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Thursday 8 December 2016

Terrible Metal Album Covers XXIV

  I haven't done one of these in a while so what the hell, here's a selection of album covers that have bad ideas, bad execution and occasionally bad use of fonts as well.
 
I do have one disclaimer though. Just because the cover is terrible does not mean the band suck.

 Remember that Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Riot, Fates Warning and a host of other great bands all put out CDs with covers offensive to the eyes.

Now read on.   

Profanator - Libido Clerico

terrible metal album cover art
I only just realised that she's supposed to a metal version of  The Virgin Mary
Even before that I just thought this cover was tacky as hell


Toxic Trash - Mundo Doente

Bad metal album art
Illustrated by that well known design studio "The guitarist's Junior-School Niece."  

V/A Detonation (Compilation)

Horrible album covers
This cover is from 1992, by which time people should have known better. 


Hercules Propaganda - Scream For Action

shockingly bad album cover
Now this cover has to be a deliberate "Fuck You" otherwise the universe makes no sense anymore. 


Dwarr - Times Of Terror

You have to wonder if the guy in yellow is supposed to be a specific person and what he did to make teh band hate him. 
It's not the first thing you wonder, I grant you, because there are more immediate questions.
"What the fuck is that thing?" for starters. 

Turbo - Doroste Dzieci

Are the satanic guy down the front and the guy in yellow even in the same band?

Repeat after me: Dungarees are not Metal.

Dungarees are not Metal

Dungarees ...are...not... Metal.


That's all folks. 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Big D,

    They are so bad they are magnificent!

    :o)

    Cheers

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    1. I know. They hit a point where they rise above mediocrity into a whole new realm of wonder.

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  2. Dwarr: Are those ... butterfly wings? Really?

    I've just spent an hour and a half going through every post of terrible album covers and often screaming in laughter. Apparently someone gave you a shoutout at Dangerous Minds, and that brought me here ... http://dangerousminds.net/comments/terrible_awful_no_good_really_bad_heavy_metal_album_covers_from_all_over_th

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    1. Yeah... butterfly wings not really going with teh whole "Scary monster" look the artist was going for. Not unless he has a really phobia about butterflies anyway.

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