Do the impossible, /mu/.Post metal albums with GOOD cover art.
metal albums with GOOD cover art.
>>21173307>metal anything>GOODPick one
Across the Sun - Before The Night Takes UsAcross the Sun - Pestilence and RaptureMetal is the only genre with good cover art, faggot.
Horse The Band - Desperate Living
A pretty good album as well.
Just posting here to ruin your thread
>>21173378So not metal it hurts.I like this one.
>metal >good anythingMetal has never produced anything good.
enough said.
I've never once listened to this album. I don't even know what sort of metal it is, or if it's REALLY metal. But fuck, look at that shit.
Always liked this one
>>21173410Fuckin' Genre Police
all of these are shit
>>21173361>darkthroneMy nigger
why you so pleb op?
>>21173447Its pretty good black metal with a distinct middle-eastern flavor.
>>21173427>>21173439>>21173450No.>>21173474Jesus CHRIST, no.
>>21173447It's Middle Eastern-themed black metal. Pretty good, but nothing amazing.
>>21173439Can't hate Slayer>>21173468>>21173445>>21173410Only good ones ITT, the rest is awful
>>21173460>>21173473Earth has got to be the only metal outfit in existence with consistently good, non-fucking-cheesy album art.Someone please explain to me why metal bands go out of their way to make their cover art look terrible.
>>21173455Damn 'em to Oblivion, I say. Always on YouTube goin' "THIS ISN'T METAL HURR DURR SLAYER IS DAH BROOTALIST DURR HURR" and all that lame crap.
>>21173484I really like that album, but the cover is like a shitty charcoal sketch of the mothman or something.
>>21173501So to be GOOD, an album cover needs to be a blurry, oversaturated hipstery photo of nature? Gotcha
>>21173473lol what. I've seen that cover around here and assumed it was some kind of shoegaze.
>>21173487Oh gawd, so cute
>>21173501you have terrible taste in cover art.
>>21173468
Not sure if it's metal, but close enough I guess.
AAAAAUUUUUUUUUUU
I'm sure some will disagree, but I've always been fond of this one.
>>21173518That's my qualm with metal art.It's either HURR SO BROOTAL gore or shitty pictures of trees.And you can't fucking forget the godawful and surely pointy band logo.
>goodthat's just, like, your opinion, man.
The best metal album cover you'll ever see.
>>21173519confirmed for pleb
Also
>>21173550forgot to add the pic
>>21173543Only good one in here so far.I actually would like to know what this is, so I can listen to it.
I like how it's always some uninformed jackass that starts these threads, assuming every metal album has a cover art like Cannibal Corpse's Tomb of the Mutilated.
I think this one's pretty good, although there are a couple of variations for this particular album though.
>>21173560>Tubular Bells>metalnow you're just posting random album covers you like
how can you not consider this good
>>21173556Now that's pretty cool.
>>21173572What the fuck do you think that tube's made of, idiot?
Quintessential.
>>21173567That's because most of them are like that. Or, like previously stated, a shitty picture of trees.Or whatever this godawful fucking cheesy shit is >>21173535
>>21173582yeah, great fucking album too.
<3
>>21173519plebeians gonna pleb
>>21173544>surely pointy band logoUgh, you are so dumb.
>>21173593I'll follow that up, Death's art is amazing.
>>21173617>mfw
>>21173594Now you've gone and hurt my feelings.
>>21173588It was only a matter of time before someone put Baizley's stupid shit in here. Delete your post and kill yourself.>>21173580This one's also really interesting.>>21173577As is this, but I've seen it around a few times. It always looks like it isn't metal at all, which is one of the best things to think.
>>21173603>>21173607HaaarrrrrrrrrrrrdcoooooooooreStill great shit though.
Gentlemen, contain your orgasms.
>>21173594>godawful fucking cheesy shitIt's exactly that reason why I like it. It looks like the cover to some 1920's pulp sci-fi magazine, which appeals to me. You don't like it, cool, but you seem like you're gonna stroke out or something.
hnng.
dealwithit.jpg
>>21173639Hmm, powerviolence is really close to grindcore which comes from extreme metal so you know.
And finally
>>21173460>>21173473>>21173503>>21173532drone metal confirmed for best metal artwork
Post-experimental death metal always has the best art>>21173668One of my favorites. Awesome album, too.
>>21173658It just bothers me, because I've been trying to get into metal for the past few months. I get embarrassed when I see stuff like that.To be fair though, I'm embarrassed by bad album art all across the board. More than half of the time, it's really telling about the quality of music.
>>21173680>>21173680>>21173680>>21173680>>21173680[spoiler]and best music[/spoiler]
>>21173594Metal isn't just OSDM, dude. There are other subgenres.
