The 175 Greatest Heavy Metal Album Covers of all Time Pt. 8: 100-91

We are now in the top 100!! Enjoy!

100. Marilyn Manson- Holy Wood  (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)- This highly controversial cover had to be covered up by a sleeve in some stores (like the Circuit City that I bought it at). It's designed by P.R. Brown and Manson himself, as our favorite Antichrist superstar is crucified and missing his jaw (as a symbol of censorship, in fact).




99. Life of Agony- River Runs Red- The classic debut album from this hardcore/ metal crossover act, has the image of their logo in a pool of blood. As we open up the album, we see that the blood comes from a slit wrist. 

98. Sepultura- Beneath the Remains- Called Nightmare in Red this was the first album of theirs, but third overall, to feature art by Michael Whelan. There is some really cool details in the red skull that makes it stand from a million other skull album covers.







97. Judas Priest- British Steel- The iconic cover of the classic sixth album by Priest is one of those that are immediately synonymous with the genre. The image of the hand with the studded bracelet holding up the razor blade with the band's logo and album name is just pure classic!

 96. Metallica- ...And Justice for All- The fourth studio album from thrash gods Metallica is a classic with an equally classic cover that sees Lady Justice getting pulled apart by various ropes and weighed down by cash, as she begins to crack and crumble.






95. KoRn- Korn- This classic and highly influential album helped to create a sub-genre, nu-metal, of course, and is still one of the finest albums of it's kind. It's creepy cover of a little girl on a swing looking at a figure whose scary, monstrous shadow is all we see, is just as memorable. It gets under your skin with its implications.





94. Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Ozz- The classic (I know, I know I've used it a lot in this section, but what can I say? We got a lot of classics here!) solo debut from the former (now current) Black Sabbath front-man has the Prince of the Darkness holding a crucifix, which he is gonna smash, it would seem.






93. Drowning Pool- Desensitized- The second album by this alt metal act had a new signer, Jason Jones, after the death of their original front-man, Dave Williams. It's a cool and sexy as fuck cover with porn goddess Jesse Jane in a pentagram bikini holding bat. Think about that you get a beautiful porn star, boobs, bikini, pentagram, and a fucking bat! How fucking awesome is that?! It caught my attention as soon as I saw it, and I bought it right then and there, without having heard a single song!



92. Death- Spiritual Healing- Ed Repka's final cover work for this seminal death metal (their third, actually) act has a preacher "curing" a handicapped person. An awesome cover for a fucking awesome album!








91. Avenged Sevenfold- City of Evil- The third studio album by this hard rock/ heavy metal outfit has their mascot riding a horse with a trail of fire behind them over the "city of evil". It looks cool as fuck!

 

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Adult Entertainment Expo 2014 Friday: Beauty Personified

Produced by and executive assistant to Master Gio: El Tiburon
Fashion consultant to Master Gio: Kristin Debenedictis

I had long planned to get dressed up, while still staying through my metal/ rocker style for Friday. Thanks to advice from my friend and Master's Minion back in the East Coast, Kristin, I found just the right look. Why dress up? Well, it was a business heavy day for me. This also marked the official debut of the newest Minion, the mysterious, El Tiburon. While, we were busy as hell, we both managed to have a lot of fun. But, how in the hell can you not?

I began the day by being back at the Elegant Angel booth, cause well, if you are gonna start a long day, you have to start it right!

 The lovely Presley Hart, who really has just such a beautiful smile

 Dani Daniels, she rules. But, we already know that, don't we?

 

 

 

See what I mean about that smile?

Asa Akira is always just such a sweetheart and fun to see and talk to. And, of course, she is stunningly beautiful.

 I think I have found a new favorite pic of her and I!

 

And, this maybe my favorite pic that I ever shot of her, myself!

If you looked up cute in the dictionary, don't be surprised if you find a pic of Maddy O'Reilly!

We couldn't spend the whole day at that booth, though, so on we went to the rest of the show and day. One beauty that caught everyone's eyes was the GORGEOUS Mia Malkova, who looked AMAZING in body-paint. Everyone wanted to shoot pics of her and with her. Can you blame them or me?

 

 

 

Mia signs an autograph for a fan.

We didn't get to meet Jesse Jane, as we had to run off to conduct our interview with Dana DeArmond (which will be posted soon). But, I did get to shoot some pics of her.

 

Want some Jada Stevens? Good cause, here you go! 

 

I ended the day by shooting more pics of Kleio, who was, as always, all smiles. It's impossible to not love her!

 

 

 

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Jesse Jane & Asa Akira Seminar on the 2013 AVN Awards

I made my triumphant return to the Adult Entertainment Expo this past week arriving at Vegas on Thurs. As soon as I was done checking into my hotel and getting a quick bite to eat I headed out to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where the Expo, was held for the second year in a row.

