Top 3 Worst Metal album covers!
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Topic: Top 3 Worst Metal album covers!
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Subject: Top 3 Worst Metal album covers!
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 6:20am
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Here we go with my first negative thread
but these are always fun
Post what you consider to be the 3 worst metal album covers in history.
Mine are as follows:
 I likek what Booboo from PA said if I may quote:
James: Hey guys, I'd like you to meet Andres Serrano, the creator of such masterpieces as "Piss Christ", he's designing our album cover.
Lars: So what is it going to be?
Andres: Well, I'm gonna take some bovine blood...
Lars: Blood? Awesome. That's totally metal. Go on.
Andres: Then I'm gonna mix it with my own semen, and then squish the liquids between two plates of glass and take a picture of it.
Lars: ...
James: BRILLIANT!
No seriously, that's exactly what it is. Why do you think they called it Load?
Hilarious
 another
 So dark I cant figure it out
Next:
 I love th band but this is atrocious!
your turn now
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 6:55am
I alwasy loved this one: http://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/8/6/2/2862.jpg"> ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 9:03am
Here's a notoriously bad one: Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death. There's too much going on, and it looks like a first draft. The album title font doesn't look right either. Actually nothing looks right aside from Eddie. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 11:07am
| Wasn't this thread inspired by the thread of the same name (with prog instead of metal) on PA ? |
Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 12:32pm
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Cover art
The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_generated_imagery - computer-generated cover art for the album was provided by David Patchett, but he asked to be removed from the credits because he was not satisfied with the result. The version used was actually a prototype provided by Patchett, but the band decided to use it in its incomplete form. Upon close inspection, one can note several of errors: The character on the far right looking out of the picture appears to have a broken neck. The white dog is standing on the snake underneath it. The baby's foot is cutting into the dog and appears more to be suspended in mid-air than sitting on a wolf. The small child character at the front on the left is standing on the other characters foot. The character doing a back-flip on the left of Eddie has a dislocated shoulder, his left hand is also against his right arm instead of on the floor and the back-flipping character's right leg is dislocated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_Death_%28album%29#cite_note-0 - [1] ------------- We're gonna do a little number featuring Randy Rhoads... Wine is fine but whisky's quicker. That's what Rock n' Roll's About!!!! |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 3:51pm
Here's one a quick Google search for "worst metal album cover" turned up. |
Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 2:18pm
Hehe, yes and guess who started it (and I'm a bit disturbed by the statement "My 1st negitive thread", as I see PA turning into a "Slam Pit", dont let it happen here  ).AtomicCrimsonRush . . . take a bow  .By the way, I disagree with alot of folks there about some of their choices for "Bad" covers (maybe because I'm a Freelance Artist and studied Art History on my own)  .But here so-far, yup . . . these are pretty bad . There are plenty of "Gore Metal" album coversthat will make your worst nightmares and the movies "Hostel", "The Audition" and "Dead Alive" seem like episodes of Mister Rogers Neigborhood! The Art "might" be well executed but it will be totally in Bad Taste (more than the Uriah Heep Cover for "Fallen Angel" at PA, by one of my fave Fantasy Artists  ).Atomic . . . you should start a "Christian Metal Appreciation Thread", Deliverance is a great Thrash Band from the old days! (But you may want to stop "casting the 1st stones"  ).------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
lucas wrote:Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 2:27pm
Well this one might not make the top 3, but why on earth include an angry snowman on a death metal album??? That�s just ridiculous
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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 2:35pm
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hehehe I LIKE IT! Must be a Concept Album by the Math-Death Metal Italians
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 2:48pm
^yeah probably ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 2:52pm
As long as I am part of the Admin team, this will NOT happen. I fought long and hard against the spread of negative threads on PA, but after a while I got tired of talking to the wall, so to speak. If people think that the only way to discuss music is by bashing what they don't like, then I'd rather not discuss it altogether. For the time being, the negative threads have been kept to a minimum, and no one has turned sour yet. However, if this becomes a trend, I and the others will try our best to put an end to it |
Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 5:59pm
I'm glad Raff  I stepped into another " I HATE DREAM THEATER" thread at PA, and the few poor guys that just "mentioned" they liked them, they end up getting beat-up by the peanut gallery (AND I get equally mad at the DT "Holier than Thou" Fans as well)  . I just HOPE that "this" thread is in Fun, and will not get bashed if I said (or anyone) "But I LIKE that cover". But Raff, how "Explicit" can we get with Album Covers? Metal/"Gore Metal" can be EXTREMELY gross and shocking, I for one wont put them up, because I think it'll have a dominoe effect (for good or bad). But a Bad cover is a Bad cover (in taste and/or execution), but its "In the Eye of the Beholder". . . . i think  .------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 6:09pm
| Well, this is a metal site, and we all know how awful some of those covers can be. They are available elsewhere on the site, so it would sound a bit hypocritical on our part (I mean we Admins) to ban their posting here. I believe that it should be up to each individual member's sense of what is appropriate to decide whether it is a good idea to post something that might shock others. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 12:26am
on the other hand I hate threads that slam bands like Dream Theater - thats just offensive. I noticed a thread here called I hate Slayer and I refuse to post in it at all.------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 2:17am
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I have to "defend" the Slayer thread though, At 1st it was just to tell "why" he didnt like them, and it would start a "Discussion" because they are VERY popular. I like a few albums but their are alot of bands of that era (imho) that were better musicians, but . . . Slayer has a sound that I like sometimes. Its that sound-why they are popular. But the thread got heated, instead of "opinions" it got into a Bash. Folks have to remember that what they write is "their own opinion" and NOT "My way or the highway"  .------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 2:22am
Yes please. No censorship in that regard. It�s important that we document and not judge. If the question was about how far you�re supposed to go in a thread like this, I say the same, but as Raff suggests the voice of reason might come in handy too . But then again why shouldn�t I post a covers like the meat collages by Carcass if I felt they were they ugliest covers in the world? As long as it�s part of the thread intention I don�t see it as a problem. I�m going through the death metal sub at the moment ( and probably a few years from now ) and I�ve seen my fair share of bestial and quite frankly tasteless cover artwork. That�s also what this site is about though. We represent every genre in metal, also the ones we might not enjoy much ourselves. For instance I found a white supremacy act the other day. That kind of got me bothered but not for a second do I consider censorship. That would more or less ruin the credibility of MMA IMO.------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 3:40am
^ Do you rworst then post the ugly covers, to I believe those covers at least show the intent of thebands rather than just bad covers. Heres another I think is rather silly
   Let the hate continue.... ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:33am
I just saw this in the What Are You Listening To? thread... absolutely awful!  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:42am
There are quite a few such acts included in the database, and - when I first saw them and their names - I was rather shocked as well. Unfortunately, they exist, and dealing with them is a classic case of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'. When you have a database which aspires to being as complete as possible, it is almost a duty to include every metal band, even those whose beliefs are abhorrent. I would, however, draw the line to any kind of glorification of the aforementioned beliefs, and I don't think I have to explain why. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:49am
^That sounds absolutely reasonable Raff ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:51am
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My goodness this is hilarious...... i think
by Death Breath
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:52am
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^I love Zombies. Great cover that one. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:52am
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Some people seem to have no notion of how ridiculous they can be in their attempts to look scary...
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 10:58am
That's a great one ACR! How 'bout this: Or this...  or this...  You've gotta love Anal Cunt's artwork and song titles. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 11:21am
Crazy goregrind freaks. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 11:48am
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That reminds me. Has anyone posted the Anal Cunt logo in the metal logo thread yet?
