Two forms to measure your metalness:

[NAD]

I've always said that the number of Ozzy Osbourne solo albums in your collection determines how metal you are, and I stand by that.

Blizzard of Ozz
Diary of a Madman
No More Tears
Ozzmosis
The Ozzman Cometh

But now I've come up with how to measure how underground metal you are:

The number of albums in your collection that have artwork by Dan Seagrave determines how underground metal you are.

Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Edge of Sanity - The Spectral Sorrows
Entombed - Clandestine
Hypocrisy - Penetralia
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Morbid Angel - Gateways to Annihilation
Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten

If someone comes up with a formula, let me know. For now just list them.

 

[lurch70]

i only have Ozzy's Ultimate Sin ... i am afraid to ask

 

[J.]

no ozzy albums. just the first six sabbaths

i own that EoS and the first MA. i always dug Necrolord's covers.

 

[JayKeeley]

Ozzy albums in my collection:

Diary of a Madman
Tribute
Bark at the Moon
Ultimate Sin
No Rest for the Wicked
No More Tears

Don't know about Dan Seagrave. I suppose if you had a finite list from which to choose, I could pick them off.

By the way, I listened to Morbid Angel's "Domination" this morning in the car on the way to work, during heavy thunderstorm and rainfall, and it was just frickkin' perfeck.

Domination = so much groove, I love the fact that there's no blast blast shit shit gargle gargle....just grinding and pummeling, kinda like your mum

 

[Necromunchkin]

Maybe a better measure would be how many bands logos are completely indecipherable

Seagrave art in me collection:

Benediction - Transcend the Rubicon
Carange - Dark Recollections
Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Clandestine
Gorguts - Considered Dead
Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Morbid Angel - Gateways to Annihilation
Monstrosity - Imperial Doom
Nocturnus - The Key
Pestilence - Testimony of the Anicents
Pestilence - Spheres
Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Vader - The Ultimate Incantation

I used to have Seance once upon a time as well.

 

[skeptik]

Carnage - Dark Recollections
Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow
Dismember - The God That Never Was
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Gorguts - Considered Dead
Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Nocturnus - The Key
Seance - Fornever Laid to Rest
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
Suffocation - Souls to Deny

Complete list according to wikipedia:

* Becoming the Archetype - Terminate Damnation
* Benediction - Transcend the Rubicon
* Carnage - Dark Recollections
* Decrepit Birth - ...And Time Begins
* Demon Hunter - The Triptych
* Desecrator - Subconscious Release
* Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
* Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow
* Dismember - The God That Never Was
* Edge of Sanity - The Spectral Sorrows
* Entombed - Left Hand Path
* Entombed - Clandestine
* Gorguts - Considered Dead
* Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity
* Hydra Vein - After the Dream
* Hypocrisy - Penetralia
* Invocator - Weave the Apocalypse
* Lawnmower Deth - Oh Crickey, It's
* Lawnmower Deth - The Return of the Fabulous Metal Bozo Clowns
* Malevolent Creation - Stillborn
* Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments
* Malevolent Creation - Retribution
* Monstrosity - Imperial Doom
* Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
* Morbid Angel - Gateways to Annihilation
* Nocturnus - The Key
* Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients
* Pestilence - Spheres
* Pestilence - Mind Reflections
* Resurrection - Embalmed Existence
* Seance - Fornever Laid to Rest
* Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn
* Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten
* Suffocation - Souls to Deny
* Unmoored - Kingdoms of Greed (this is the same cover as Pestilence - Mind Reflections)
* Vader - The Ultimate Incantation
* Various Artists - Death is just the Beginning
* Various Artists - Masters of Misery: An Earache Tribute to Black Sabbath

 

[jimbobhickville]

By your estimation, I am 0% metal. I own no Ozzy albums, nor anything in that list of albums with art by that guy. I did used to own Randy Rhodes Tribute on cassette, though, does that count? I personally think most of Ozzy's solo stuff is crap. The first few Black Sabbath discs were good.

 

[NAD]

Bonus points:

How many Necrolord albums are in your collection.

