METAL ALBUM COVERS THAT ROCKED THE WORLD,

[EarthSkynSea]

The U.K.'s Guardian Unlimited has published a short interview with James Sherry, co-author of the book "Heavy Metal Thunder: Album Covers That Rocked the World", a collection of album covers from metal's golden age that began with BLACK SABBATH's 1970 eponymously titled debut.

Heavy-metal album covers are a product of the typical obsessions of a teenage boy: muscle, fantasy, horror movies and violence. "It was Marvel comics with guitars," says Scott Ian from ANTHRAX. "They were larger-thanlife real super-heroes."

Large-breasted women make an occasional entrance, but this is a mainly masculine domain. Strangely, bouffant hair and make-up was briefly acceptable in this manly world. "Looking back, it's completely ludicrous," says Sherry, who delved into the record collection of his adolescence to supply "Heavy Metal Thunder" with many of its images. "But at the age of 13 or 14 I took this all very seriously. Death, blood and mayhem were at the center of my world."


GREAT ALBUM COVERS ANYONE?

 

[CRUSADER747]

I have always liked Iron Maidens 'Killers' album cover, with Eddie holding an axe dripping with blood

 

[princess_of_the_night2112]

Here's one of my alltime fav album covers. That Rodney Matthews has done quite a few album covers and various other things but this is truly beautiful and sometimes I just sit and stare at this album for hours on end. Hmmmm right time for my medication I think

Wish you could see the rear view cos there is the huge praying mantis and a very cool wizard there as well - gorgeous stuff

 

[princess_of_the_night2112]

I have always liked Iron Maidens 'Killers' album cover, with Eddie holding an axe dripping with blood

Yes I have that in tshirt - it totally raaawwwwkkkkkssss! All the Maiden album covers are delicious.

 

[princess_of_the_night2112]

And here's a very cool Diamond Head album cover, Living on Borrowed Time, by Rodney Matthews as well.

 

[Golden_Goose]

Yes I have that in tshirt - it totally raaawwwwkkkkkssss! All the Maiden album covers are delicious.

They all rule but delicious? I'm not too sure if Eddie looks very appetizing:zombie:

 

[Golden_Goose]

Diamondhead has some nice covers as does the Praying Mantis one

 

[princess_of_the_night2112]

They all rule but delicious? I'm not too sure if Eddie looks very appetizing:zombie:

Mmmmmm- yummy

 

[Black Core]

I like the covers from Iron Maiden by Children of bodom and Cradle of filth. Awesome stuff

 

[Golden_Goose]

Mmmmmm- yummy

Ah..................if you say so



I can't wait to see Maiden in the UK!

 

[Raven_1]

Ive always liked ed repkas thrash covers

and of course gregorys saxon covers

 

[WILKS]

Master Of Puppets is pure class.Back in Black and Smell The Glove are good as well.

 

[Raven_1]

I like the covers from Iron Maiden by Children of bodom and Cradle of filth. Awesome stuff

Talkin about actual album 'covers' not covers done by bands

 

[Paxoman]

The 'Crusader' album cover. Not just because it is Saxon, but just because it is a great great cover.

 

[saxonfan]

I've always been impressed by 'Rock the Nations'.......hence the title..

 

[Black Core]

Talkin about actual album 'covers' not covers done by bands

oh, alright then

 

[bert]

There's some gaff 'darn sarf' that mounts album covers in a frame with an engraved description and the only ones I've contemplated having are Rainbow Rising and Powerage. They didn't exactly shake the world but they're not bad covers. Scorps' original Virgin Killer probably did shake the world,for all the wrong reasons, and I wouldn't want it on my wall!

 

[WILKS]

Black Sabbaths 1st album is one of the best Album covers ever.Number Of The Beast is great although most Maiden covers are.As for none metal The Clash London Calling is great as is Joy Divisions Closer.