>>21173690>drone>less than worst anything
>>21173666>666kvlt
Arguably more screamo/hardcore, but denying the black and sludge metal elements of this album would be ridiculous.(all of their covers are amazing btw)
Hipster metal, stoner metal and some modern thrash covers.Otherwise they're almost consistently terrible.
>>21173686Man, I really liked Feedbacker.>>21173690Doom and drone are really the only good subgenres of metal there are.
>>21173659>mfw someone besides me posts Black Sheep Wall on /mu/
>>211736973deep5u
>>21173709
>>21173710Black Sheep Wall and Noriega and Admiral Angry are some of my favorite bands everIt may even have been you who showed me Admiral Angry. If so, you should give me your last.fm because you are an amazing human being.
>>211737182deep4udrone = bum
>>21173706OP here. I have that album and I really enjoyed it, despite all of the shit I get for liking it.>>21173715How is that album? I'm just getting into them, obviously starting with Houdini.
Drone and Doom are objectively worthless genres.
>>21173665Except PV is not metal, has nothing to do with it. And people have been talking for decades whether or not Infest were even a PV band or just pissed off hardcore punk.Same thing with bands like Siege.>>21173706Love this cover. And they have enough metal in their hardcore to fit in here.
>>21173727People here don't like it? How is that possible? It has the hipster-trifecta:SludgyDarkFrench
These album covers look like faggot college kids coursework
>>21173737>mfw I don't care and I'm going to keep all my PV bands in my metal playlist
>>21173721Maybe, doubtful though. My friend showed me Admiral Angry a couple weeks ago and I fell in love, don't know if I shared it here.www.last.fm/user/EinsteinSL
>>21173701>>21173676Good covers.>>21173662This is absolutely fucking ruined by the text.
yep
>listen to any of the albums posting in the last half of this thread>not metalCome on guys
I like it because it's an actual painting.
>>21173739People mislabel it as black metal or something, I don't know. Celeste and Blut Aus Nord get the most shit I've ever seen for decent bands.
>>21173757Just a couple weeks ago? It wasn't you, then. I found it on /mu/ several months ago.Looks like I already requested you but you never answered ;_; you should; BSW and AA fans gotta stick together. Plus, we're supers.http://www.last.fm/user/ubuntufriend
all of mastodon
This is why hipsters should into metal
>>21173735So edgy teenager
This is also the best album to come out this year. the artwork is as incredible as the music.>>21173577one of my favorite albums. mah nigga.
>>21173727Depends on what you are looking for. Houdini is kind of like a metal/punk/glam rock hybrid and much more like an actual album, while Lysol has 6 songs on it, three of those are cover songs and one is an 11 minute guitar feedback intro. I still fucking love Lysol, I think it also the best sounding (in therms of production) Melvins album. I got into the Melvins through Nude With Boots becauses it showcased all the stuff they are so great at doing, and it has the Big Business bonus.And in case you didn't notice I also love their album covers.
>>21173777It's blackened hardcore. Some metal dweebs have a problem with that genre.
>>21173769Text ruins it.>>21173793I've never seen anyone shit on doom and drone without using the word "boring". Confirmed for ADD.
>mfw OP likes all my covers because I'm not a tasteless cunt
>>21173821>tfw in reality, you and OP are both tasteless plebs and so enjoy the same covers
>>21173804>having a problem with the superior genrelol metal
>>21173807ADD is a step up from whatever retardation causing you to listen to hipster drone doom non-metal
I've always liked Filosofem's artwork. It's unique in a way. Although I'll admit that the band logo artwork is very cliche metal style-wise.
>>21173913I like the logo. It's simple and to the point.
cant believe this wasnt posted yet
So in order to be "good" it has to be just an image without the logos ? lol
>>21173936>>21173922I like the Burzum logo too. And I like it's style as well. I was only pointing out that it's styled very similarly to the typical stylization(Is that a word?) of metal band logos.
>>21173963Not really, though. It lacks that horizontal symmetry and generally "distorted" aesthetic common in metal logos... It's just an all-caps gothic typeface.
>>21173930>>21173378Mah niggas.
>>21173973Fair enough. It's not jagged like most either. I concede.
>>21173868>Drone non-metalLike La Monte Young?
bestest album cover
>>21173372Their music is shit, but goddamn the covers are godly.
>>21173936Not necessarily. It's when the logos get in the way of the art, that's when I have a problem.Use a small, simple text. Don't let half of the goddamn title take up what would be good album art.
>>21174066Their covers are the worst sort of shitty photoshop garbage that is ruining metal.
>>21174151You're just being funny, right?
Amon Amarth, masterrace album art.
