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HEAVY ARTILLERY
CREW CALL-SIGN // [HA]FOUNDED 1998Bronx, NY • Chicago, IL • Los Angeles, CA

HEAVY ARTILLERY

All-Star Mural & Freight Super-Crew Uniting TATS CRU & MSK Titans

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

INSTAGRAM: @biotatscru ↗

Heavy Artillery—bringing together the heaviest production painters from New York, Chicago, and LA.

Heavy Artillery (HA) is an elite trans-continental super-crew uniting Bronx TATS CRU masters Bio, BG183, Nicer, and Ces with MSK heavyweights Pose, Revok, and Rime alongside Jems.

▶ NOW PLAYING: Heavy Artillery & TATS CRU Bronx Hall of Fame ProductionOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗
[HA] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (5 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE
PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED2100+
INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER5
ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS18
SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED44
[HA] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1998

COMPLETE [HA] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1998)
✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [HA] WRITERS ROSTER (0 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)
[HA] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (5)

BIO
@BIOTATS CRU Co-Founder & Crew Admin • The Bronx Letter MasterSouth Bronx, NY • Active since 1980
[HA]
Bronx Wildstyle LettersCommunity Memorial MuralsSubway Lineage

Wilfredo Feliciano, widely venerated as BIO, is a founding pillar of TATS CRU. Beginning in the early 1980s painting NYC subway cars, Bio developed unmatched letter control, 3D bevels, and vibrant color blending. He spearheaded the transition into legitimate production murals across the South Bronx and remains an active Crew Admin.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny
FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD & Vintage Krylon
BG183
@BG183TATS CRU Co-Founder & Crew Admin • Realistic Characters & SuSouth Bronx, NY • Active since 1980
[HA]
Photo-Realistic CharactersMemorial Wall PortraitsBlackbook Sketches

Sotero Ortiz (BG183) is a co-founder and co-admin of TATS CRU, renowned for bringing human warmth, hyper-expressive comic heroes, and neighborhood portraits to large-scale walls. BG183's subway legacy and decades of community dedication made TATS CRU a beloved cultural institution.

GO-TO CAP:Skinny Banana + NY Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Molotow Premium Acrylic
NICER
@NICERTATS CRU Verified Member • Dynamic Wildstyle & Superhero BurSouth Bronx, NY • Active since 1980
[HA]
Dynamic Superhero FiguresSharp 3D LettersHunts Point Productions

Hector Nazario, known everywhere as NICER, joined TATS CRU in the early 1980s, injecting electric comic book dynamism, sharp arrows, and superhero realism into the crew's monumental wall productions across New York, Miami, and Europe.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat + Level 2 Fine
FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD 400ml
BATES
@BATESMOA Crew Admin • European Style Master General & Can-ControlCopenhagen, Denmark • Active since 1984
[HA]
Razor-Clean European & NYC Letter SwingClassic Character & Bubble Background Burners30+ Country Hall-of-Fame Tour

Emerging out of Copenhagen in 1984, GREAT BATES (MOA / COD / LORDS / AIO) is one of the most respected traditional style writers in European history, celebrated for surgical outline precision, effortless letter swing, and painting in over 40 countries.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Ironlak, Loop Colors & Montana Black
AROE HA
@AROE HAUK King of Heavy Artillery (HA) & MSK Known for Explosive TeBrighton / London, UK • Active since 1985
[HA]
Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

AROE (Heavy Artillery / MSK / VOP) has dominated UK South Coast and international halls of fame since the mid-1980s with high-voltage, multi-layered technical wildstyle burners.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum
OFFICIAL [HA] CREW STOREFRONT

[HA] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [HA] (HEAVY ARTILLERY) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:
Looking for individual member drops? Each [HA] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.
[HA] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1998
Apparel & Streetwear$88
Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[HA] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1998

Official [HA] (HEAVY ARTILLERY) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [HA] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Bronx, NY • Est. 1998" hem tag.

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[HA] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)
Signed Prints & Editions$125
Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[HA] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [HA] HEAVY ARTILLERY's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [HA] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[HA] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK
Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65
Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[HA] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [HA] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[HA] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)
Blackbooks & Zines$42
First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[HA] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [HA] (HEAVY ARTILLERY) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Bronx, NY, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA.

