LOLz!!!!
I didn't say it was bad. What I said was it was EXTREMELY generic.
all of thier albums are generic. They are all still great and catchy stuff but no new ground is broken on them. Why do you think Under Jolly Roger is not generic? just curious.
I wouldnt call an album cover anything genre defining.
I was talking about the Running Wild one.
basically you are saying that if you are first to put an image on a cover you are basically defining a genre?
Well, wouldn't you agree that image is just as important to a genre as the music itself??? I certainly think so, especially in metal.
I mean, could you see Immortal hitting the stage in blue jeans and flannels, or Manowar wearing sweater vests and dark rimmed glasses????