Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Art of Valgorth

Aldo Requena, also known as Valgorth, is an artist and illustrator from Argentina.

Valgorth has worked on the Barakacine film NECRONOMICON directed by Marcelo Schapces, and also with several projects for different bands, studios, and record labels such as LOST HORIZON, SKILTRON, BLACK MAJESTY, DESTRÖYER 666, WIZARD, PARAGON, HOLYHELL, MARTIN WALKYIER, MASSACRE RECORDS, and many more.

Recently, more precisely in November/2021, Valgorth had an exhibition in Europe organized by the Portuguese Black Metal band GAEREA, where he could display a series of paintings with a dark and surreal theme.

If you haven't seen his work yet, or if you have but want to see again, please check it out here:





Short Artist Bio
Aldo 'Valgorth' Requena is an Argentine artist best known for his work depicting a dark subject matter. With over a hundred designs published worldwide, his artwork has featured on albums, books, apparel, posters advertising, and film. He is the artificer of the art & texts used on the Necronomicon book for the Argentine movie NECRONOMICON. Requena runs Hammerblaze, a graphic design company that has done works for a variety of metal artists and labels of all calibers; from all around the globe. He has spearheaded projects with LOST HORIZON, SKILTRON, DESTRÖYER 666, PARAGON, WIZARD, DAVID SHANKLE (former MANOWAR), BLACK MAJESTY, GUILLOTINE (Sweden), IN-DEFILADE (Jon Vesano Nile), WACKEN METAL BATTLE, MASSACRE RECORDS, REMEDY RECORDS, VIC RECORDS and many more.



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