Artwork I Probably Won't Use PART 3

I have a bunch of ideas floating around at any given time, but some of them just don't work for various reasons. I have a bunch of cover art ideas sitting in my folders. Here are some that I won't use. As much as I'd like to give timeframes for these, I sadly don't know when most of them are from; the dates in the file data were reset because of computer problems I had some time ago. But they are all Christian. CLICK IMAGES TO VIEW FULL SIZE. The images are all (C) Nocturnal Iridescence unless stated otherwise, and may not be used without permission from me.

Stuff I was going to use for an EP. Too small though. If I ever use anything like these pictures (which I'd love to), I'd have to make new versions.

Logo ideas (made mostly from fonts). The left one is "Legend" (symphonic black), and the right one is "Pleasant" (depressive black). Both names were already taken.

 

Ideas for "Haunt". It was going to be an anti-occult project. The name was already taken. I'll probably still do something with the ideas, just with a different name. The cover art is mostly adapted from "Cross and Church in the Mountains" by Caspar David Friedrich which is public domain. But if I remember right, I took the grim reaper from some random thing on google images (and added the cross to it) since this was just a private draft, and planned to make an alternate version with original or public domain material before release.

Unused artwork for Look Above You at the Sky. Too small. If I ever used something like this (which I very well might!), I'd have to make a new version.

Sanctuarium. The name was already taken. It lasted surprisingly long considering I never recorded a single song for it, lol. It was going to be funeral doom, but...... while "melancholic", it was meant to be more "hopeful" than most of that music. Obviously I don't own the My Little Pony screenshot.

I only ever ended up doing one MLP song under Look Above You at the Sky, but I had intended to do more. These were cover ideas I had. Obviously I don't own the source material. Nothing was ever even formally written for these. In order, they're:
1) Why Must You Hurt Me in This Way Dashie
2) Fluttershy Hides Behind a Potato Chip While Applejack Ain't Lion About This Tea Party
3) Wow Rainbow Dash Are You Serious Right Now like Wow
4) Lunacy?!

 

Left: This project currently goes by http. At the time it was called p...
The song was going to be called "chkdsk". It was going to be some kind of electronic noisy black metal...... something or other. I'll probably still use the idea someday, just in a different way.

Right: The aforementioned http. This is all actually made from my own photo resources, other than the couple, who are [adapted from this public-domain picture]. I still like this. I just don't see myself using it.

 

Left: I ended up using [different artwork] for this. I will most likely reuse a lot of ideas from this. I like it a lot!...... but I'd basically have to remake them. This version is too small. All artwork in this version was drawn by me.

Right: "Unblack & Associates, Inc." -- an early version of what would become Unblack 98, lol. Unused of course. This was just a draft. And as such, it uses artwork from somewhere else. Unfortunately, I don't remember where I got the photograph from... A quick google search tells me it's copyrighted to "aisglass.com" but I'm not sure.

 

I was going to use this for Look Above You at the Sky, but I don't remember how. Possibly for Facebook? The filename "water" comes from the transparent glass-like effect, similar to water.

Artwork I Probably Won't Use PART 2

I have a bunch of ideas floating around at any given time, but some of them just don't work for various reasons. I have a bunch of cover art ideas sitting in my folders. Here are some that I won't use. As much as I'd like to give timeframes for these, I sadly don't know when most of them are from; the dates in the file data were reset because of computer problems I had some time ago. But they are all Christian. CLICK IMAGES TO VIEW FULL SIZE. The images are all (C) Nocturnal Iridescence, and may not be used without permission from me.

Left: VESELHUD. The name doesn't mean anything. It may have been a situation where I saw letters in a word search puzzle or something random like that, and thought it'd make a cool band name. Either way, it was going to be some kind of black metal but it never happened. It's mostly from the "Rothenburg Decorative" font and I think the cross in the middle is from one of the "Fire of Ysgard" fonts.

Right: I was going to use this for Look Above You at the Sky. I technically did use it as a cover photo, back when that project had a Facebook page. The project itself is still active, but I won't be using this artwork.

 

Left: VIUWM. Another thing where I sketched something, then tried to make out letters. This was going to be symphonic black metal. I plan to take the ideas to another project.

Right: Space-themed cover art I never finished.

