Leading creator of visual art, Claudio Bergamin, tells what is the concept behind the cover of the latest album of the Chilean band HUINCA called "Sic Semper Tyrannis". The artist has worked in the past with leading magazines and international bands such as HALFORD "Live At Saitama Super Arena" or Metal Hammer "T-shirt Design", and many more … that you can fully appreciate by going to this location (http://www.claudiobergamin.com).
You can read about the concept of "Sic Semper Tyrannis", bellow:
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"Colonization and cultural contamination are two subjects (or maybe just one) that I always been interested in. Nothing good could result when a developed society invades (either in a friendly or unfriendly manner) a more primitive culture.
There is plenty of examples in history for this, but this image deals specifically with the colonization of South America. It was commissioned by Chilean band HUINCA (term for the non-aborigine in Mapuche language) as cover art. The concept is a mix of a little bit of mythology with modern politics... it blends the ancient battle of the common man against an impossible adversary (like David and Goliath), which in this case is represented by a massive Lovecraftian creature; in its back, it carries what I call the "unholy trinity" of powers... war (missiles), religion (a cathedral) and economics (oil plants).
Our heroes, are representatives of the three main aboriginal cultures of the lower part of South America: Mapuche, Rapa-nui and Inca (although Incas are mainly from Peru).
All three against an all-powerful and evil adversary... will they succeed???"
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Watch the music video of the song "Rapa Nui", that comes off HUINCA's latest album "Sic Semper Tyrannis", available in North America un June/July, via Digmetalworld Records on the following Youtube HD Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ycc5jpLcq8
Visit Claudio Bergamin on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/claudiobergamin. More information about this release on the band's official website: http://www.huincas.cl.
