We’re thrilled to announce that a photo of Lzzy Hale by Lou Brutus is being used by Gibson Guitars in advertisements worldwide for Lzzy’s new signature model guitar. You can see it in the ad above.
The picture was taken by LB earlier this year at Throttle Fest in Chicago IL.
Order your own copy of this insane Gibson Explorer here.
It’s New Year’s Day which means it’s time for the official “Lou Brutus Top Ten for 2010!”
10. Rob Zombie “Werewolf Women of the SS”
09. Alter Bridge “Isolation”
08. Nonpoint “Miracle”
07. Avenged Sevenfold “Welcome to the Family”
06. Godsmack “Cryin’ Like A Bitch”
05. Sevendust “Unraveling”
04. Anew Revolution “Head Against the Wall”
03. Disturbed “Another Way to Die”
02. Five Finger Death Punch “Bad Company”
01. Stone Sour “Say You’ll Haunt Me”
Continuing his longtime holiday tradition, LB has once again distributed an original Christmas card to his close personal friends with a cheery message of “Merry Brutmas & Happy Lou Year!”
For 2010, the card pictures Brutus as the Grinch Who Stole Christmas complete with Max the Dog and Mount Crumpit in the background. The card was illustrated by Lou’s longtime artistic co-conspirator Alan MacBain. “I’ve done so may projects with Lou drawing him has become second nature. Yet I don’t think I’ll ever get over having to illustrate his monobrow. It’s…unnatural,” said the obviously shaken artist.
Want Alan to illustrate something for you? You can contact him thru his Facebook page here.
The card was done in a limited edition of 100.
The wealth of online communications and social networks used by Lou has begun to catch the eye of many in the media. Writer Chuck Armstrong of the radio website All Access has begun a multi-part series reporting on Lou’s online endeavors. In the article he covers Lou’s new comic book, Facebook work, Twitter presence and, of course, this website. Chuck refers to Lou as a “mold-breaking personality” with “killer insight” and other things that will surly inflate Lou’s already massive ego.
Click here for the first part of this interview or click here for the second part. We’ll post the third and final part of the series on Friday November 26th.
For a limited time, we’ve posted a demo of a new tune dedicated to all of the Dungeons & Dragons playing nerds around the world. Entitled Dungeons & Dragons Thug Life it graphically explores the explosive meeting between the worlds of gansta MCs and role playing geeks. Recorded under the nom de plume Ol’ Nerdy Brutus the Run D&D MC it was recorded with master hip hop producer Scotty Beam. This is only a demo version of the full tune that will be released in early 2011! Hit myspace.com/loubrutus