Left: SOLITARY WIND. A project I never really started. Also, too small to use as cover art. Might reuse the idea someday. Like others mentioned though, if I do, it'll probably be for an established project, not a new one.

Right: Cover idea I apparently started on but never finished.

Left: RISEN. Project I never started.
Right: Cover art idea I never used.

Left: "JESUS". This is interesting because it was apparently made 27 May 2013, the time when I was taking Christianity more seriously, but had yet to actually.... convert, so to speak. The idea of this was to make a band with the name Jesus so nobody else could take it and misuse the name. ........ Unsurprisingly, the band name was taken, lol. To say nothing of the fact that my beliefs weren't even properly Christian at that time, so I would have, even if unintentionally, been misusing the name myself.

Right: OV SUBTERRANEA. (Un)black metal project I never started. Other than the name, all elements of this were adapted from a certain classical painting. Unfortunately, I can't remember what the painting was. All I remember is what you see here - it had branches, and a wolf. If anyone recognizes it, please let me know so I can give credit! (Even if it's public domain, I still find credit important...)

I made the first version and liked it (left), but it was too small so I wanted a bigger version (right). Still didn't end up using it though. I think it was going to be used for Look Above You at the Sky.

A project I had the idea for but never finished. The artworks on the left are from photographs I found on Google Images. I made the picture on the right myself.

Band name: Nuclear War
(planned genre: Black/Thrash Metal)
Album: It Ends Here
(label - Annihilated Pentagram Productions - unreleased)

1) Dies...
2) Burn Their Asherah Poles
3) Rev 20:10
4) Rev 20:14
5) Mat 24:35
6) ... Irae
7) Rev 21:4

All artworks I like in theory, but are too small to really be used as cover artwork.

Artwork I Probably Won't Use

I have a bunch of ideas floating around at any given time, but some of them just don't work for various reasons. I have a bunch of cover art ideas sitting in my folders. Here are some that I won't use. As much as I'd like to give timeframes for these, I sadly don't know when most of them are from; the dates in the file data were reset because of computer problems I had some time ago. But they are all Christian. CLICK IMAGES TO VIEW FULL SIZE. The images are all (C) Nocturnal Iridescence, and may not be used without permission from me.

Left: UNDARK / UN DARK. As I recall, I was just messing around with paint brushes.

Right: 005[. . .] This is a concept for an industrial project I haven't done any music for yet. I'll reveal the full name in time. Anyway, I wanted it to look vague, but also futuristic. I considered using it for a cassette, but I don't think that's going to happen.

Left: Concept drawing for uh.... based on the logo, I assume a war metal project. The logo reads "xanax" but that was never going to be the project name. It was just the first thing I thought of that was a palindrome and thus easy to make a placeholder logo for. It's two axes on fire. (The ax heads are at the bottom.) I think the earth is behind the axes.

Right: Some kind of glitch art. I don't even remember how I made it. Unfortunately it's too small to be cover art, though maybe I'll reuse the idea someday.

Project was called "○◙". The album was going to be called ▯▯▯▯▯▯▯ (just seven blank rectangles). It was going to be some kind of noise. But I have a few noise projects already. I don't really need another one.

Project was called Christsenesorg. This was never a serious project, just an idea I had. Anyway, the band name comes from Bandcamp's "full discography" feature, where it puts several cover artworks on top of each other to visualize that you're buying all of a page's albums. One time I happened to be on one of Kenneth Holsen's pages and noticed the portions of artwork spelled "Christsenesorg" so I brainstormed a bit.

"Cleansing Fog". It was going to be something like the band Yze. I have another project for this now, though. (Not revealed yet.) The scribble used in the background for both artworks was done by an acquaintance of mine. I edited the colors and such. (Of course I was going to ask before actually using either of these artwork ideas.)

The left one was first, and I think was going to be used for a demo. I don't seem to have ever had a title for it. The right one was going to be used for an A5 digipak / DVD case / etc. and it's called "Behold, God Is Exalted and We Do Not Know Him; the Number of His Days Is Unsearchable. Can You Discover the Depths of God?"

Left: DEMONIICT. I don't remember how I got the band name. I have this vague memory of putting two words together, but I'm not sure. All I know is I wanted it to appear occult to attract attention, without actually being occult. Anyway, the album title was "Examination of the Final Future". It was going to be a denunciation of the Illuminati. I think it was symphonic black metal. I'd still like to use this someday, but it'd probably be under one of my established projects, not a new one.

Right: I have this text associated with this: חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי
It's Psalm 31:9 in Hebrew. I don't remember if that was going to be the band name or the album name. Either way, it's too small to be used for cover art.

"Dark Acclaim". I made the logo randomly, and then tried to make letters out of the scribbles. "Dark Acclaim" was what I read. It was going to be a very casual project for when I needed something to do, but didn't have any ideas. I'm sure if I ever have a need for that though, there will be more than enough material in my folders. Maybe I'll even reuse some of these ideas in higher resolution/quality.

I don't remember what I was going to use these for. Too small for cover art though.

Left: I thought this would fit well with grunge music, but I'm not really interested in doing grunge at this time. I'm not sure what the band name was, honestly. I can't read the text. I'm not even sure if that is text or if it's just random effects that kind of look like letters.

Right: Brainstorming idea I had for a logo. It doesn't actually say anything. It's made from messing around with the "XXII Ultimate-Black-Metal" font.

ANTESTORCRIMSONMOONLIGHTSLECHTVALK

On Unblack Archives, I did an April Fool's post about some bands forming a goofy supergroup together. The logo is literally just those bands' logos mirrored and plastered over each other (you can see "-or" from "Antestor" next to "Moonlight" in the middle). People seemed to like it so I decided to keep it for posterity here.

If you're wondering about the first 2 people in the lineup, someone named Marc commented on the original with this: "I was there that day. It was so rad! They let me jam with them during soundcheck and said I had some real talent and should consider working at a restaurant. Afterward, the Pastor - that one from the documentary whose church was burned down and stuff - bought us all ice cream and it was the best day ever!"

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Glad people liked the April Fool's thing lol.
Guess I'll leave it up a few days yet.

 

BAND NAME: Antestorcrimsonmoonlightslechtvalk
GENRE: Epic Nordic Symphonic Atmospheric Nordic Melodic Folk Old School 2nd Wave Technical Operatic Orchestral Death/Black Metal with Nordic Influences
STATUS: Active (and Nordic)
LOCATION: International (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway)

Formed in 1968 as a supergroup between Antestor, Crimson Moonlight, and Slechtvalk.

Lineup:
that guy named Marc in the comment section of this post - (Instrument Unknown)
some pastor - Buying Everybody Ice Cream
Jesse "Ohtar" Middelwijk - Bass, Vocals (backing, early), Vocals (now)
Mark "Shamgar" Geertsema - Everything (early), Guitars, Vocals (now)
Ronny Hansen - Vocals
Martyr - Vocals
Simon "Pilgrim" Rosén - Vocals
Fionnghuala - Vocals (soprano)
Lars Stokstad - Clean Vocals, Guitars (+Keyboards, early)
Robert Bordevik - Guitars (early), Backing Vocals, Guitars (mid), Bass, Lyrics (now)
Jos "Seraph" Lucas - Guitars
Erkebisp - Guitars
Thor Georg Buer - Bass, Programming (early), Guitars (later)
Pilgrim - Guitars
Ole Børud - Guitars
Jani Stefanović - Guitars
Joakim Malmborg - Guitars
Jonathan "Steele" Jansson - Guitars
Per Sundström - Guitars
Samuel Lundström - Guitars
Hubertus Liljegren - Guitars, Bass
Erik Tordsson - Guitars, Bass
Per Sundberg - Guitars (early), Bass, Synthesizers (now)
Erik Normann Aanonsen - Bass
Gard - Bass
Simon Lindh - Bass
David Seiving - Bass
Alexander Orest - Bass (early), Keyboards (later)
Premnath Gonesh - Bass (early), Keyboards (now)
Nick "Dagor" van Liempd - Bass
Sygmoon - Keyboards
Nickolas Main Henriksen - Keyboards
Petter - Guitars, Keyboards
Sorgier - Keyboards
Hydrith - Keyboards
Hamar - Drums
Jo Henning Børven - Drums
Armoth - Drums
Gurra - Drums
Gustav Elowsson - Drums
Jan-Paul "Grimbold" Lucas - Drums

Discography:

Mørket episk melodisk teknisk krigerkamp i den nordeuropeiske kulden til de nordiske vinterulvene som middelalderbannere (album, UPCOMING, Nuclear Blast + Napalm + Metal Blade)
Formats:
2CD + four 12'' vinyls + Cassette + 8 Track + Digital

