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Finest album covers.
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Author:  MrMetalinasuit1 [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:51 am ]
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Underrated classic.
Author:  BloodSacrificeShaman [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:04 am ]
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That's a fucking amazing cover dude! It reminds me of something out of Conan, from the original R. E. Howard stories, what with the scimitar-wielding demon in the desert and an army behind him, and all that. Seriously cool stuff.
Author:  u_sir_r_a_faggot [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:03 am ]
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Don't like the song but the cover is one of my all time favs

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Author:  HamburgerBoy [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:02 pm ]
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Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace
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Perfectly captures their spiritual and fantastical music, strong William Blake vibes but with added paranoia. Another Prophet Song in particular could have been set in the album cover.
Author:  mark of the devil [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:47 pm ]
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Wrathprayer-Sun Of Moloch
Author:  corpsewithoutsoul [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:52 pm ]
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Love this one, beautifully designed and fits the atmosphere and theme of the album perfectly.
Author:  The Necromancer [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:42 pm ]
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I hate the ones that are obsessed with anti-Christianity, its a waste of time. And I know thousands of cool album covers I can post on here like these:

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http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.45757562 ... =1&pid=1.7

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Author:  Yayattasa [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:26 pm ]
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Kamelot - Ghost Opera. While I don't enjoy the band that much, I really like this cover.
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Be'Lakor - Stone's Reach
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Ne Obliviscaris - Portal of I
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Omit - Repose
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Boris - Dronevil -Final- (Repress)
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Clan of Xymox - Medusa
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Swami Lateplate - Doom Jazz
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Katatonia - Viva Emptiness
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Slumber - Fallout
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Reverend Bizarre - Thulsa Doom
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Black Moth - The Killing Jar
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Intronaut - Void
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Infecção Raivosa - Sem Fraqueza Sem Piedade
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The image was taken from the site of one of the members

Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
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*HYPNOTIC CHANT*
Noooow you've seeeeem aaaaall these covers, oOoOopen your wallet and buuuy aAaAaAll the albums (with real moOoOoOney!)
Author:  corpsewithoutsoul [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:58 am ]
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A favourite. So tacky and perfect. The renaissance (pirate?) costumes, skanky maidens with 80s perms, the flaming album title text, everything.
In fact, I've got the record sleeve pinned to my wall.
Author:  spiritual_youthanasia [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:20 am ]
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So my favorite ones would be hmmm let's see
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quick trivia (for the younger ones). The people behind Vic were at the time the presidents of the world's super-powers during the late 20th century.From left to right : John Major, Toshiki Kaifu, Richard von Weizsäcker, Mikhail Gorbachev and George H.W. Bush
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Author:  Erosion of Humanity [ Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:51 am ]
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The Necromancer wrote:

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I love that cover art it's actually the reason I started listening to the band.
Author:  SolracV [ Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:49 pm ]
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Powerwolf's 'Blood of the Saints' is pretty nice

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Author:  u_sir_r_a_faggot [ Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:45 pm ]
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Also contains some cool sludge metal

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Author:  AcidWorm [ Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:35 pm ]
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I dunno if it is just me but I really dislike that Powerwolf cover.
Author:  themicrulah [ Wed Oct 23, 2013 6:38 pm ]
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Yeah it looks like some taxidermist who is also a huge Ghost fan decided to make an album and photographed those wolves in the Ghost costumes.
Author:  Erosion of Humanity [ Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:10 pm ]
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That Powerwolf cover is actually a great representation of what lies in wait inside, crap. Just listen for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmqgRAXygDg
Author:  Empyreal [ Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:04 pm ]
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^ Finally people see it my way.
Author:  Amber Gray [ Thu Oct 24, 2013 1:34 am ]
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Incredible album.

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Author:  Marky Mark [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:44 am ]
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The reissue (i think) for Crippled Lucifer by Burning Witch.

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Author:  u_sir_r_a_faggot [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:14 pm ]
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^ Really awesome
Author:  Subrick [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:09 pm ]
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The first two Summoning albums have amazing front arts.

