Killswitch Engage has a new album, “This Consequense,” coming out on Feb. 21, and the band is set for their first North American tour since 2022 headlining a bill that also features Kublai Khan TX, Fit For A King and Frozen Soul.
The band’s bassist, Mike D’Antonio, is also a graphic artist who designs the band’s album covers. After posting the artwork for “This Consequence,” several people online accused the band of using artificial intelligence to create the cover.
D’Antonio responded to the accusations in a new interview with Australian podcaster Jaimunji: “The cover art was not done by A.I., no matter what people are saying on the Internet. I killed myself making that fricking cover art, so don’t tell me I just typed some words into a computer and it popped out, ’cause that’s — eight months later, that’s not what happened. It took ten thousand photos and a lot of time. So, I just wanted to put that out there.”
“I guess I should be flattered that people think it’s so good,” he continued. “But I’m not. I hate it. I don’t wanna be associated with A.I. Other people can do that. I’m fine with it. A.I. is just a whole new form of artwork. People can’t afford it or can’t be creative, they should definitely go gravitate towards that stuff. It’s not for me. I’m an artist. I should be able to do my own sh*t. And that’s what I do.”
D’Antonio’s graphic design company, DarkincoN Design, has produced artwork for several other bands include Shadows Fall, Unearth, All That Remains and Crowbar. The bassist’s full interview can be viewed below.
