It's been well over a year since I did a Cover Girls post so here we go.
For those of you wondering what the hell this is all about let me explain.
The short version: Album covers with women on them,
usually pretty, frequently badass, sometimes downright disturbing.
metal cover artists have themes that they keep coming back to:
warriors, monsters, machines, things on fire and so on.
As a general rule of thumb, if a theme has been used once,
somebody else WILL do their own version of it.
Now you'd think that "Just put a hot babe on the cover"
is a theme in itself and yes, there are covers like that.
However I am more interested in album covers which
put in significantly more effort to set a theme
and give you at least an idea of the tone of the album.
Anyway, you're probably wanting me to STFU and get on with it.
Bitch Queen - Kill Your Friends (Switzerland 2014)
Ooh, not a happy young lady is she?
If this was a movie poster you just know there's some
"Carrie" levels of mayhem incoming.
Bloody Nightmare - Hellwolf (Colombia 2018)
Where is your jacket and bike boots?
Then again, if you're riding pillion on a flaming bike, with
a satanic werewolf at the controls and
..wait... is that fucking lava?
Never mind, safety is not a big priority with you is it?
Next up, another topless pillion rider because once again, if it has been done once,
it has been done twice and maybe a dozen times.
Metaluria - Fuerzas En la Noche (Argentina 2016)
The band turned up with a list of things they wanted on the cover.
"We want motorbikes..and a sexy babe..and a guitar..and MONSTER TRUCKS
and it has to be totally badass. " and to his credit, the artist delivered.
Stutz - Keep Runnin' (USA 2022)
I have enough motorbike covers for a second post and for that one,
I plan to go with something a bit less ..destructive.