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COVER ART FOR FATES WARNING ‘SPECTRE WITHIN’ Painted in the summer of 1985, this image graced the cover of the historic release by prog metal band Fates Warning. It was the first time that Ioannis had collaborated with the legendary act. While still in college Ioannis was at the time heavily influenced by the art of Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger, and was experimenting with his ‘biomechanical’ style of art. This painting was the outcome of those sessions. It has been reproduced countless times as posters, t-shirts, backdrops, tattoos, jackets, limited edition prints and all types of merchandise. The original was sold recently to a New Zealand collector in the six figures range. Now it is entering the metaverse as an animated NFT, created in partnership with electronic musician and media artist Martin Kennedy of the band ALL INDIA Radio. "The years 1983 to 1987 was a very busy time for me, as commissions and requests for album cover art came from bands, managers and labels. I had created my first international album cover and an MTV video for EPIC/COLOMBIA records, and I was now on everyone's radar. Mostly working with metal and hard rock bands, at first I worked as an illustrator, making paintings and handing them in. It was late in 1986 that I started to dabble in album cover design, art direction and merchandise design, becoming a proper design studio. It was an insane rollercoaster ride, that has not stopped to this day." Ioannis Customers purchasing NFTs # 2 to #10 will receive a physical vinyl of the recorded album, signed by Ioannis, in addition to their NFT. The customer purchasing NFT #1 will receive a physical vinyl of the recorded album, signed by Ioannis, in addition to their NFT. This lucky collector will also be sent a signed hand finished archival canvas reproduction of the original painting by ioannis, making it a one of a kind.