Top 5 favorite Metal album cover art?

LeveLscream · Post by **LeveLscream** » Wed July 27th, 2005, 6:26 pm

I always liked Sepultura's cover art by Michael Whelan, like ARISE and Chaos A.D. I also loved the cover to TOOL's "Undertow", Metallica "Kill em' All", Cannibal Corpse "Eaten Back to Life", Life of Agony's "River Runs Red" and Acid Bath's "When the Kitestring Pops" and "Paegan Terrorism Tactics" by Jack Kevorkian.

Oh yea, I like the cover of the X-Cops "You have the right to remain silent"
and the DBX had a cool cover, reminded me of the old movie Freeked.

LeveLscream · Post by **LeveLscream** » Thu July 28th, 2005, 4:49 pm

When the Kitestring pops was done by GW Gacy - Sorry+

WREKage-Paul · Post by **WREKage-Paul** » Fri August 5th, 2005, 2:58 am

LeveLscream wrote:I always liked Sepultura's cover art by Michael Whelan, like ARISE and Chaos A.D.

I liked the fact that Whelan kinda sneakily allowed them to use more artwork than they wanted to pay for, by allowing them to triptych it. (That's probably NOT the right word, but I'm not an artist, either). Whelan cut Cirith Ungol a deal for their album artwork, too. I've got a LOT of Whelan's stuff hanging on my walls, or ready to be hung in the new house...if I ever get one.

I've always liked Travis Smith's cover art: http://www.seempieces.com. If we can have Alex Grey (Tool cover artist) at Dragon*Con, why not Travis? His credits are amazing: Lilitu, Riverside, Anti-Depressive Delivery, Sinai Beach, Anathema, For My Pain, Age Of Silence, Deadsoul Tribe, God Forbid, Subterranean Masquerade, Winds, Watch Them Die, Daylight Dies, Gordian Knot, Axenstar, Living Sacrifice, Beseech, Death Machine, Soilwork, Violent Messiahs, Skinlab.....

The guy stays busy. (!)

ratanda · Post by **ratanda** » Tue August 9th, 2005, 12:08 am

Right off the top of my head

Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare
Forbidden - Forbidden Evil

LeveLscream · Post by **LeveLscream** » Tue August 9th, 2005, 3:16 pm

I always thaught Faith no More "ANGEL DUST" was a cool cover because it was so simple I also liked the cover for Machie Heads "THE MORE THINGS CHANGE"

Zane · Post by **Zane** » Tue August 9th, 2005, 7:17 pm

I think some of the coolest album covers have to be the re-releases at Sentinel steel Records of Manilla Road- Mystification, Attacker- The Battle at Helms Deep, and Burning Starr- no Turning Back
Check em out at www.sentinelsteel.com

fukrholestkhed · Post by **fukrholestkhed** » Wed August 10th, 2005, 12:20 am

edge of sanity crimson or my dying bride turn loose the swans

Malfunktion · Post by **Malfunktion** » Wed August 10th, 2005, 11:37 pm

most any nightwish or emperor album art

Post by **Metalfreak** » Tue November 29th, 2005, 3:29 pm

Death Angel- oh crap I don't even remember the name...it was the live album with the old lady and the angel on it
Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse
Metallica- Master of Puppets
Dimmu Borgir- Godless Savage Garden (that's just fuckin' cool artwork!)
Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind (I have a framed poster of that one!)

Pat · Post by **Pat** » Tue November 29th, 2005, 4:40 pm

In the nightside eclipse is fucking awesome.

Holiday Rambler · Post by **Holiday Rambler** » Tue November 29th, 2005, 6:09 pm

This was a discarded Blood Duster cover, but I still like it.

holly · Post by **holly** » Tue November 29th, 2005, 6:29 pm

andyb wrote:
holly wrote:
DarkWolfen wrote:
holly wrote:Oh snap.
Damn, you got served. Is the only thing that would be a good reply from this shit.
Random fact: I own You Got Served.
is that the breakdance movie? if so is it any good?

I never saw this post until now.
It's an awful teen movie, but the dancing is amazing.

Strange · Post by **Strange** » Thu December 1st, 2005, 1:43 pm

Maiden's shit was always the best. I had an entire wall of their posters in my bedroom when I was a kid. I think that the visual association of their imagery (branding) was a big part of their success...especially in the US. Nevermind that they're incredible musicians and (for a while) were great songwriters as well.

Puppets is a given. Along with the 3 Sep albums mentioned.

Obituary - Cause of Death
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Meshuggah - Chaosphere and DEI
Napalm Death - Enemy of the Music Business
Testament - Low (same artist that did the Front Line Assembly albums)
and the Celtic Frost album with the Giger piece...the devil using Jebus as a slingshot.

Post by **Metalfreak** » Thu December 1st, 2005, 2:38 pm

Strange wrote:Maiden's shit was always the best. I had an entire wall of their posters in my bedroom when I was a kid. I think that the visual association of their imagery (branding) was a big part of their success...especially in the US. Nevermind that they're incredible musicians and (for a while) were great songwriters as well.

Puppets is a given. Along with the 3 Sep albums mentioned.

Obituary - Cause of Death
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Meshuggah - Chaosphere and DEI
Napalm Death - Enemy of the Music Business
Testament - Low (same artist that did the Front Line Assembly albums)
and the Celtic Frost album with the Giger piece...the devil using Jebus as a slingshot.

that Celtic Frost album is To Megatherion! I bought it yesterday actually. Great album!

Strange · Post by **Strange** » Thu December 1st, 2005, 3:21 pm

Metalfreak wrote:
Strange wrote:and the Celtic Frost album with the Giger piece...the devil using Jebus as a slingshot.
that Celtic Frost album is To Megatherion! I bought it yesterday actually. Great album!

THANK you. That was bugging me from the moment I started typing it.

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