Extreme Metal Illustrator Justin Bartlett Diagnosed with Cancer, Needs Your Help

Illustrator Justin Bartlett, often credited at Vberkvlt, is known throughout the extreme metal community for the album artwork he’s created for Cadaver, Dragged into Sunlight, Trap Them and Hooded Menace, to name just a few.

Sadly, as first reported by Decibel, Bartlett was recently diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. Justin’s sister, who fought cancer herself nearly a decade ago, has launched a GoFundMe to help to help cover the significant medical expenses Justin is currently facing, compounded by his inability to work due to his condition.

A message from Justin’s Sister on the GoFundMe page reads:

“As I dropped him off at his Oncology appointment, I looked at my brother and I said, ‘Justin, this sucks so much.’ With pain and exhaustion in his eyes, he replied, ‘And… this is just the beginning.’ Shortly after that conversation, it was confirmed that my brother, Justin Bartlett, has Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer. We had our suspicions based on his symptoms, and the cryptic scan results that had been sent home with him from his latest Emergency Room stay. Since then he’s already had three surgeries, and is due to start chemotherapy soon.

“Justin is one of my best friends. He’s funny, intelligent, generous, and extremely talented. He has his own business working as a graphic designer & gallery artist — most famously in the heavy metal music genre. If you’re a metal fan, you’ve seen some of his album cover work and merchandise designs. He’s got a LONG road ahead of him, and needs help with medical and living expenses because he’s too exhausted and in pain to work.”

If you can spare a few bucks to help out a metal brother in need, donate to Justin Bartlett’s GoFundMe campaign here.