Colombian painter Felipe Mora has reimagined Metallica’s classic Ride The Lightning album as a series of oil paintings.

Dubbed Dealing Out The Agony II, the painting set “will look and feel like a vinyl record - but inside will contain eight 12x12 inch prints of pure visual violence and mayhem. Dealing Out The Agony II will become the perfect accompaniment to the music itself. Pour over the artworks as the music fills your ears - stick them on your wall to brighten up any living space - set fire to them as a sacrifice to the dark one… the power is yours!”

60% of the profits will be donated to the Children Hospital of San Vicente Foundation to help improve the quality of care and life expectancy of children dealing with cancer in Colombia.

A preview of a few of the prints: 

The campaign’s mission statement:

“After releasing my first graphic novel (Tales From the Black Circle) in 2018, I developed a string of relationships with amazing visual artists from developing nations who wanted to work on a project. So when the world went to shit with COVID I spent some time looking for a way to both utilize their skills and do something that could benefit the third world communities these artists call home.  So with a team of talented artists and the backing of Bangladeshi born executive producer KroneMonkey - I put together the Third World Posse art collective and an idea that both music fans and art aficionados could sink their teeth into... 

“I’ve always been fascinated in album artworks and its importance in heightening the listener’s experience. Cover arts (especially for vinyl) remains a vital space to grab attention, contextualize a song, or tell the story of a whole album. So I wanted to expand on this idea - taking iconic albums and giving each song on the album its own visual identity. Felipe Mora has set the standard.”

To purchase a print, head to Indiegogo.