back of all covers.

The cover was actually scanned from an old bible found at a local bookshop. Then touched up with gold foil to make it seem authentic, although it’s hard to see it on the flat jpg. Here’s a photo which shows off the “very expensive” gold foiling.

Also you’ll see the band’s official website reflects the album artwork. The header image you see on the site is the same artwork found in the booklet. But I’m not a fan of it so have gently skipped over it.

The type was all hand rendered then scanned in. Here’s a couple of scans.

The singles all share a similar art direction which not only helps keep the entire albums marketing cohesive but also saves the designers from having to undergo the long process of approvals.

That said the first single is probably the most removed from the others.

Spray on Pants not only has a great title but also a fun film clip.

The latest single off the album “String and Drums” is another ornate looking Bible type cover.

One interesting thing I found on Amazon is their version of the cover has been scanned by a blind gimp which resulted in it looking like this.

Nice work Amazon. You’d think part of Amazon’s job would be to get the covers right. Or maybe the label could have fixed this.

Seeing these old bibles got me interested in the look and feel of old books. A quick Google image search for “Old Bible” pulls up some interesting photos.

I wonder how many other books would last 150+ years. Certainly not my MAD magazine collection that’s for sure.

Those with more money than they know what to do with and a deep sense of religion can start an antique bible collection. Here you can browse bibles from $50k – $900,000.

While researching this cover I noticed that Kischasy’s first album is fantastic as well which I will have to post soon as I’ve just been sent all the artwork for that.

A nice and arty cover here for Faker’s debut album Addicted Romantic.

Mathematics informed me that the short deadline dictated the illustrative approach as they were called in after the initial commissioned artwork didn’t turn out. I love the blood which hints at the aggression in many of the songs found on the album. Initial pitched concepts for the booklet had the band members illustrated beaten, bruised and scarred but the band though it was a bit too much.

Also while it looks like Nathan, the lead singer, it’s actually an amalgamation of many found photos. It’s a coincidence it looks like him.

Here’s the single from the album Hurricane.