Giovanni Calore
Concept Artist at @AcidPixelStudio
AGES - Balrog
These concepts are part of the Artbook by Tea Project Studio : https://www.instagram.com/tea.project.studio/
which explores the incredible adventures of the first Ages of Arda in The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
A different vision about Balrogs
Maybe the Armor melted on the Balrog himself due to his enormous temperature