The Eternal’s cover is a painting by renowned experimental guitarist John Fahey, who passed away in 2001, and whose arguably best-known work is The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death. Framed by two black bars, as if projected onto the silver screen, the work depicts a swirling red mass that looks like a hurricane or some sort of abyss. Its colors recall blood, violence; its shape is primitive, raw. It is unapologetic, but comforting in a way.