I'm not entirely sure why this is so common. The cynic in me suggests that some artists are uncomfortable drawing faces but if you look at the selection below, you'll see that there's some fantastic artwork on display.
Don't get me started on how many metal album covers are just a close-up of a woman's bum.
Anyway, here's a small selection of lovely ladies contemplating...stuff on the horizon.
I promise that all of them are wearing clothes.
Maybe not a lot of clothes but at least they aren't streaking.
Silent Force -Walk The Earth(Germany 2007)
Hopefully the portal doesn't actually dump her into earth's upper atmosphere otherwise this could get messy.
Payload - Odyssey Dawn (Finland 2013)
She seems strangely casual about the imminent nuclear destruction.
It is entirely possible she caused it.
Some people are really good at holding a grudge.
The next one is a bit sketchier in execution but I quite like it for some reason.
Legion Warcry - The Way To Escape (Italy 2012)
Is it a window? A magic mirror? Either way, wherever it's showing, she can never go back there.
HB - The Battle Of God (Finland 2011)
I have no idea why she's wearing a stocking on her arm. Hardy Boyz fan, maybe?
Evershine - Renewal (Italy 2011)
Personally I'd be legging it at this point. Whatever that is, it's unlikely to be good.
The last one is more AOR but what the hell, it fits the theme.
Two Of a Kind (NLD? 2007)
Ah, the dangers of strapless corsets.She's never wearing it again without judicious application of double-sided tape.
Incidentally, how come there's only one person on the cover? You'd expect...two..maybe?
(Snarking aside, I own this album and it's not bad.)
That's all folks.
Over the years I have noticed this as a trend worldwide with album covers. I have often wondered why it is like this. Perhaps it's part of the illusion.
ReplyDeleteI have enough left over to get at least another post in on this theme. Make of that what you will.
DeleteI have to say these poses make the women seem very mysterious and alluring.
ReplyDeleteTry as I might, I cannot relate those women and their stances to the genre they purport to represent!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a bit passive by metal standards isn't it?
DeleteYou know, I'll bet you're absolutely right about faces not being a strong point for the artists who designed these album covers. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteNo worries. I never could understand why you'd put somebody on a cover who is presumably young and pretty...and then only show the back of her head. Maybe it's a fetish I've never heard of before now?
DeleteSeeing the women from the back like that makes them seem that much more sensual and mysterious. I can understand why the artists drew them that way.
ReplyDeleteI did like `The Battle of God'
ReplyDeleteCheers, ic
If I remember right, this is a Christian band so the cover takes on a little more meaning. "You too can be a warrior" or something like that.
DeleteIt has just occurred to me that on the "Two Of a Kind" cover, our cover star is peering down her own corset top. Maybe the cover pic is apt after all.
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