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Heavy Metal Concert PosterGo big. Then bigger.

A skull, dragon, or ruined fortress fills the frame under dramatic lighting, framed by fire and lightning, with the band name thundering across the top in blackletter.

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Metal all-dayer posts, Halloween show reminders, and fantasy convention stories.

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The event name is the biggest thing on screen, so make it a short mighty phrase. In the notes ask for one central beast or landmark and say where the light comes from.

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Vertical story (9:16) · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstRiot SeasonRead the exact prompt
Create a finished vertical social media story graphic announcing an event, in a 9:16 aspect ratio. Produce the graphic itself, without a phone frame, app interface, or mockup. Keep all text inside the middle 80% of the height so app controls do not cover it.

POST TEXT
Use the following event information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the graphic; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra event details.
Title: Riot Season
When: Friday, October 9, 2026 · Doors 7pm
Where: The Basement, SoMa
Highlights: Punk and hardcore all-dayer
Cold Front · Bad Habit · Split Lip · The Nerves
Admission: $12 · All ages
Presented by Posterage

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Heavy Metal Concert Poster style.
Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements.
Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type.
Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white.
Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below.
Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic.
Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A tall ruined fortress tower with fire pouring from its windows and lightning above.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

This will be viewed on a phone: keep the event name very large, use few words at a large size, and leave generous margins. Keep supporting details readable with clear contrast. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.
Square post (1:1) · GPT Image 2.5 SunburstIron HarvestRead the exact prompt
Create a finished square social media graphic announcing an event, in a 1:1 aspect ratio for an Instagram or Facebook feed. Produce the graphic itself, without a phone frame, app interface, or mockup.

POST TEXT
Use the following event information exactly as written. The labels before each colon are for you, not for the graphic; print only the text after them. Do not invent extra event details.
Title: Iron Harvest
When: Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Doors 6pm
Where: The Foundry, Bayview
Highlights: Five bands of doom, thrash, and heavy metal
Headlined by Black Ember
Admission: $18 advance · 18+

ART DIRECTION
Interpret the supplied brief in Heavy Metal Concert Poster style.
Visual vocabulary: skulls, dragons, flames, demons, or fantasy architecture as central image; detailed figurative illustration with dramatic lighting; blackletter or thorned gothic display type; heavy dark background — black or deep purple-black; fire or lightning as compositional elements.
Lettering direction: blackletter gothic or custom thorned metal lettering; band name enormous — often the dominant visual element; support acts in smaller but still dramatic type.
Suggested colors: black, deep red, orange flame, silver, bone white.
Composition: dramatic central image; band name across top or arched above; dates below.
Atmosphere: dark, powerful, maximalist, earnestly epic.
Keep out of the design: pastel colours, clean modernist minimalism, ironic detachment, artificial yellowing or ageing.
Apply the visual language to the supplied brief; do not invent historical affiliations, endorsements, or extra copy.

ILLUSTRATION NOTES
A horned skull rising from a burning wheat field, lightning splitting the sky behind.
These notes guide the imagery; do not print them as text.

This will be viewed on a phone: keep the event name very large, use few words at a large size, and leave generous margins. Keep supporting details readable with clear contrast. Check spelling and retain the supplied wording. Do not include these instructions, labels, watermarks, or extra slogans in the artwork.

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