Worst album cover ever?

[Jasonic]

This one has always bothered me as well:

 

[Cheiron]

What do you mean when you say "way off and inconsistent"? I'm not seeing it.

The shading, lighting, and overall tone of the black and reds is not consistent with the colors around it. It looks like it was copied and pasted over the layer, as opposed to blending it in.

 

[AngraRULES]

How has this not been mentioned:

Bro, that's epic!

 

[Cheiron]

And here's another awful cover art:

What is wrong with that one?

 

[Jibrille]

Metal has plenty of bad album covers.

And since eventually most of these will get posted, here's a list of some really bad covers.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/worst-album-covers

Still my favorite of the worst.

 

[AngraRULES]

What is wrong with that one?

I think it's awful. It's a cool idea, but very poorly executed. It's all about personal taste right?

 

[Jasonic]

What is wrong with that one?

It was lame the first time around:

 

[Comic Book Dude]

The shading, lighting, and overall tone of the black and reds is not consistent with the colors around it. It looks like it was copied and pasted over the layer, as opposed to blending it in.

The central figure isn't supposed to blend in with the surrounding art...this is to make her "pop". If her shading and coloring were done like the background art, she would be lost within it. Same with the logo/lettering.

 

[Akumu]

And lest we forget...

 

[Jasonic]

Bro, that's epic!

No, THESE are epic!

 

[Osiris' Eyes]

I always thought that Blind Illusion's debut album art was a heaping pile of garbage.

 

[AngraRULES]

This is starting to become another lame ass "let's argue why I think this is shit by dissecting all of the aspects of this artwork..."

I swear to God, it's like a progsnob discussion on why Mike Portnoy decided to play this time signature over that, or why he chooses chocolate covered donuts every morning...

 

[Comic Book Dude]

No, THESE are epic!

I gotta agree on all of these....EXCEPT.....the Omen cover. I LOVE this album, but this cover looks like something you would find drawn on a high-school students paper binder. The other stuff you posted....very epic indeed!

 

[Comic Book Dude]

This is starting to become another lame ass "let's argue why I think this is shit by dissecting all of the aspects of this artwork..."

I swear to God, it's like a progsnob discussion on why Mike Portnoy decided to play this time signature over that, or why he chooses chocolate covered donuts every morning...

....and your point is?
How is this discussion any different from the multitude of other threads on this board?

 

[AngraRULES]

....and your point is?
How is this discussion any different from the multitude of other threads on this board?

My point is simple: it'd be much more fun to see people post their picks over an argument about how consistent the lines are on this or that piece of art.

You don't need to get offended just because this is what you do for a living. I just think that if you get too technical, the thread will soon be abandoned. That's all.

And how is this discussion different? Hmmm... good question. Let me sketch out an answer for you...

 

[dcowboys311]

The one I want to post is too offensive. NSBM band. It's taken from an internet meme.

I always thought the cover for Pantera's 'Metal Magic' was pretty bad.

 

[Jasonic]

The one I want to post is too offensive. NSBM band. It's taken from an internet meme.

Ha, yeah, I instantly thought of some offensive ones.
Go check out bands like WACO JESUS or DEMONIAK on Metal Archives.

 

[Jasonic]

EXCEPT.....the Omen cover.

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

Yes, two fake looking unattractive 80's cartoon pornstars with comically large breasts getting ready to make out is a horrible album cover.

Im at a loss...

 

[Comic Book Dude]

My point is simple: it'd be much more fun to see people post their picks over an argument about how consistent the lines are on this or that piece of art.

You don't need to get offended just because this is what you do for a living. I just think that if you get too technical, the thread will soon be abandoned. That's all.

And how is this discussion different? Hmmm... good question. Let me sketch out an answer for you...

No prob....I'm not offended at all....I just didn't think anything was getting that technical. Besides, if we all posted our picks, this thread would be terrifying since there are sooooo many bad covers in metal.