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 12:06pm
Not yet.... but I'm about to.   ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: NJCat_11
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 12:28pm
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 2:55pm
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Here's a whole list of "bad" album covers. I just started it, but I can't believe Leprosy made the list. That's a cool cover IMO. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-worst-heavy-metal-album-covers-of-all-time-207047 - http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-worst-heavy-metal-album-covers-of-all-time-207047 |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 6:13pm
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^Damn straight. Not the best but certainly intriguing.
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 6:56pm
I disagree with a lot of that list. Leprosy is fantastic (if a bit disturbing)! Same goes for Warmaster by Bolt Thrower and Trilogy by Yngwie... ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 7:42pm
^^ Yeah I'm a fan of the Trilogy album cover as well. Corny as hell, I'll admit.
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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 24 May 2010 at 12:36am
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Ed Repka (Who did "Leprosy" and MANY others) is a MASTER and is
excellent at capturing Horror, Facial Expressions and memorable
Characters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Repka - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Repka
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 24 May 2010 at 2:43am
I've never listened to this album, but its cover certainly makes me not want to listen to it.
 Seriously? A shirtless man with an armadillo's head? In front of a stone wall? With a band logo that looks so 90s that you wonder what it ties into this thing on the cover? At least Trilogy by Malmsteen looks epic in a way. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 9:30am
A lot of those album covers were great
How dare they pick on Manowar! I love those guys - I do agreetho with Ratt and tankard - pretty silly and Pretty Boy Floyd and those other toy boy bads were appalling. ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 27 May 2010 at 12:24pm
   Three (out of many) silly metal album covers. Remember: silly can be good. ------------- 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2010 at 5:59am
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Manowar are notrious of course but I loved that kitschness about them. ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2010 at 7:44am
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Yeah, they're "well oiled"....
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2010 at 2:10pm
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Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2010 at 6:46pm
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Black Sabbath - Born Again Black Sabbath - Forbbiden Manowar - Hail To England ------------- If you close the light every woman looks the same (Ancient Greek tale by Diogenis) Very democratic... |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2010 at 8:55am
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yikes - the thread is almost dead
anymore shockers to post
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Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2010 at 7:21am
  Come to think of it, most of Sabbath's album covers were awful.
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2010 at 4:23pm
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^They're original ------------- 
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Posted By: martindavey87
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 5:02am
Shoulda gone with top five, would have been easier.
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 5:07am
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I love the "Born Again Cover". To quote Geezer Butler "It's sh*t, but it's great".
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 5:14am
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 5:21am
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 5:48am
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^I remember that cover kind of freaking me out when I would browse through the metal section in the local music library when I was a kid. :-)
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Posted By: Vehemency
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 6:05am
| I think that cover looks pretty okay! |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 4:40am
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Yeah these are pretty awful but are still reflecting an endearing perfunctory attitude in their own cheesiness. ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: Metallica999
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2010 at 10:26am
| Every album by Symphony x... |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:11pm
Everything looks photoshopped in ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow">  http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:17pm
It's a tiny picture, i know. This is the cover to an indie prog metal band (Jordan K. Rush)'s album The Three Reigns... it looks like the talented kid in 4th grade made it. ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:25pm
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^ Oh, come on! It's not that bad!
