Album covers

[puje]

When I look at the Surtur Rising cover and some of the old covers, I can't help but feel that the artwork on the covers don't really reflect Amon Amarth's style.
The artwork is usually badass in it's own right, but if someone who likes metal, but doesn't know AA, would look at The Crusher, Versus the World, Twilight of the Thunder God and Surtur Rising, they might think that AA was more a powermetal, Manowar style band (I think Manowar is cool because the band's style is so far out and really corny)
In my opinion Amon Amarth's music generally has a bleak tone and I don't think those album cover show that very well. Then there are Once Sent from the Golden Hall, The Avenger, Fate of Norns and to some extent With Oden on Our Side. Even though those covers rate low on the "badass artwork scale", I think they fit AA better.

Agree? Disagree? Indifferent?

 

[gnoff]

If someone miss out on AA due to an album cover, it's their loss.

As for me, I listen to the music, but spend less time looking at the cover.

 

[Thimon]

Maybe some will miss out on them because of that...but well...that's their problem

Oh and for the Manowar-Comparison: AA will never have a cover like this...

I don't think any band can top this one

 

[gnoff]

Maybe some will miss out on them because of that...but well...that's their problem

Oh and for the Manowar-Comparison: AA will never have a cover like this...

I don't think any band can top this one

[Ralph_mode]"I like men now".[/Ralph_mode]

That album cover could easily be the cover of a hardcore porno film, featuring only men...

 

[Thimon]

[Ralph_mode]"I like men now".[/Ralph_mode]

That album cover could easily be the cover of a hardcore porno film, featuring only men...

Yes it could.... *shudder*

 

[VikingMan]

[Ralph_mode]"I like men now".[/Ralph_mode]

That album cover could easily be the cover of a hardcore porno film, featuring only men...

when i first saw that cover, and before i knew that monawar was a "metal band", with these naked men and the stuff down "including ...", i thought it was a sado-mazo gay porn movies called monawar

 

[Heathen_Pride]

now I happen to like Manowar and had successfully blanked that cover from my mind, that is until now :-(

Truly an awful cover!!

 

[Brisantni]

I see power and brutality on the Surtur Rising cover but in any case a bleak impression included. As well as a... how to say?... earnest or genuine impression.
So it fits very well to the album I guess.
A Manowar Surtur pic would be more trashy I can imagine. In my opinion all their covers are more trashy compared to the AA covers.