Known simply by his first name to many rock fans, and in particular Uriah Heep fans these days – Greek born (and American raised) Ioannis has been doing album art for years, and his list of clients has included numerous classic rock and metal bands. Having drawn and designed covers for such names as Deep Purple, The Allman Brothers, Saga, DreamTheater, Quiet Riot, and dozens more, in more recent years he has done a good list of Uriah Heep covers – the latest studio albums, as well as the band’s ‘official bootleg’ series.

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Hard Rock Artist Delivers With GET THE LED OUT BOOK

In the last year, the artist/illustrator Ioannis has been an integral part of two of the best hard rock books published — Fade To Black and Get The Led Out.

Get The Led Out — based on Carol Miller’s syndicated radio show of the same name — is a striking coffee table book packed with Zeppelin facts, interviews, iconic photos and beautiful artwork by Ioannis.

In an interview conducted for Goldmine magazine,Get the Led Out author Denny Somach remarked that Ioannis’ work for the Zep book was as good as Shepard Fairey’s visual campaign for Celebration Day — the mammoth CD/DVD release of Zeppelin’s 2007 O2 show.

Ioannis gave Powerline a few comments about his work on the Zeppelin book, Get the Led Out.

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It was a shock to me to hear the news on a dreary Monday morning, One of my heroes Jon Lord the man who made the organ sound cool in hard rock had passed away on this day. I began my work with the band in 1997 with the album ABANDON and have worked on every one of their studio albums since. The conduit to the band was Roger Glover whom I worked closely with creatively. During the work I was like a teenage fan listening to the stories and escapades he told me of the band.

I was in awe when I met Jon Lord, a class act, a gifted musician and a real gentleman. Having lost both my Mom and Uncle to pancreatic cancer, I can only imagine how hard this must have been for him and his family. My heart goes out to all of his loved ones, friends and associates

R.I.P. Jon, you will never be forgotten, Highway Star and Space Trucking will never sound the same again.