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 7:34pm
Yeah cause everyone's heard of "I Want a Walmart Girl" -------------
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Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 8:02pm
It's just so silly looking ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2011 at 10:29pm
No . . . its THAT Bad . . .it reminds me of a few of these: In my top "5" fave Prog Metal Bands, "Fates Warning" are one of the Fathers of the Genre, but I still remember a quote in the credits of "No Exit" where it said in the "No Thanks" area :"For the 1st Album Cover Disaster" The 1st version:  Yikes! what terrible Fonts/Lettering too!Then the 2nd:  Uh . . . the woman/witch doesnt looked too phased about being burned at the stake... After these 2 versions, they yet again, released a version with just a Moon photo and the FW Logo used for the next 2 albums  Then went back to the original for the Re-Master and created a new Logo (Used on "The Spectre Within" Re-Master as well). It be interesting to get it and see what they wrote reflecting back on the "Cover" . Age of Rebellion (AOR). Heres a really talented Prog Metal Band from Germany, these guys looked like they were right out of High School but their musicianship was really Professional:  Excellent Album, BAD cover .Apparantly they have 2 other albums I did not know about! They were somewhere between Dream Theater and Dali's Dilemma, instead of what you'd think they'd sound like (German -i.e. Vandan Plas or Dreamscape). And by the way, These -including The Jordan K. Rush album DO look like a "Talented" 4th Grader or High School Kid drew them . . . Because back in Highschool (and 4th Grade) "I" drew like that! . . . YUCK! what an embarrassing memory  .------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: Andyman1125
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2011 at 3:40pm
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^ They even spelled Icarus wrong ------------- http://bit.ly/kZR7BC" rel="nofollow"> http://andywebb.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - My Bandcamp
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 12:21am
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Those Fates Warning covers are appalling! ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:10am
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I've found most of FW's cover art to be pretty boring. But that's just awful. Who thought that was releaseable?
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:17am
These ones are rather bad
 thats just wrong!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QNq0NdpCuCQ/SeX0D-Kjd8I/AAAAAAAAFS4/kIsiXgARdeE/s1600/Annihilator+-+The+Best+Of+Annihilator+%282004%29.jpg" rel="nofollow">
 how boring is that?
just so cliched
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QNq0NdpCuCQ/SeW_XI76osI/AAAAAAAAFSg/qtjn8Js93Sk/s1600/Annihilator+-+Double+Live,+Annihilation+%282003%29.jpg" rel="nofollow">
 not metal really but so bad i had to include it
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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:27am
Well (imo) I think from "Awaken the Guardian" on, they have been very thought provoking .Hehe, the Annihilator Black Widow album is pretty silly indeed . Have never listened to that albumthough. The "Best Of" album is something that was done (As a Lay-out) for a few Metal Bands, kind of like what Sony and Elektra do for their Classic Bands. ------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:52am
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^I rather enjoy The Specter Within and Awaken The Guardian, don't get me wrong.
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Posted By: SKwid
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 2:07am
 this -------------  
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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 2:07am
And the Music is even better  .. . . Have you heard about the Project with Matheos and Arch!? Basically its an album after the release of the next FW album, its like having "2" FW albums!!! (Same band line-up sans Alder called "Arch/Matheos" I believe). Heres some details: (Via Progulus.com Forum: http://www.progulus.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=568&start=75&sid=79f616e61e83feb995b3fa3ea60c419c" rel="nofollow - http://www.progulus.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=568&start=75&sid=79f616e61e83feb995b3fa3ea60c419c ) new project called Arch/Matheos in the works  
joining the two masters: Joey Vera, Bobby Jarzombek amd Frank Aresti! this is almost as exciting news as the Psychotic Waltz reunion was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(from the Fates website) Forgive everyone! I should have put this in another thread ------------- "If you're happy to be an Ant in the Sand Box, you're welcome to it!" -Forbidden For Progressive Metal and Prog Rock, come visit, request songs and explore at PrOgulus.com |
Posted By: The Glove of Love
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 3:50am
Someone beat me to Trilogy, so... This one isn't really THAT strange for the era (And it's actually very good), but I still can't get used to it  This one made me laugh the most, however  |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 5:04am
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^^^ Frakking what the heck!
OK how do you beat that?
 so wrong its deplorable!
how about
   not metal but you cant beat the Hoff!
 and
the laughable------- non metal but had to post it
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 5:13am
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I just researched some more covers and saw a cover that shocked me to my core!
I wont dare post it here
anyway heres some more stinkers
quite hilarious really
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 5:19am
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Dagnabbit - check this corker!
does anyone own this???
 I mean Kiss had a lot of copycats
and then there is the legendary
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 6:35am
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MOre you say?
