If you ever spent double maths carefully perfecting a band logo instead of listening, this one’s absolutely for you.
At Eyesore Merch we’re ridiculously chuffed to be the spiritual home of the Rock N’ Roll Colouring Books range – a series of officially licensed, grown-up colouring books celebrating some of the greatest bands and rock artists on the planet. These aren’t kids’ activity books; they’re meticulous line-art recreations of legendary album covers, mascots and fantasy artwork, printed on proper high-quality stock so you can go wild with pens, pencils or paint.
On top of the nostalgia hit, there’s the wellbeing angle: adult colouring can help reduce anxiety, promote mindfulness and improve focus, especially when the designs are detailed and intricate. So yes – you can now tell people you’re working on your mental health while you colour Eddie’s eyes a slightly more menacing shade of red.
Below is a full run-through of our current Rock N’ Roll Colouring line-up, with product links and two official YouTube videos for each band so you can soundtrack your next colouring session.
What Are Rock N’ Roll Colouring Books?
Rock N’ Roll Colouring is a separate company run by lifelong rock/metal obsessives who decided to combine their love of album art with the zen of colouring. Every book is:
- Fully and officially licensed (bands, managers and artists are involved, not just tolerated)
- Printed on high-quality, square-format paper
- Packed with painstakingly redrawn line art based on album covers, single sleeves, mascots and bespoke illustrations
- Designed by fans, for fans, with adult collectors and music nerds firmly in mind
You can browse the full range we stock here:
All Rock N’ Roll Colouring Books at Eyesore Merch
Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia, Even In Colour
Book:
The Official Sleep Token Colouring Book
Sleep Token are one of the most intriguing bands of the last decade: a masked, anonymous British alternative metal collective, blending djent weight, post-rock atmosphere and soulful pop vocals into something completely their own. Their visual world is just as distinctive – symbols, runes, Vessel’s mask, and the surreal imagery around Even In Arcadia.
This officially endorsed book (created with input from the band) dives deep into that universe:
- Imagery from the Even In Arcadia era
- Iconic renderings of Vessel
- Mandalas and sigil-like designs that are perfect for mindful, meditative colouring
- Heavy, satisfying paper that can handle fineliners or soft blending with pencils
If you want something that feels halfway between a ritual and a colouring session, this is it.
Colouring soundtrack – Sleep Token official videos:
Iron Maiden – Three Books, One Metal Institution
Books:
The Official Iron Maiden Colouring Book
The Official Iron Maiden Colouring Book – The Singles
The Official Iron Maiden Colouring Book – Volume III
Iron Maiden’s artwork is basically a visual history of heavy metal. From The Number of the Beast to Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Derek Riggs and co. turned Eddie into one of rock’s most recognisable mascots, and these books are an officially licensed excuse to get right inside that world.
Across the three volumes you’ll find:
- Classic album covers redrawn as detailed line art
- The single sleeves book focusing on decades of 7" artwork – perfect if you grew up staring at picture discs
- Anniversary-era images tying into the “Run For Your Lives” 50th anniversary celebrations
- Square, high-GSM pages that can take a serious battering from marker pens (unlike your old school exercise book…)
Whether you’re re-imagining Eddie in pastels or trying to colour-match the original vinyl, it’s a ridiculously fun way to revisit Maiden’s discography – and yes, it absolutely counts as “doing something creative” between album spins.
Colouring soundtrack – Iron Maiden official videos:
KISS – Facepaint, Fire and Felt-Tips
Book:
The Official KISS Colouring Book
KISS basically invented the idea of rock as comic book: the make-up, the costumes, the stage sets big enough to solve a small housing crisis. This book is the first officially endorsed KISS colouring collection, packed with:
- Iconic album artwork and classic era imagery
- The band in full Gods of Thunder mode – think platforms, flames and more studs than is strictly sensible
- Page after page of detailed line art begging for outrageous colour combos
Ideal if you’ve ever wondered how Destroyer would look in neon pink and lime green.
Colouring soundtrack – KISS official videos:
- KISS – “Rock And Roll All Nite” (from Kiss eXposed)
- KISS – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” (official video)
Thin Lizzy – Celtic Soul in Ink
Book:
The Official Thin Lizzy Colouring Book
Thin Lizzy are one of Ireland’s greatest rock exports: Phil Lynott’s storytelling, those twin-guitar harmonies and a run of albums that shaped 70s and 80s rock. This officially licensed book pulls together:
- Artwork from classic LPs like Jailbreak and Thunder and Lightning
- Iconic band imagery and logos
- Intricate line renderings that let you get up close with the designs you only ever saw on a 12" sleeve
Perfect for anyone who grew up air-guitaring to “The Boys Are Back In Town” and now wants something slightly quieter to do with their evenings.
Colouring soundtrack – Thin Lizzy official videos:
- Thin Lizzy – “The Boys Are Back In Town” (official video)
- Thin Lizzy – “Whiskey In The Jar” (official video)
Cannibal Corpse – Death Metal, But Make It Decorative
Book:
The Official Cannibal Corpse Colouring Book – Limited Signed Edition
Cannibal Corpse are the benchmark for brutal death metal – formed in 1988, massively influential, and one of the genre’s most commercially successful bands. Their album covers, courtesy of long-time collaborator Vince Locke, are infamous: grotesque, cartoonish, and instantly recognisable to any extreme metal fan.
This book gives you officially licensed line-art versions of that madness:
- Classic Locke illustrations redrawn with incredible detail
- A rare chance to appreciate the composition and line-work behind the gore
- Limited edition of 250 that comes with a postcard hand-signed by Vince Locke
Please note: due to local regulations this title can’t be sold to Germany – orders to German addresses have to be refunded.
