Hans Rudolf 'Ruedi' Giger (pronounced /ˈɡiːɡər/, born in Chur, Grisons Canton, Switzerland, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer, who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien. Has inspired numerous bands, and artwork contributed recently to Death Metal group Triptykon's new album, Eparistera Daimones, released March 22, 2010. another small piece of contributed artwork, was the microphone stand for Korn's John Davis, dubbed "The Queen".