OK
/categories/entertainment/comedy/most-ridiculous-album-covers-of-all-time/battleaxe---burn-this-town" rel="nofollow">
 /categories/entertainment/comedy/most-ridiculous-album-covers-of-all-time/michael-bolton---michael-bolton" rel="nofollow">  ------------- GLAM METAL!
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Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 10:00am
yes, the cover art is crappy, but the album is quite good, their best work in my opinion.
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 10:19am
I'm pretty sure I could whip up the No Exit album cover on MS Paint.  ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:20pm
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^Yeah. It looks like an exercise in patterns on photoshop or something.
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 2:11pm
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LOL that one is awesome |
Posted By: The Glove of Love
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 4:41pm
I have that album, it's actually very good |
Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 6:31pm
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2011 at 4:08pm
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Posted By: Stephen
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2011 at 8:39pm
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just found out this threat, fkin' hillarious :D :D |
Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 7:27pm
Number 3: Fallen by Burzum. I'm sorry, Varg, but this doesn't fit your style at all. Especially when put next to your older art. Number 2: Dissident Alliance by Jag Panzer. I'm not totally sure what's going on in this one.  Number 1: Shitfun by Autopsy. Ewwww!  |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 10:38am
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That list was crap. Not only they failed to mention some monumental classics but they managed to list some awesome album covers in there as well. Bolt Thrower, really? Leprosy? Tankard? FAIL. Here is a favourite atrocious cover of mine:  More atrocities:    From the top of my head... Also Riot had some terrible covers in their day, early Pantera... ..and I second the Dance of Death cover. Not that X-Factor, Virtual XI or indeed their last one are any masterpieces... ------------- 42 |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 10:39am
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Damn, I missed some posts. HEY! Who posted Doomsday for the Deceiver??? That's awesome! ------------- 42 |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 10:52am
Considering they have a very accomplished artist in the band (Away), that is a rather laughable effort. It's a compilation/rarities album, so I'm not sure they wanted to release it to begin with nevermind with that cover. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: goskoski
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 3:46pm
Riot - Thundersteel:  Riot - Narita  Bad News - Bad News  Tokyo Blade - Blackhearts & Jades Spades  |
Posted By: goskoski
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2011 at 3:50pm
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Posted By: floflo79
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2014 at 11:02am
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The thing is that Narita is an awesome album but the cover is just ugly (like Fire Down Under) ------------- For heavy metal we will die ! http://www.lastfm.fr/user/TheProgRockFan |
Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2014 at 11:10am
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Leprous Bilateral is a great album just has a bad album cover and Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy, stupid innuendos Metallica - Lulu (Need I say why?) 
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Posted By: floflo79
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2014 at 11:18am
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Oh no ! It's a great cover ! ------------- For heavy metal we will die ! http://www.lastfm.fr/user/TheProgRockFan |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 7:16pm
   Are the worst I can think of at the moment. (and btw, I agree with unitron on the court of the crimson king cover.)
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 7:18pm
Yup. Certainly up there------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2014 at 4:03am
What the f### ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 12:27pm
Few things are worst than the cover art of the (real) first album of Pantera: |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 12:27pm
------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 12:52pm
Since we are talking about Pantera... To be honest, I never liked any of this covers with a pic of the band... I prefer drawings! |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 4:27pm
------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 6:08pm
I didn't know that metal bands starting using Microsoft Paint to make their album covers...
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2014 at 9:22pm
Good one ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2014 at 3:25pm
I fu  love the Tarkus album cover it is badass------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 7:52pm
I always thought it was kind of inane.
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 2:19am
------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Gabimm
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 4:15pm
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lol I I'm laughing so far. Looks like Linda Blair in the film The Exorcist. Ridiculous! -------- Ps: I read that cited the cover of Metallica's Load. The cover of "Load" (Metallica) is a composite photo of bovine blood and semen, entitled "Semen and Blood III", 1990, the artist Andres Serrano. Already the cover of "Reload", created by the same artist, is made up of blood and urine. |