Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Ghost, Sepultura & More Set For Covers Of New ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal’ Comic Run

Several metal artists will appear on the covers of the upcoming international run of the crossover DC Comics ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal‘ series. The seven-issue ‘band edition’ run is set to launch in March and will feature ‘a variant cover spotlighting a different metal band, an introduction from the band and exclusive interview.’ It will be published monthly in eight countries: France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Turkey. A collectors’ omnibus edition will also be made available in those countries, as well as Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Korea and Japan.

Participating artists include:

Issue #1: Featured band: Megadeth
Cover artist: Juanjo Guarnido

Issue #2: Featured band: Ghost
Cover artist: Werther Dell’ Edera

Issue #3: Featured band: Lacuna Coil
Cover artist: Timpano / Antonio Fuso

Issue #4: Featured band: Opeth
Cover artist: Mathieu Lauffray

Issue #5: Featured band: Sepultura
Cover artist: Albuquerque / Pedro Mauro

Issue #6: Featured band: Dream Theater
Cover artist: Santi Casas

Issue #7: Featured band: Ozzy Osbourne
Cover artist: Marco Mastrazzo

You can check out all of the variant covers in the gallery located at dccomics.com. The ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal‘ line has already seen an animated spinoff series of videos featuring metal and hard rock musicians. Later this year Loma Vista Recordings will release an original soundtrack, dubbed ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal The Original Soundtrack‘. Thus far the only confirmed track is Rise Against‘s “Broken Dreams, Inc.“.