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Green Day reveal new album artwork

Band credit artists Sixten for inspiration

February 10, 2009 | 11 Comments
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Green Day have revealed the cover art for the new album today (February 10), just a day after they named the record.

The stencilled artwork, pictured, was apparently inspired by artist Sixten, with art direction credited to Chris Bilheimer.

As previously reported, Green Day's new album will be called '21st Century Breakdown', and will be released in May. It's the follow-up to 2004's 'American Idiot'.

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Spaceboyzero

Feb 10, 2009

Its a bit like the bansky on the cover of blurs think tank.

bolso2k6

Feb 10, 2009

stole from blurÂ´s think tank

EddyH

Feb 10, 2009

I wonder if they used a 'Think Tank' to design this artwork.....Sorry. :-(

CordyRoy

Feb 10, 2009

may i just add... this looks alot like the sleeve of blur's think tank.

GShizzle

Feb 10, 2009

Anyone else think it looks like Blur's 'Think Tank'? Just me then

vekkuli

Feb 11, 2009

It reminds me of "Think Tank", but I think it's just a pure coincidence and not a ripoff. There are lots of covers like this...

evilvendetta

Feb 11, 2009

Not sure if this has already been noticed by anyone but this looks a little like a Blur album cover... not the greyhound one ... possibly think tank. What does everyone else think?

qcardy

Feb 11, 2009

Blur's 'Think Tank' fersure.

splendiffferrous

Feb 11, 2009

It does look like 'Think Tank'! but I also thought of Dirty Pretty Things 'Deadwood'I guess its just a common image idea

spray86

Feb 11, 2009

Did someone say Think Tank? Think TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink TankThink Tank

malco_mc

Feb 11, 2009

I'm pretty sure Banksy/Blur didn't invent grafitti, or even using it on the cover of albums, so surely this is just another instance in a long history? In fact, surely the point of grafitti is in opposition to simplistic notions of originality, ownership or copyright of art?