The 175 Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers of all Time Pt. 2: 160-151

160. Deicide- Till Death Do Us Part- Taken from a part of the painting "Woman and Death" by Hans Baldung, this is beautiful and creepy looking cover adorns the ninth album by Florida evil masters of death. It's also a surprisingly non-satanic cover, but yet it ranks as one of their absolute best and creepiest looking covers.

159. Motorhead- 1916- The first of many Motorhead covers to make this list was the first Motorhead album that I ever owned. It's got cool WWI inspired artwork with flags, a war plane, and, of course, Snaggletooth!

158. The Black Dahlia Murder- Deflorate- A fat dude with some weird gas mask attached to something or another blasts some humans with an electric ray. I guess he is some sort of leader and these folk have disobeyed/ rebelled against him. I'm not really sure, but it is really cool, weird. and original looking.

157. Deftones- Diamond Eyes- The simple but beautiful photo of a majestic looking owl gives the alt/ nu-metal masters this spot on the list. Other bands have used animals on their covers, but it's the composition and shot, itself that makes this one rank here.

156. Five Finger Death Punch- War Is the Answer- The second album by popular groove metal act FFDP has their skull mascot in a gas-mask point at you with war planes flying over his head. He wants you!!

155. King Diamond/ Merycful Fate- A Dangerous Meeting- This compilation of some of the best songs from both bands fronted by the King, himself, is actually the first album I bought with him in it. The cover featuring a hand over an invitation, a dagger lying next to it, empty seats, a window with a cross, and a ghostly skull forming from it is both creepy and really cool!

154. Dying Fetus- Reign Supreme- A skeletal being with a torn up cloak and hood over skeletons and skulls is classic death metal. It looks great and cool. You see this and you just know that you are in for a real death metal album!

153. Bathory- Bathory- Classic and iconic cover from black metal fathers (or should I say father?) is a portion of a drawing by Joesph Smith. The satanic goat's head, AKA the Baphomet, is one of black metal's most easily recognizable images. Just think of how many people you have seen wear the shirt!

152. Blue Oyster Cult- Some Enchanted Even- This live album from this classic hard rock band is actually their best selling album. It also has their coolest cover as a grim reaper rides a horse. Just a great old school metal cover!


 

151. Malevolent Creation- The Ten Commandments- The debut from this death metal act has a demon rising what one would imagine to be the "evil" ten commandments in some desolate and nightmarish world. This is yet another album cover that perfectly captures what a cool death metal cover should be like.





The 175 Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers of all Time Pt. 1: 175-161

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Update for Feb. 2014

Since, I had a couple of things I wanted to talk about I figured, I would tackle them all in a brand new update post.

This month is both Women in Horror Recognition Month and Black Metal History Month!! I have long supported the women in horror, be they actresses, directors, producers, etc. I absolutely love that this month pays tribute to them. So, hats off and hail to the women who make our genre as amazing as it is. They add so much to the it and deserve the recognition.

The still gorgeous Kate Hodge from Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and She-Wolf of London (the TV series), whom I met at Chiller Theatre the day before Sandy hit the East Coast in 2011

The stunning Barbara Nedeljáková who was one of the women I ranked in the 10 Hottest Women to Ever Appear in Horror Movies.

The beautiful film-making duo of the Twisted Twins, Sylvia and Jen Soska, whom I met last year at NYCC. I have interviewed them and professed my love for their movies many times here. They truly encompass the best of women in horror.

As for Black Metal Month, Metal Injection are doing a kick ass job posting articles on this most extreme form of music. I got into black metal slowly, starting with the more mainstream Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir and getting more and more into the sub-genre as time went by. It's become one of my favorite styles in metal, with bands like Watain, Chthonic, Emperor, Mayhem, Dissection, and Bathory being my personal favorites. I still love CoF and Dimmu, but admit ably their last few efforts have left me feeling either thinking it was awful (the last Dimmu) or thinking it's just OK (mostly anything from the last few years of CoF). 

Black metal is a fascinating music, not only because it so extreme, butause of the all the shit that has happened in the scene, murders, church burnings, etc. It's rich history derived from acts like Mercyful Fate, Venom, Celtic Frost, and Bathory (to me the first true black metal act), is interesting to study all in on it's own. Right now, I am listening to Carpathian Forest- Fuck You All!!! This is angry and dark music that is just perfect for me right now. 

Here are some black metal videos/ songs for you to enjoy:

Now, I would like mention just how AWESOME Arrow is this season!! It's doing everything right, unlike Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It's added so many great characters from the comics, albeit made to fit it's more real world style. Deathstroke, Black Canary, Nyssa Al Ghoul, etc. The last two had a lesbian relationship!! Lesbians!! Yes! Clearly, they want me to worship and love this show. Which I do! And, I do so more and more each week, in fact!

 

Finally, I want to say that this month is Toy Fair. Now, I should be there covering it on Tuesday the 18th. This will probably be the only day I will be there, but I always enjoy covering it. I love toys, after all. And, I just CANNOT wait to see what new Pop! figures from Funko are coming out!! As some of you know, I am so addicted to them!

 

My favorite pic of last year's event, as Kristin and I got our pic taken with this kick ass skeleton! Which me leads me this question: What is he from? If you know please tell me! He was too fucking cool!

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