As soon I got to the convention area, I saw the beautiful Asa Akira. She told me she was doing a seminar with Jesse Jane and to come see it. After, I checked in, to get my press pass, I did just that. The following is my first report from the con, since this is the first thing that I did, while being there.

Both of the girls looked stunning. Honestly, AVN made THE right choice by picking them, and while we are at it, I should mention that Asa would end up winning a shitload of awards, on Saturday's award show. I mean a ton! Anyways, back to what happened on Thurs, Jesse always comes off as so nice. Despite her huge name she's always so down to earth. I've been signing Asa's praises for ages here, so it goes without saying, for me, how nice, I think, she is.

One of the highlight's had to be Asa talking about her infamous appearance on TMZ, where she won best anal and thanked her asshole. Hey, like she said at the seminar, "Any publicity is good publicity!" Asa also mentioned that she thought that she would be up for best girl-girl for Asa Loves Girls. I gotta agree. I really thought it would be. But, alas, it wasn't, and I was really disappointed and surprised that it wasn't. Along with Dani it's one of the two best lesbian releases of last year. She wonders why her girl-girl stuff is never up for nominations. I do, too. AVN, please explain! I consider myself a fan, expert, and long time (since I could purchase porn) connoisseur of lesbo smut, and Asa is amazing in lesbian scenes!!

Anyway, another highlight had Jesse revealing that she he has a drawer filled with vibrators. She made it quite clear, that she has a lot, and I do mean A LOT of vibrators!

The following clips (actually two edited together) has both girls talking about being in the porn world for so long, shooting on a set, and more. It's good fun and shows off both girls' awesome personalities.

 

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Asa Akira Annouced as one the Co-Hosts at AVN Awards!!

 

Last night, I found out that AVN has picked the two co-hosts for next year's AVN Awards. That gorgeous pair was revealed to be: Jesse Jane and Asa Akira!!! Jesse has hosted it before, and she's always great at doing that. She has a wonderfully bubbly personality and is truly one of the biggest names in the entire industry.

Asa has long been one of my personal favorites, and, so to me, it came with great joy when I read the news. I met first met Asa a few years ago at the very first Exxxotica. I was floored by her beauty, but I really knew nothing about her back then. I quickly though became a fan, though. This fellow NYer did end up rising to the top of the industry. She's received multiple awards, all of which she deserves. Because, not only is she a vision of perfection, but my pick for Hot Asian Girl of the Month for October 2009 and last year's hottest babe of the year is also unquestionably a great performer. Her sex scenes in movies like Asa Akira Is Insatiable 1 & 2 are some of the finest you will EVER see!

But, what is perhaps the greatest thing about her, is how down-to-earth she remains. I've met her a couple of times and interviewed her twice, and she's always been someone who is fun, sexy, and sweet to talk. It's because of all these factors that I'm happy for her, and I hope that success continues for her. I'll be seeing her at the next Exxxotica show and hopefully at next year's AEEs. And, I cannot wait to see her host the AVN Award shows!!

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Riley Steele Retires! No Wait She Didn't

 

Two weeks ago on July 19th, I found out some heartbreaking news: the lovely Riley Steele had retired. I went on my Facebook Page (which you totally should "like" cause I update just about everyday and has a ton of stuff you won't find here), and wished her the best of luck. This came a day after another Digital Playground blonde beauty, Bibi Jones, has also called it quits. I thought Riley would find great success in mainstream films. After all, she was awesome in Piranha 3D.

But, on July 24th, we soon learned that it was a joke! Thank God!! Honestly, I think the world is happier place now that we know that Riley has not left smut-land! Imagine a world where she would no longer be fucking and sucking on camera and getting it on with other hot chick! That would be a sad and tragic world, indeed.

Riley is easily one of porn's biggest stars. Being a huge fan of Jesse Jane (though, how can one not be?), she entered the industry after meeting her. She soon found herself in her first onscreen scene in 2008 in the now classic Pirates: Stagnotti's Revenge. Following this, she immediately became a Digital Playground contract girl. In 2010, she made her mainstream acting debut in the aforementioned Piranha 3D insuring her growing fame.

When, I met her at the 2011 Adult Entertainment Expo, she had a ton of photographers and media people all over her, yet, as I have said before, she was and remains a very down-to-earth and sweet, bubbly girl. I always say to be sure to go up to her at any show you see her at. You'll be so happy that you did. It's great that she's never let success go to her head.

Combine this with her bombshell good looks and awesome on-screen fucking abilities, and you can see why I and every other true fan of adult cinema is happy that she's still in the skin biz. So, let's raise a toast and celebrate that Riley Steele ain't retired!

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