VISUALDARKNESS.COM is the portfolio website of Artist / Vocalist MIKE HRUBOVCAK.

I'm based out of the Philadelphia / New York City area, and specialize in album cover illustrations &
packaging design. I've been heavily involved in the worldwide Metal underground musically and artistically
since 1992. I work as a graphic designer in the Adult Entertainment Industry by day. By night I spend all my time on VISUALDARKNESS® and pursuing my musical ventures. Over the years i've had the pleasure of working with many
great bands and record labels worldwide. Things are now busier than ever, and I look forward to working
on as many projects as I can possibly juggle.

SERVICES: Cover Illustrations, Album Layouts, Logos, T-Shirts, Book Covers, Dvds, Stage Banners,
Advertisements, Editorials, Web Graphics, Band Laminates, Flyers, Tour Posters, Concert Tickets,
Catalogs, Magazines and anything else you can think of.

 



PRESS:
Some of my more controversial / gore orientated artwork will be displayed in a big Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Show at Longwoods Art Gallery in Bronx NY (more info to come).

Various posters of my artwork were used as background set dressing for a location in the Universal Pictures / Morgan Creek Feature Film "Dream House" set to be released in September.
The movie was Directed by Jim Sheridan ("In America", "The Boxer"), and stars Daniel Craig (James Bond 007) and Naomi Watts ("King Kong", "The Ring"). Some of the artwork used in the set are designs for the bands Decrepit Birth, Sinister, Brain Drill, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Abraxas, Aurora Borealis, Tenderizer, Polterchrist, Azure Emote, and Party.San Festival.

T-shirt artwork created for the band Hate Eternal has been exclusively licensed for sale by Hot Topic.

2 page spread Feature/Interview in D.O.A. Magazine Issue 1. (Previously S.O.D. MAG)

Posters of my artwork were given away by Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) and horror actress Debbie Rochon on the Fangoria Magazine Sirius Radio show, to callers who correctly answered horror trivia questions.

I had a monthly feature called "Nightmare Visions" on MTV's Headbangers Ball Blog for a while (taking over for the discontinuation of Paul Booth's Weekly art posts), submitting
regular artwork sneak peaks and project descriptions.

Artwork displayed at "Bomb Scare" Gallery Show @ Headquarters Studio NYC along with art by famed NYC Photographer Aaron Cobbett and illustrator Thomas Woodruff.


ONLINE INTERVIEWS:
MetalSucks.net and Cooking Contaminated.
Cover Story Interview on rockandrollreport.com
Interviewed by Lelahel Webzine and www.ara21.org.
Feature on Reigninart.com


LEGAL NOTE:
All images are property of Mike Hrubovcak copyrighted ©1992 through 2012 VISUALDARKNESS®. Unauthorized use and/or commercial publication / duplication is prohibited without the consent of the artist. Mike Hrubovcak retains all rights, including copyright in word, title, data, image, text and other information contained in this website. VISUALDARKNESS® is a registered service mark of the USPTO.

Websites interested in posting samples of my art may do so under the conditions that they give visible written credit to Mike Hrubovcak or VISUALDARKNESS® and an obvious link to the URL www.visualdarkness.com


MUSIC:
I'm currently the vocalist for the bands Monstrosity, Vile, Abraxas
and my personal Avant-Garde Death Metal project Azure Emote
.
I was also in the band Divine Rapture for many years with my brother J.J. (now with Hate Eternal), the band I.C.E (Imperial Crystalline Entombment), and I also sang live for a short stint back in the day with Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and XXX Maniak.

You can view and download my entire musical Discography for Free HERE.



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