Album Covers

These are some truly awful heavy metal album covers.

Take a look at some of the scariest, most frightening album covers in metal.

Swirls of sperm and blood, an armless mannequin, a magnetic grave — the band has always experimented with its designs.

These are the stories behind the people depicted on some of the most iconic album covers in rock and metal, and where some of them are today.

Axl Rose pushed for a tragic image to be LP's main artwork.

Legendary rocker rarely hid his disappointment.

Eric Meola's famous photo was one of 600 he took in two hours.

Their narrative could often be broadly understood from the vantage point of any local music-store shelf.

Their LP covers were as detailed and innovative as the music itself.

LP artwork tells the story of a band addicted to change and chaos.