Guest appearances:
Attila Csihar - Vocals
Messiah - Vocals
Maniac - Vocals
Kittil Kittilsen - Vocals
Occultus - Vocals
Nocturno Culto - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Fenriz - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums
Abbath - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums
Dead - Vocals
Euronymous (also dead) - Guitars
Zephyrous - Guitars
Anders Risberget - Guitars
Blackthorn - Guitars
Jørn Inge Tunsberg - Guitars
Blasphemer - Guitars
Sanrabb Aske - Guitars
Silmaeth - Guitars
Varg Vikernes - Bass
Necrobutcher - Bass
Dag Nilsen - Bass
Iscariah - Bass
Apollyon - Bass
Kjetil Manheim - Drums
Torben Grue - Drums
Hellhammer - Drums
Armagedda - Drums
Horgh - Drums

London Philharmonic Choir - Vocals
Adelaide Stamford Academy Choir - Vocals
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra - Orchestrations

Announced in 1972.
More info will be added as it becomes available!

1) Mørket episk melodisk teknisk krigerkamp i den nordeuropeiske kulden til de nordiske vinterulvene som middelalderbannere
30:24
2) Krigere på den nordlige slagmarken dør heroisk med sverd og skjold og snø
15:50
3) Episke helter av seirende ridderlighet og heltemot
21:53
4) Mørkt og veldig vanskelig å se når ravner og flaggermus flyr over det kalde liket mitt i en hule med veldig mørkt mørke
50:25

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WayTooCoolforMA, SimilarTo

Similar to: [SECULAR] Mayhem, Immortal, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Darkthrone, Burzum, Satyricon, Emperor, Burzum, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, [CHRISTIAN] Christian metal sucks EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE PARTICULAR BAND and is full of talentless, mediocre goofballs who don't know how to play or record music. :'( Besides, there are only like 5 unblack bands in existence anyway, right? Unfortunately there is simply no Christian band on planet earth in all of history that sounds this cool, sorry.

Sin Is Weak

Holiness can exist without sin. Sin can't exist without holiness. Since the world is made according to God's principles (Romans 1:20), all sin that exists, is inherently a corruption of holiness. "Holy" is the primordial standard - the canvas on which creation is painted - and sin is dependent on that standard. It has to play according to the rules of holiness, because sin exists on an inherently good (Genesis 1:10) playing field. Because sin is a corruption of holiness, sin can't exist in a world without holiness. It can't exist as its own separate independent concept. 

...... This alone should disprove all Satanic / Luciferian ideals, and also all hedonism.

Politics As an Idol

Conservatism and liberalism aren't problems in and of themselves. Neither is any other political ideology out there, or any that may come along later. The real problem begins when people don't put Christ first in their minds. If they don't, "politics" becomes idolatry. They are serving and following politicians before serving God.

Let's take a conservative. If, hypothetically / in theory, the Bible were to clearly and undeniably state that conservative ideas were wrong, this Christian conservative ought to be willing to get rid of those ideas, and follow Scripture. Have faith; God knows more than we do! If the person doesn't do that, they've made an idol out of their politics -- they refuse to give up that part of themselves, thinking they know better than God. Putting the Bible aside for their own way.

The same goes with a liberal. It's perfectly acceptable to be a liberal, as long as one is willing to be corrected by God. For example, if a person reads the Bible seeking to learn God's word, and they read the verses about homosexuality and still truly believe that God Himself allows gay marriages, then that is fine. However, if a second liberal sees these same verses and says, "Yes, the Bible says gay marriage is wrong, but I will not listen"; "I will promote gay marriage even though God says otherwise"; "These verses are just outdated"; etc, then this second person is sinning. The two people have the same political belief, but: the first person loves God's Word and seeks His wisdom; the second person is proud, thinking their sinful and imperfect wisdom is above the creator of the whole universe. It's not the political belief itself, it's the relation to God's word.

When anybody takes their political views and says, "I will give this to God", "I will follow this because God has taught me so", they are living out their politics as they should. When anybody takes their political views and says, "I will not give this to God", "The Bible is wrong about this one," and so on; when anybody feels a conviction about a Bible verse but ignores it; that's when idolatry starts and sin enters. It's never the political belief itself.