Phil Lawvere was an American-born cover illustrator / painter.
Born in May 19th, 1962 in Berkeley, California.

Worked for Noise Records, in Berlin, Germany in the early '80s when thrash metal was born.
While working with Karl-U. Walterbach, he created covers for bands such as Celtic Frost, Rage, Kreator, Vendetta, Deathrow, Helloween and many others.

Phil is credited with naming Kreator and Rage during meetings with Modern Music Records founder Walterbach.