Artist created the covers for Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, Seasons In The Abyss and Christ Illusion

Lawrence Carroll Slayer 's most iconic album covers , has died at the age of 65.

The news was shared by his friend Jason Holley , who called Carroll a "giant" and "the man behind the best metal album covers of all time."

Carroll was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1954, and created the covers for Reign In Blood (1986), South Of Heaven (1988), Seasons In The Abyss (1990) and Christ Illusion (2006).

The artist's work has been exhibited in several museums, including the Guggenheim in New York, the Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art, and others.

Rest in peace, Lawrence Carroll.

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A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.