>>21174205>this is what neckbeard metalfags actually believe
>>21174151>>21174205>>21173753>>21173662How metal album art should look like.
>>21174205EVERYTHING about this cover is terrible.The font, the art itself, the goddamn title of the album.The whole thing just screams "LARPing autistic neckbeard".
>>21174205They have one good cover and that is With Oden on Our Side.
minimalism ahoy
>>21174295The Zune logo?
>>21174277>Amon Amarth is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, Sweden founded in 1992,[1] and takes its name from the Sindarin translation of Mount Doom, a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earthYeah, I think your description pretty much sums it up.
>>21174239You're right. Album covers like this are much better.
>>21173505Because metal is for teenagers.
Fuck you all, this CD has the best album art of all time.
>>21174332what the fuck is that? That's not even the real cover.
>>21174332For every bad, forced-whimsy album art for non-metal artists, there are ten album covers that are really great.It is the complete opposite for metal, and you are more than aware of this. Look at this goddamn thread.
>>21174332I love that album cover
>>21173798it's pretty good but best album of the year?it's at most a mix of kyuss and current stoner rock, pretty solid but nothing mindblowing
Now what?
>>21174171Nope.
>>21174364It's an alternative album cover of OAI. Not implying the original cover is any better though.
>>21174364That's the UK version cover.
i find this one pretty good>Conan - Horseback battle hammer
>>21174445sorry pals
more punk than metal but...
>>21174464That's actually really horrid.
>>21174454also the conan-slomatics split
Metal is about being a man. The Album art should reflect that. Every pleb in here doesn't understand that.
>>21174413Pretty neat, I think.Metal groups really ought to try minimalism much more often.>>21174454Oh, this one's pretty great. Not to fond of the split one you just posted, though.>>21174518Please stop. People already think that metalfags are childish already, don't add fuel to the fire because you think it's about being "gwown up lol!"
>>21174537I posted it and I agree with you.Imagine all of the albums in this thread were on a shelf next to each in a store. Which album stands out?I'd say Rinoa's one does a pretty good job.
>>21174537Never said it was about being "grown up", I said it was about being a man.
>>21174557Though I will add that they aren't typical metal, really.I'd highly suggest the album as it's excellent.>Post-rock, hardcore, metalhttp://www.mediafire.com/?odinthdnlxy
>>21174609This one is phenomenal. Genre?
>Mfw most of these look like they should Magic: The Gathering cards
>>21174627Dark ambient/black metal
this one was done by the musician or something
>>21174518
BOW DOWN TO THE HARDCORE GOAT>>21174464Love that cover, but crust punk bands aren't usually known for their amazing art. Maybe even less so than metal.
good to look at the details
>>21174702other detailed covers, this one is cheesier but i still love it
>>21174692I have that album. I actually really love the art, but I don't feel like it's too representative of the music. Still love the goat.>>21174646Kind of in the middle of cheesy and good, but cheesy in the "oh god so dark" way.
A classic album with classic art, whether you like the band or not.
I like all of Peste Noire's album art, actually.
easily
My body is ready.
I hate the music... But the cover is among my favorite
>>21174747>cheese>>21174749>trees
>>21174734well that guy seems that only can paint like that
typical black metal forest cover, but i like this one
>>21173445
The good bands put themself on the cover.
>>21174626Beautiful.
>>21174812This one is a lot better. His use of colors is really nice here.>>21174818>>21173410I'm always so on the fence about covers like these. They seem to be a common theme with metal albums too -- the whole mystic thing. A hell of a lot better than the cheese and trees, but it's getting overdone.>pic related
>>21174771>Hating ETID>2011I love the art and that album's my second favourite of theirs.
Not a real big fan of the music, but the album art is fantastic.
>>21174906Can't help it... Too simplistic for me.
It looks a bit plastic-y, but definitely above average.
never heard the band but the cover looks pretty cool
/mu/ confirmed for not knowing shit about graphic design.
Trolling aside, this is a pretty neat thread. Interesting to see people's differing ideas of good album art.
>>21174991lol
>>21174923which album is that from?
>>21174997What exactly do you mean by "know"?
>>21175017filename.jpg
>>21174980Hot Damn's got a fair chunk of mathcore influence, but I guess I listen to them because they're fun and simple.
>>21175017Demon Hunter - The World Is A Thorn.Its their newest, and in my opinion their worst.
>>21175030I'll give it a listen; mathcore's cool. I really want to like them because they get a lot of praise, so I feel like I'm missing out.
>>21175018This one's pretty good, too.
>>21175018Ergo, having a bad taste on artwork.Pic related, a good metal cover art.
>>21174942Bwoo)))fist
yep.
The music sounds exactly like the artwork which makes it even better.
