Pushead (a.k.a. Brian Schroeder) is a hardcore punk artist most famous for his artwork for Metallica and The Misfits. He also created the record labels Pusmort and Bacteria Sour, and fronted the punk band Septic Death. Septic Death's covers are also his artwork. His artwork is characterized by incredibly detailed skulls. Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often passionate songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... Metallica is an extremely successful American heavy metal band that has been active since the early 1980s. ... The Misfits canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland. ... A hippopotamus skull A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of Craniates which serves as the general framework for a head. ...
He also designed skateboard graphics and ads for Zorlac Skateboards during the 80´s and beginning of the 90´s. His recent work includes a limited edition shoe released world wide by Nike on Dec.17 2005
Pushead, aka Brian Schroeder, is an artist, writer, and punk label owner extrodinaire.
He was one of the first of punk's new generation of artists to distinguish himself, both stylistically and entrepreneurly.
Pushead has established himself as a sort of underground renaissance man, not only through his art but his writing for magazines like the skateboard bible THRASHER and his two record labels, Pusmort and Bacteria Sour.