Yeah but at the same time, if this image is known, when people will see the CD they will think "Hey I know this album from somewhere, must be good, I'll buy it".
Anyway Brett that pic, on the Chad Michael Ward website, is placed under miscellanea and unpublished stuff. Maybe it's never been used on an album cover.
Look here: http://www.digitalapocalypse.com/art.php
Yes I know, and he told them it was ok for them to buy so that's what is surprising, because apparently everybody knows it already... I think I'll go for the explanation of it being the avatar of someone here, really rings a bell.