>>21175129Who is this band? What makes them think they have the right to use a picture of Hemingway? Fuck them
not sure if metal but still
>>21175151... I have no idea what that art sounds like.
>>21175151The singer sounds like a woman in labour?
>>21175184Stranger things have happened
this!
>>21173393>lurk /mu/ forever with a love of thrash, forever alone>see this post>thankyoubasedgod.jpg
Any brutal death metal album with spiky landscapes is cool with me.
>>21175154Bitch nigger, Cobalt is the shit.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrwfjYNUZJ4
>>21175206but you can find thrash metal fans anywhere except on /mu/
>>21173577I read that as "When the White King Poops"It was funny.
>>21174295>mfw they're the only good band from my town
>>21175217Back to World of Warcraft, son.
>>21175243What does /mu/ have against thrash, exactly?
>>21175092Obnoxious logos, "epic" sceneries, tasteless use of skulls/death/blood/etc, pseudo-classicism, Ed Repka esque comic book crap, plastic symmetrical low tier sci-fi, the list goes on... The Gojira album you just posted would look much nicer without the logo, don't you agree?
>>21175206>lurk /mu/ forever with a love of thrash, forever aloneIf by forever you mean post-2009
>>21175294i don't know, one of the few metal subgenres i never enjoyed, too fast i guess
>>21175294Black metal is just a lot better than fucking thrash. Thrash is too simplistic and straightforward.
>>21175326Except black metal isn't much better in that regard
>>21175295The only good thing about that cover is the logo, though...
>>21175326And I find absolutley nothing wrong with that. In fact, a lot of the time, it can be technical as hell. Take a band like Havok for example.
>>21175295I don't quite think so, the font fits so well with the cover itself, it has a great sense of harmony, besides it would look to plain without it, the black contrast looks great.Although, if you zoom in the whale and the planets a little, you could easily take out the logo and it would look amazing too. You are a nice person anon.
>>21175369I bet you like Korn's logo as well
>>21173607<3<3<3
>>21175414... Those logos are nothing alike.
>>21175295>tasteless use of skulls/death/blood/etcWouldn't want to offend anyone's delicate sensibilities before they listen to music about skulls/death/blood/etcSeriously, metal has always been a genre that requires tongue planted firmly in cheek. That you seem bothered by the fact that the covers reflect this just seems rather puzzling.Not flaming or anything. Just seems strange.
>>21175380>Havok>technical Try Coroner, Atheist or Aspid for a change.>inb4 some clueless Wikipedia-ing aspie tells me Atheist aren't thrash
>>21175463>Atheist>Thrashyoumotherfuckeryoudidn'ttrollmei'mnotevenmad0/10.jpg
>>21175441Not that guy, OP actually, but it's bothersome because it's just so damn TACKY most of the time.There's a tasteful way to do these things, but when your cover looks like you could make it after a day or two in Photoshop, you might want to consider being a little more subtle and artful.
>>21175441If these were Horror movie posters, 99% of them would be worthy of Rifftrax-treatment.
>>21175490>He thinks the fact that it's harder to make automatically means it's better or "more artful"M-M-M-MONSTER PLEB
>>21175498Absolutely! I'm not arguing the opposite, at all. I'm arguing that it's part of the charm, really. You look at some of them, have a laugh, and put on the music.
I actually generally enjoy the cover art of Burzum's album, specifically Filosofem, but it's up for discussion how much that classifies as metal....
>>21175532What? Nobody would deny that it's metal. Are you retarded?
>>21175484>implying Athiest aren't one of the absolute gods of prog. death.
>>21175532WTF do you mean? Burzum is one of the greatest metal bands of all time.
>>21175441Not the same guy but it's not the use of those elements that bothers me, but how are they used, they're usually poorly used in a very nonsensical and chaotic way.Demigod by Behemoth, for example, reflects the "brutality" of the music, but it's really well done.
>>21175436Keep telling yourself that.http://i.imgur.com/fLOZY.png>>21175441I know all about metal and its quirkiness, but in reality it's not funny, cool, dark/br00tal, ironic, or whatever. It's just kitsch.
>>21175563>you're not allowed to like what you likeFuck off and listen to some more Kanye West
>>21175560>Demigod by Behemoth, for example, reflects the "brutality" of the music, but it's really well done.It also tells you that you're in for a polished and sterile death metal record.pic also related http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/d/decapitated/album-organic-hallucinosis.jpg
>>21175586I'm pretty sure that guy wasn't saying that at all.
>>21175586I don't know how you came to that conclusion. Anyhow, I hate Kanye West.
>>21175586fuck off and stop liking niggers
>>21175540>>21175540>rundgang um die transzendentale säule der singularität
