David Thiérrée[1] is a French artist born in 1970 in La Rochelle (France).
Self-taught, he has contributed since 1989 - 1990 to create images and logos for several metal bands, first for his own band Somberness, then for other bands, labels and fanzines worldwide, including Behemoth,[2][3] Mutiilation, Vlad Tepes, Osculum Infame, The Ancients Rebirth, Graveland, Warloghe, Malleus Maleficarum, and Anwyl.
[5][6] Since 2000, he has been more focused on classic Fantasy illustration,[7][8][9] and recently[when?]
His works have been shown in several exhibitions (France,[10] Belgium, England), and several books are available, in collaboration with Edouard Brasey,[11] Le Pré aux Clercs, Les Moutons électriques,[12] Spootnik éditions, including an artbook,[13][14][15] out in May 2011.
In 2017 a large and dedicated artbook entitled 'Owls, Trolls & Dead King’s Skulls: The Art Of David Thiérrée' was published by UK publishing house Cult Never Dies [16]