At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Dissection - The Somberlain
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie
Dissection - Live Legacy
Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow
Edge of Sanity - Crimson II
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
The Great Deceiver - Terra Incognito
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Various Artists - Death is just the Beginning part III

 

[Necromunchkin]

Damn he was a busy artist, this will take a moment

Amorphis - Elegy
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul
Bathory - Blood on Ice
Bathory - Nordland I
Bathory - Nordland II
Benediction – Organised Chaos
Cemetery - An Evil Shade of Grey
Cemetery - Last Confession
Cemetery - Sundown
Crown of Thorns - The Burning
Crown of Thorns - Eternal Death
Dark Funeral - The Secrets of the Black Arts
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Dismember - Massive Killing Capacity
Dissection - The Somberlain
Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
Dissection - Where Dead Angels Lie
Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow
Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse
Hollow - Modern Cathedral
In Aeternum - Forever Blasphemy
In Aeternum - The Pestilent Plague
Necrophobic - Darkside
Nifelheim - Nifelheim
Sacramentum - Far Away from the Sun
Tiamat - The Astral Sleep
Tiamat - Clouds
Tiamat - Wildhoney
Witchery - Restless & Dead
Witchery - Witchburner
Witchery - Dead, Hot & Ready

 

[EricT]

I own only one Ozzy album: Blizzard of Ozz.

Seagrave art, I own the following:

Carnage - Dark Recollections
Decrepit Birth - ...And Time Begins
Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream
Dismember - Where Ironcrosses Grow
Dismember - The God That Never Was
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed - Clandestine
Gorguts - Considered Dead
Gorguts - The Erosion of Sanity
Hypocrisy - Penetralia
Malevolent Creation - Stillborn
Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments
Malevolent Creation - Retribution
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness
Morbid Angel - Gateways to Annihilation
Suffocation - Breeding the Spawn
Suffocation - Souls to Deny
Vader - The Ultimate Incantation

I may have sold the Suffocation, I can't remember. Not much of a fan.

And necrolord:


At The Gates – „Slaughter Of The Soul”
Bathory – „Blood On Ice”
Bathory – „Nordland”
Bathory – „Nordland II”
Cemetary – „An Evil Shade Of Grey”
Dark Tranquillity – „The Gallery”
Dissection – „The Somberlain”
Dissection – „Storm Of The Light´s Bane”
Dissection – „Where Dead Angels Lie”
Dissection – „Live Legacy”
Emperor – „In The Nightside Eclipse”
Ensiferum – „s/t”
Ensiferum – „Iron”
Evergrey – „Dark Discovery” (Logo)
Evergrey – „Solitude Dominance Tragedy”
Graveworm – „Engraved In Black
Heavenly – „Coming From The Sky”
King Diamond – „Voodoo”
Memento Mori – „La Danse Macabre”
Memento Mori – „Songs For The Apocalypse Vol. IV”
Mercyful Fate – „Dead Again”
Nifelheim – „s/t”
Nifelheim – „Devil´s Force”
Tad Morose – „Paradigma”
Tiamat – „Astral Sleep”
Tiamat – „Clouds”
Tiamat – „Wildhoney”
Wintersun – „s/t”
Witchery – „Restless & Dead”
Witchery – „Witchburner”

 

[Demonspell]

I have the two Rhoads albums of course (the only really necessary solo Ozzy) and The Ultimate Sin...sold or never bothered with the rest.

 

[J.]

haha, 2 from seagrave

18 from necrolord

 

[Demilich]

Necrolord's art is pretty kickass!
I don't know how many I have, other than Somberlain and In the Nightside Eclipse.
I have the first 2 Ozzy solo albums, das ist all.

 

[AsModEe]

I've always said that the number of Ozzy Osbourne solo albums in your collection determines how metal you are.

It actually determines how much you're into old music. That's about it.

 

[TalesOfTerror]

For metalness I think Iron Maiden (including boots,multiple formats,shirts,patches) is a better indicator.
For underground I think demo tapes with black and white covers is a better indicator.

 

[neal]

no ozzy solo, im a big sabbath fan. no seagrave, lots of necrolord. ton of arik roper stuff. im more stoner than metal i guess.

 

[skeptik]

Necrolord also did Sumerian Cry, but for some reason he doesn't even list it on his own page. It says Kristian Wahlin in the booklet.

 

[dill_the_devil]

0 Ozzy, 3 Seagrave, 4 Necrolord.

 

[NAD]

ton of arik roper stuff. im more stoner than metal i guess.

Damn, I didn't even know who this dude was, but Dopesmoker is one of my favourite album covers evar so I guess I sort of did.

This is freakin' awesome.

 

[JayKeeley]

So you think these artists can make a living from just doing metal album covers?