vinyl – Robert Hanna

Countdown to Armageddon / Duesenjaeger split EP

Robert Hanna 01.09.2014 0

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This was another project for my band Countdown to Armageddon, for a split 7″ vinyl record with our friends in Duesenjaeger from Osnabrück, Germany. Duesenjaeger has a similar aesthetic to us, and when we began the project to do the split they requested that I do the artwork. Creating an aesthetic that worked for both bands’ sound, I took a field trip to Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island, WA. Fort Ward is an abandoned military munitions fort, and I liked the contrasts between the overtaking of nature and what was essentially a stockpile house for guns and bombs. I chose four pictures for the layouts which you can see below.

The Duesenjaeger song on this release is titled “Fass Ohne Boden,” which translates to “Bottomless Pit” in English. Amazingly I found one to shoot at the site, which made the design process all the more involved. I really like being able to take a concept and translate it visually and spatially in a project like this.

Order of the Vulture – Martyr for Nothing Box Set

Robert Hanna 15.07.2011 0

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A special project for Portland’s ORDER OF THE VULTURE; this was in conjunction with a 7″ EP release we did on my record label Aborted Society. ABSOC releases typically have some sort of limited edition run where we take a handful of the color vinyl release and do something special, and my partner Matt and I had a crazy idea to make a box from scratch.

With the help of our friend Brandon (Print’s Not Dead), we hand constructed and glued 50 boxes and lids made out of rosewood. We had Order of the Vulture’s iconic “O” logo machined into a brand with the help of our welder buddy Taarna Grimsley, who had access to a CNC machine to forge the brand. Each lid of the box was literally branded (cow-style) with the logo brand heated up by a blowtorch, and then we scorched the outer edges of the box and lid with the blowtorch as well to give it a more weathered feel. After all of this was complete, we stained each box prior to assembly.

This particular run of the record also included a limited and hand-numbered silk screened cover which sat inside, and the whole idea was to have the box unravel in a series of layers as you opened it. To finish everything off, we took some standard jute twine and dyed it black with fabric dye, and hand tied the lids to the boxes. All in all it was an intense process, but super fun and a memorable moment for the band and label.

Mischief Brew – The Stone Operation LP/CD

Robert Hanna 10.05.2011 0

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This project was for one of my favorite bands, Mischief Brew from Upper Darby, PA. Cover and back illustrations by Ryan Fortney, I added the supporting type and designed the insert. Erik from Mischief Brew + Fistolo Records wanted something “parchmenty” for the lyric insert, so I built out a custom textured paper background and incorporated some of the antiquated illustrations he had gathered for the project. Definitely a challenge fitting all the lyrics together like an old-timey puzzle.

Very thankful to be part of such an amazing release! Check it out here: