Metal Album Covers and Women With Swords - Continued.

  From the very beginnings of the music business record labels have attracted attention by putting attractive women on the cover.  Think about all those Top Of The Pops albums cluttering up car-boot sales and junk shops across the UK. There is not a single man to be found on any of them.
   Naturally Heavy Metal has it's own cheerful approach to this: Hot, underdressed woman + weapon = cool. As we shall see, some bands take it to another level entirely.
  Note that it seems to be Power Metal/Trad Metal  bands that really seem to go in for this. If there's a woman on a Death Metal cover then she's probably being eaten by zombies. Or worse.
 What better way to start than with a woman who can rightfully lay claim to the title Queen of Metal

 Doro - Warrior Soul (Germany 2006)

The reason I find this one so facinating is that yes, that is Doro herself on the cover so presumably she's ok with the generous levels of butt-cheek on display. 

Lady Killer -USA 1983

Little did she know that by getting herself a razor and a panther 

she was about to spark a terrible arms race.

 Soon women all across the globe were demanding blades and beasts.

Valkyria - Russia 1993

Ivory Tiger - Metal Mountain (USA 1986)

Sadly the money invested in buying the tiger left her unable to afford decent armour.

Until finally somebody came up with the Ultimate Weapon

 Crom - The Cocaine Wars 1974-1989 (USA 2001)

"Yeah. I got me a Polar Bear and a giant ass battleaxe. What you bitches gonna do now, huh?"

 

Kivimetsan Druidi - Betrayal, Justice Revenge (Finland 2010)

What we have here is that rare specimen: a Metal Amazon who's worked out 

that going into battle in proper armour increases her chance of survival.

Street Child - EP (USA 1989)

Hey. She's got a gun. How is that even fair?

More poorly armoured warrior women next time.