Heavy Metal Cover Girls...Anime style

  Hello and welcome to my semi-regular look at Heavy Metal album covers that eschew demons, vikings and bloodshed in favour of pretty girls.
 (Although you frequently do get album covers starring pretty girls that just happen to be demons, vikings or running amok with a chainsaw. And I've posted enough of them to prove it )

  Today's post is going to feature a slightly different approach to the Cover Girl, courtesy of a nation that has their own unique take on graphic design.

  In Japan Manga/Anime is a big, big thing. Naturally some of that bleeds into album covers as well.

  You know, 2 years ago I'd never have believed that the words "Cute"  and "Metal" would ever appear in the same sentence. Then Babymetal happened.  Japan really is a strange place... 

   

  Alieson - World's End (2009)

  She's a vampire, isn't she? 

I just get this "Cute - but lethal vibe of her."

I think it's the Gothic Lolita outfit.

That and the glowing red eyes. 

I think I may have fun tracking down sound clips for all of these. 

Sound Holic - Metallic Vampire (2011)

A little bit of research  online reveals that Sound Holic are a "Musical Doujinshi" (Doujinshi  are fan-made manga/fanzines dedicated to certain series.) and as far as I can tell, specialise in new arrangements of soundtracks.  I didn't even know that was a thing.

 Aargh. Not a cute vampire! Not a cute vampire! Please don't eat my face!

I rather like this track. 

Iron Attack - Devil's Daughter (2008)

Iron Attack - Far East Judgement (2009)

A band that like sneaking little snippets of other bands songs into their own. I don't mean the odd, "Borrowed" riff. I mean using the intro to "Electric eye" as a springboard to launch into their own material.

 In my music folder I have an Iron Attack  track where a bunch of squeaky-voiced Lolis suddenly launch into the chorus to  Helloween's "Heavy Metal is The Law" and I damn near fell off my chair laughing.

Found it!  Fast forward to 4.57 for the oddness.

Eternal Excaliver - Eternal Battleship (2015)

 After looking at the above album cover, I guarantee the band themselves will come as a surprise.

Dragon Guardian - 聖魔剣ヴァルキュリアス (2011)

   I wonder if there's a manga adaptation of this anywhere? If there isn't, there ought to be. 

And finally, something a lot closer to what I normally post.

Kissing The Mirror - Fatal Scythe's Awakening (2009)

Talk about mixed messages. "Weeee Boobs!" and "Run ya daft bugger" would be having a fistfight inside your head.

Another "Doujinshi" band apparently.  This is an instrumental

That's all folks.