If your happy place involves blast beats and questionable scenes of the undead, this is your zen garden.
Colouring soundtrack – Cannibal Corpse official videos:
Alice Cooper – School’s Out, Pens Are Out
Book:
The Official Alice Cooper Colouring Book
The godfather of shock rock, stage guillotines and theatrical horror – but also, in later life, a bit of a golf guy. Classic Alice Cooper artwork is all over this officially endorsed book:
- Iconic cover art and promo imagery from across his career
- Macabre details, typography and character work that are great for careful shading
- A perfect match for fans of the original band era and the solo years
Colouring soundtrack – Alice Cooper official videos:
Motörhead – Born To Lose, Live To Colour
Book:
Rock N’ Roll Colouring Books – Motörhead
Motörhead lived in that glorious space where punk energy meets metal volume. Lemmy’s band left behind a mountain of iconic visuals: Snaggletooth, gambling motifs, biker imagery and tough-as-nails typography.
This officially licensed book lets you:
- Fill in Snaggletooth in any unholy palette you like
- Revisit classic era artwork from records like Ace Of Spades
- Enjoy chunky, bold designs that are incredibly satisfying to ink
Colouring soundtrack – Motörhead official videos:
Megadeth – Vic Rattlehead Meets Your Pencil Case
Book:
The Official Megadeth Colouring Book
Megadeth, formed by Dave Mustaine in 1983 after his departure from Metallica, are one of the “Big Four” of thrash and helped define the genre’s technical, politically-charged side. Their visual identity – especially the dystopian art featuring mascot Vic Rattlehead – is tailor-made for a colouring book:
- Officially licensed art from classic albums like Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? and Rust In Peace
- Detailed line art of Vic, nuclear wastelands, politicians and all the other cheerful things Megadeth love
- Perfect for fine-liner addicts who like tight, technical work
Colouring soundtrack – Megadeth official videos:
Judas Priest – Defenders of the Felt-Tip
Book:
Rock N’ Roll Colouring Books – Judas Priest
Judas Priest helped write the rulebook for heavy metal: twin guitars, leather, studs and skyscraper vocals from Rob Halford. Their sleeve art – from the razor blade of British Steel to the screaming metal eagle of Screaming for Vengeance – is legendary.
This colouring book gives you:
- Reworked art from classic albums and singles
- Bold, graphic designs that are incredibly rewarding to colour block
- An excuse to spend an hour deciding on the exact right shade of chrome
Colouring soundtrack – Judas Priest official videos:
- Judas Priest – “Breaking The Law” (official video)
- Judas Priest – “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” (official video)
Rodney Matthews – Fantasy Epics in Black & White
Book:
The Official Rodney Matthews Colouring Book – Limited Signed Edition
Rodney Matthews is a world-renowned fantasy and sci-fi illustrator, famous for over five decades of album art for bands like Nazareth, Magnum, Tygers of Pan Tang, Praying Mantis, Diamond Head and Asia. This book focuses on his fantastical worlds:
- Dragons, airships, strange creatures and dreamlike landscapes
- Intricate architectural details and swirling skies that are perfect for slow, mindful colouring
- A limited edition of 250 that includes a postcard personally signed by Matthews
If you love classic fantasy bookstore posters from the 70s and 80s, this is basically a greatest hits set you can customise.
Mark Wilkinson – The Man Behind So Many Covers On Your Shelf
Book:
The Official Mark Wilkinson Colouring Book
Even if you don’t know the name, you know the art. Mark Wilkinson is the artist behind iconic sleeves for Marillion, Fish, Judas Priest, The Darkness, Europe and more, creating surreal, highly detailed scenes packed with symbolism and strange characters.
This book invites you into that world:
- Officially licensed line art of some of his most famous covers and illustrations
- Tons of tiny details that reward slow colouring and careful shading
- A brilliant bridge between different bands – if you love his work for one, you’ll discover others
Think of it as a prog-and-metal art history course, but with more colouring pencils.
Rock, Colour, Repeat – Why This Stuff Feels So Good
There’s a reason adult colouring has exploded in recent years:
- It encourages mindfulness – you’re focusing on repetitive, absorbing tasks rather than doomscrolling
- Activities like colouring can reduce stress and anxiety and promote relaxation, especially when the designs are detailed and engaging
- It’s screen-free time that still feels creative and connected to the music you love
When you throw in decades of album-art nostalgia, mascots, fantasy artists like Rodney Matthews and Mark Wilkinson, and officially licensed designs from bands like Iron Maiden, Sleep Token, Megadeth and Motörhead, it becomes something a bit special.
Ready to Start Colouring Outside the (Album) Lines?
You can jump straight into the full collection here:
Browse all Rock N’ Roll Colouring Books at Eyesore Merch
Or hit up your favourite band directly:
- Sleep Token – Official Colouring Book
- Iron Maiden – Main Book • The Singles • Volume III
- KISS – Official KISS Colouring Book
- Thin Lizzy – Official Thin Lizzy Colouring Book
- Cannibal Corpse – Official Cannibal Corpse Colouring Book (Limited Signed Edition)
- Alice Cooper – Official Alice Cooper Colouring Book
- Motörhead – Motörhead Colouring Book
- Megadeth – Official Megadeth Colouring Book
- Judas Priest – Judas Priest Colouring Book
- Rodney Matthews – Official Rodney Matthews Colouring Book (Signed Limited Edition)
- Mark Wilkinson – Official Mark Wilkinson Colouring Book
Put a record on, grab your favourite pens, and give your inner teenager a very fancy new exercise book to ruin.