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[HA] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (8)

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HUNTS POINT SUPERHERO & LETTER PRODUCTION by NICER (TATS)
YOUTUBE // WALL BURNERStreet Murals
32 CANS • NY Fat Cap
South Bronx, NY
40ft × 14ft

HUNTS POINT SUPERHERO & LETTER PRODUCTION

Painted on a heavy roll-down warehouse gate in Hunts Point, NICER executed a razor-sharp 3D superhero burner bursting through the corrugated metal panels with multi-colored spray flares and crisp white highlights.

Corrugated Roll-Down Gate & Industrial Wall
BRONX BLACKBOOK DOUBLE-PAGE WILDSTYLE SPREAD by BG183 (TATS)
YOUTUBE // BLACKBOOK SCANBlackbook & Sketches
0 CANS • Prismacolor Chisel
South Bronx, NY
17in × 11in (Open Spread)

BRONX BLACKBOOK DOUBLE-PAGE WILDSTYLE SPREAD

An intricate original two-page blackbook sketch created by BG183 featuring razor-sharp mechanical arrows, 3D brick blocks, and a classic b-boy character in marker ink with Prismacolor pencil highlights.

Heavyweight 200gsm Acid-Free Blackbook Vellum
SOUTH BRONX LEGENDS MEMORIAL WALL // HUNTS POINT by BIO (TATS)
YOUTUBE // WALL BURNERStreet Murals
85 CANS • NY Fat Cap
South Bronx, NY
100ft × 18ft

SOUTH BRONX LEGENDS MEMORIAL WALL // HUNTS POINT

Painted by BIO, BG183, and NICER at Hunts Point in the South Bronx, this monumental 100-foot production honors hip-hop originators and neighborhood pioneers with hyper-detailed spray portraits and interlocking Bronx 3D wildstyle.

Industrial Red Brick & Cinder Block Warehouse
BATES (MOA) x Ironlak — Copenhagen Burner Production by BATES (MOA)
YOUTUBE // 03:54 REELWildstyle & Burners
34 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Copenhagen, Denmark
28ft × 12ft

BATES (MOA) x Ironlak — Copenhagen Burner Production

BATES (MOA) x Ironlak — Copenhagen Burner Production (Ironlak) — Verified video documentation featuring Bates (MOA Founder / COD / WCA).

Hall of Fame Concrete Wall
BATES (MOA / COD / WCA) | Hall of Fame — Malmö, Sweden by BATES (MOA)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Malmö, Sweden
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

BATES (MOA / COD / WCA) | Hall of Fame — Malmö, Sweden

BATES (MOA / COD / WCA) | Hall of Fame — Malmö, Sweden (Ironlak) — Verified video documentation featuring Bates (MOA Founder / COD / WCA).

Copenhagen & Malmö Hall of Fame Walls
Great Bates (MOA) — European Can Control & Letter Masterclass by BATES (MOA)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Copenhagen, Denmark
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

Great Bates (MOA) — European Can Control & Letter Masterclass

Great Bates (MOA) — European Can Control & Letter Masterclass (Copenhagen Archive) — Verified video documentation featuring Bates (MOA Founder / COD / WCA).

Copenhagen & Malmö Hall of Fame Walls
BATES (MOA) x Ironlak — Copenhagen Burner Production by BATES (MOA)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Copenhagen, Denmark
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

BATES (MOA) x Ironlak — Copenhagen Burner Production

BATES (MOA) x Ironlak — Copenhagen Burner Production (Ironlak) — Verified video documentation featuring Bates (MOA Founder / COD / WCA).

Copenhagen & Malmö Hall of Fame Walls
Graffiti Writer AROE ( Heavy Artillery ) // Killa Kela Podcast by AROE HA (VOP • HA UK)
YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners
110 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Brighton / London, UK

Graffiti Writer AROE ( Heavy Artillery ) // Killa Kela Podcast

Graffiti Writer AROE ( Heavy Artillery ) // Killa Kela Podcast — AROE (Heavy Artillery / MSK / VOP) has dominated UK South Coast and international halls of fame since the mid-1980s with high-voltage, multi-layered technical wildstyle burners.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive