Larry Carroll (artist)

Larry Carroll is an artist who has worked for The Progressive, The Village Voice and the New York Times drawing political illustrations.cite web
title = An exclusive oral history of Slayer
author =
publisher = Decibel Magazine
date = 2006-8
url = http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=4566
accessdate = 2006-12-03 ] Carroll's most notable work is designing the artwork for the American thrash metal band Slayer's album covers.

Carroll designed the artwork for "Reign in Blood", "South of Heaven", "Seasons in the Abyss" and "Christ Illusion". "Reign in Blood"'s release was delayed due to the controversial cover art, although placing in the "top 10 heavy metal album covers of all time" by Blender magazine.cite web
title = The Top Ten Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers of All Time
author = Popoff, Martin , Dunn, Sam and McFadyen, Scot
publisher = Blender magazine
date = 2006-6
url = http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1946
accessdate = 2007-01-09 ] "Christ Illusion" was banned in India for its graphic art depicting Christ mutilated with missing limbs, in a sea of blood with severed heads. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6039976.stm|title=India bans 'offensive' rock album|date=2006-10-11|accessdate=2006-10-11|publisher=BBC News]

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