Behind The Artworks: Primordial Black - Dark Matter Manifesto (2025)

I’m responsible for all the visuals related to our project. The logo is my personal reinterpretation of the Monas Hieroglyphica (which is also the title of our first EP), set against a background of alchemical glyphs. For the album, I designed the artwork for each of our three singles in the form of tarot cards, creating a kind of three-card spread. Mater Lacrimarum represents the first card: the past. Sowing Discord stands for the present, and Din of Thy Celestial Birds symbolizes the future. Our first single incorporates stylistic textures reminiscent of our debut EP; the second reflects the present state of our music and what we’re capable of now; and the third offers a glimpse into the band’s future, a door opening onto what’s to come. For the album cover itself, we chose an artwork by Gustave Doré titled “Minos Judges the Sinners.” This image inherently evokes a sense of majesty and acts as a catalyst for our personal Stendhal syndrome.