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Author:  Necroghast [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 4:26 pm ]
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Marky Mark wrote:
The reissue (i think) for Crippled Lucifer by Burning Witch.

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Thats a Theodor Kittelsen drawing just so you know. It's been used for other coves many times.
Author:  Weerwolf [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:47 pm ]
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New Grave Miasma cover looks cool and sort of different to what you normally get from a black/death band.
Author:  Marky Mark [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:55 pm ]
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Necroghast wrote:
Marky Mark wrote:
The reissue (i think) for Crippled Lucifer by Burning Witch.

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Thats a Theodor Kittelsen drawing just so you know. It's been used for other coves many times.



Oh, thanks. I wasn't actually sure who the artist was. Also just noticed that some of his artwork was used by Burzum.
Author:  BasqueStorm [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:11 pm ]
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Young_Metalhead wrote:
So we got this thread to show those horrific metal covers, why don't we have one to show the finest? I mean, there are albums that truly deserve to be at least observed. :lol: I mean, there are amazing pieces of art done on some metal albums.

What about (2005) Earth - Legacy of Dissolution?

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Author:  Yayattasa [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:32 pm ]
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^Oh yeah, that one is really nice
Author:  Cthulhu_Fhtagn [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:44 pm ]
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One of the best covers of all time
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I love the coloration on this one.
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Author:  Cynical_Misanthropy [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:34 pm ]
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I don't know if this one has been posted yet but this is one that has really stuck out to me:
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Too bad it has the logos and text on it

Another one I really like is Disma's debut, the way the artwork stretches across all six panels of the digipak is just amazing.

EDIT: Demigod's Slumber of Sullen Eyes has got some amazing artwork too.
Author:  AcidWorm [ Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:17 am ]
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That Funebrarum/Undergang cover is awesome.
Author:  Wilytank [ Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:26 am ]
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Cthulhu_Fhtagn wrote:
One of the best covers of all time
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As a Warhammer player, I don't know if it's awesome by heavy metal art standards or lame by Warhammer art standards.
Author:  Necroghast [ Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:30 am ]
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Well Warhammer art has certainly changed A LOT since then, for the better in my opinion.
Author:  Cthulhu_Fhtagn [ Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:00 pm ]
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Wilytank wrote:
Cthulhu_Fhtagn wrote:
One of the best covers of all time
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As a Warhammer player, I don't know if it's awesome by heavy metal art standards or lame by Warhammer art standards.

I have actually seen that book in person at a hobby store near where I live. Anyway, I think the cover is awesome by both standards.
Author:  Erosion of Humanity [ Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:44 pm ]
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This is the back image on the booklet for Inevitable End's The Oculus, it's a shame the music doesn't match how awesome this cover is.
Author:  u_sir_r_a_faggot [ Sat Nov 09, 2013 1:04 pm ]
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Man this is awesome. The fact that it's from a demo makes if even more awesome.

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Author:  Amber Gray [ Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:38 pm ]
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Really dig Mammoth Grinder's latest

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As a matter of fact, MG always have rad covers.

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Author:  Grave_Wyrm [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 1:30 am ]
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Fine Art:

Absu (x2)
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duh..
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Elysian Blaze - Blood Geometry
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Pseudogod/Blaze of Perdition - In Void and Serpent the Spirit is One
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The whole booklet for this split is like that. It's so fat the jewel case barely closes.




Hand-hewn:

Teitanblood - Seven Chalices
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Luror - The Iron Hand of Blackest Terror
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Honorable Mention:

Grave - Into the Grave
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Evoken - Antithesis of Light
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Author:  g123crds [ Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:58 pm ]
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Lycus - Tempest

One of my favorite albums this year. The artwork was actually a big part of the reason I checked it out in the first place.

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Author:  Big_Grand [ Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:20 am ]
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Author:  Subrick [ Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:27 am ]
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I've always loved this one, even if I've never actually heard the album (throw all the bottles you want).
Author:  Jackoroth [ Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:25 am ]
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I get that you dig Autopsy but really, that album cover is incredibly hurtful on the eyes, I really can't see how anyone could like it.

The concept is cool and I can see where they were coming from but it's one of the most poorly executed ideas that I've ever seen.
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