Heavy metal bands have always relied on their album covers. Most metal bands wouldn’t have been half as popular if it wasn’t for their ridiculously awesome album art. But how did it go so wrong? When did bands start thinking it was okay to take their shirts off and pose as medieval warriors?
Stryper: Soldiers Under Command
The Bible + Guns = Metal Masterpiece
Stryken: First Strike
Strike three, you're out!
Boned: Up At The Crack
Really?
Attila: Attila
Billy Joel’s first band obviously had a thing for meat lockers.
Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Not really sure who is raping this chick, but it doesn’t look pleasant.
Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil
Is that raspberry jam in his mouth?
Morbid Angel: Covenant
It's like Satan study hall!
Exodus: Bonded by Blood
That dude on the left got hosed.
Anthrax: Fistful of Metal
Tiger uppercut!
Pantera: Metal Magic
You would have thought that Dime and his Pantera chums could have created a better metal mascot than this cheesy catman creature. Meow!
Metallica: Metal Up Your Ass
It's unbelievable to think that Metal up Your Ass was supposed to be used as the band's first album name and sleeve. However, the record company convinced them to change it to Kill 'Em All.
Danzig: Thrall Demonsweatlive
Glenn Danzig used to date this chick back in the '80s. I think she now works at a Denny's in Reno.
Metallica: Load
This is what happens when friends let friends get really short haircuts.
Twisted Sister: Stay Hungry
Pretty twisted, Dee.
Poison: Look What the Cat Dragged In
This is just plain disgusting.
Manowar: Anthology
I heard these guys work in Las Vegas handing out porn cards to tourists on the strip.
W.A.S.P: Animal (F*ck Like a Beast)
I'm pretty sure Tipper Gore has this framed on the wall in her home office.
