DARRYLXWF 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 (edited) After coming off Iron Maiden's first really bad album cover (though musically it's still brilliant), I thought it would be neat if we all through in a few shitty covers that have caught our eyes. Europe 72 - Greatful Dead, just a very annoying cover. Lost Horizon - Awakening the World. This one really pisses me off, rats and pigs in business suits acting as the puppeteers of everyone else with the band marching in from the horizon. Wow, that's really deep man. Mayhem - Dawn of the Black Hearts I put a link to a page with all of Mayhem's album covers, as the actual image page just transfers you to the main site. Anyway, I read a while back that the former member of Mayhem, Euronymous (sp?), found the bands singer (named 'Dead') dead in his apartment, having shot himself with a shotgun. Along with calling the ambulance, Euronymous also took photos of the dead singer and ate his brain (which only a true black metaller would do ). Someone please tell me this is NOT a picture of Dead. Edited September 24, 2003 by DARRYLXWF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 (edited) I've always thought tha Pet Soundsby The Beach Boys had the worst cover for a great album... Edited September 24, 2003 by chave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 Was Euronymous ever brought up on charges for eating Dead's brain? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I don't think so. I'm pretty sure he still has the necklace with pieces of the guy's skull on it, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BAR Report post Posted September 24, 2003 'Paranoid' Black Sabbath. Great album, bad cover. Nothing by Sabbath is really appealing to my eyes. Great on the ears though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 24, 2003 (edited) somebody got to artsy... Edited September 24, 2003 by Choken One Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I don't think so. I'm pretty sure he still has the necklace with pieces of the guy's skull on it, too. Yep, he's probably sporting that necklace post-mortem, AoO. And yes, that is indeed a post-suicide picture of Dead. His suicide note read "excuse all the mess". It doesn't surprise me that he committed suicide, considering what kind of individual he was. If you read Lords of Chaos and the Spin Article, the two things paint him as a really weird guy, obsessed with death and decay. He used to bury his clothing six feet deep until it was rotten and filled with maggots, his skin was so pale that it was nearly blue, and before performing, he used to huff the fumes of a dead raven in a plastic bag, to "get the stench of death". Says Hellhammer: "Euronymous took pieces of the brain and made a stew. He put in ham, frozen vegetables, and paprika. He'd always said he wanted to eat flesh, so he figured this was an easy way." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonX 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 'Paranoid' Black Sabbath. Great album, bad cover. Nothing by Sabbath is really appealing to my eyes. Great on the ears though. The thing about Black Sabbath's cover art for "Paranoid" is that it was designed under the idea that the album would be called "War Pigs". The title was changed at the 11th hour do to the recording of Paranoid, which was made the title of the album at the last minute... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 24, 2003 'Paranoid' Black Sabbath. Great album, bad cover. Nothing by Sabbath is really appealing to my eyes. Great on the ears though. You know, for as much acid as those guys did, you'd think they'd come up with a good album cover. The first one was ok, being kinda creepy and all, but Paranoid's is just retarded, and everything else is just pretty...meh. It's an album cover though, not everything can be as crazy as Axis: Bold as Love Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I've never been a big fan of the album cover for Led Zeppelin IV. Granted, Zeppelin was all about the music, but that's a bad cover even for them. III isn't to great either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 24, 2003 No way, the interactive cover of III is the best part about the album. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I heard about the Sabbath story--it was in the Reunion liner notes, along with some other cool stories. A few classically bad ones come to mind: Sex Pistols' Nevermind the Bollocks (pukey pink and green. Ugh). Load and Reload--Metallica. Dokken: Under Lock and Key. A shot of the band looking extremely feminine. Stoned Immaculate--Doors covers: Uh...there's a listing of the bands covering the songs...and this thing on the cover... *shrug* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I've always thought tha Pet Soundsby The Beach Boys had the worst cover for a great album... Na, I like that one. It's nice and bright in a totally naive way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 I've always thought tha Pet Soundsby The Beach Boys had the worst cover for a great album... Na, I like that one. It's nice and bright in a totally naive way. At what point did somebody think that the best way to sell that album was to put a picture of them feeding goats on the cover? Damn hippies... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2003 The new Bizkit one sucks. I dont wanna be seeing Durst's face, let alone in illuminous green. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2003 I've always thought tha Pet Soundsby The Beach Boys had the worst cover for a great album... Na, I like that one. It's nice and bright in a totally naive way. At what point did somebody think that the best way to sell that album was to put a picture of them feeding goats on the cover? Damn hippies... I wasn't around then, but I bought it because it was a fucking great album, not because of the cover art. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2003 Because I'm bored, some crap sleeves: And best of all: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2003 'Paranoid' Black Sabbath. Great album, bad cover. Nothing by Sabbath is really appealing to my eyes. Great on the ears though. You know, for as much acid as those guys did, you'd think they'd come up with a good album cover. The first one was ok, being kinda creepy and all, but Paranoid's is just retarded, and everything else is just pretty...meh. It's an album cover though, not everything can be as crazy as Axis: Bold as Love Another reason the Paranoid cover is a load of ass is that it shows a policeman weilding his nightstick and shield, ready for battle. guess what the original title was going to be. Oh and Chave, that Genesis one is about the worst thing I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 25, 2003 Everything mentioned has NOTHING on the following..: Every time I see that fucking cat with the sword, I'm literally howling with laughter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2003 is worse than Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2003 Everything mentioned has NOTHING on the following..: Every time I see that fucking cat with the sword, I'm literally howling with laughter. Oh my GOD, that had only just left my mind. I saw it on vinyl hung up on the wall of a shop once, and had to leave. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted September 25, 2003 is worse Actually that's a great cover...in a Smothers Brothers meets Satan way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted September 25, 2003 I like both of these on some level, but others may see them as bad album covers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 I'll throw my hat in as saying Untitled has bad artwork. Just doesn't do it for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 for comedy value, it's hard to top... originally a picture here, but it's way too big Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 No, that Pantera cover is worse, because it's A FUCKING PANTERA ALBUM. See, you have to realize that Pantera denies that whole part of their existence ever happened. Diamond Darrell? That was a typo. Twice. I saw it in a shop once, and I wish I had bought it, just to show it to Pantera fans so I could be like "No, THIS is hardcore!!!" That'd be fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 i didn't say it was impossible to top 'y kant tori read', i just said it was hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 26, 2003 If only I still had that circa 1986 photo of Diamond Darrel Lance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 Someone here had an UNBELIEVABLE photo of Pantera in their sig about a year back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2003 REO Speedwagon- You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish. Is one of the worst album titles and covers of all time. The music probably isn't much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
