Pulling Teeth - Funerary

Another great submission that came in recently is the new Pulling Teeth Lp titled "Funerary". this is most likely their final release, so I'm really glad I was able to get it up on here since they have done an excellent job at creating a consistent band aesthetic throughout the years.

Much like their other releases, the cover art (by Jeff Beckman) taps into the world of the surreal with a heavy mix of dark imagery and traditional tattoo styling. I really like the way he played with symmetry without creating a mirror image, it's like my eyes keep getting pulled into all the details in search of the subtle differences. There is a lot of imagination happening in this piece...


The back cover is a wrap-around continuation of the front panel to act as a background for the song titles. Overall this is some really nice typography, although there are a few areas where the spacing becomes an issue with the scroll work. it starts to feel like its sitting a little too tight in some areas...


This is the cd version of this release on Firestarter records, and these cds these were made using a standard 6 panel digipack layout. The layout was completed by their singer Mike Rily with the help of Linas Garsys. This next shot is of the cd with the front cover open and the inside panel closed. There are a lot of lyrics printed here, and they handled the typography well. It may be very small, but they're not hard to read...

The next shot shows both panels opened. There is a rad illustration by John Patrick on the inside panel when it's opened. Nice balance of color and lots of fine detail, I bet this thing looks sick on the Lp version....m


The cd face is where we see that classic Pushead style logo they have been using over the years. The background here is a tie-back to the cover art...

Nice job to all the guilty parties, this is a solid release.