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Yeah Good bad.
Ok, the fact that this wasn't in your OP tells me you've started this thread off without doing proper research.
Fucking Man O War...I listen to them to this day.
I don't remember if this was the product of spending the album's budget on heroin or the record label losing the original artwork, but there you go
Riot is a goldmine of these
Riot is a goldmine of these
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one word: Immortal
Ok, the fact that this wasn't in your OP tells me you've started this thread off without doing proper research.
Manowar is more gay than gay porn.
Story behind this one is kind of funny. They changed the cover after receiving critics stating posing shirtless with a "menacing" look made them look like tough boys selling themselves as uber aryan.
To be fair, this is supposed to be an unfinished version of the artwork, still looks like shit though.
Here's their website, it's like a time-machine back to the 90s
You should also check out the clips they made
I think most people would rather we forget the days of Glamtera.
This is from 1983 when they had Terry Glaze on vocals. The other early covers are pretty bad too.
Particularly this mess of a cover:
Winger at first wanted to be called "Sahara", they had the album cover made with the name on it at the lower right. At the last minute they found that another band had already claimed the name so they couldn't use it. What did they do? They just said "fuck it" and slapped a huge Winger logo at the top. Didn't even take the Sahara name off. Album wasn't called Sahara either. Just Winger.
To Hell with the Devil is probably Stryper's best known album. The simple all black cover with the band logo and the title in red is pretty well known too. That's because the early version showing the band as incredibly muscular shirtless angels casting Satan into hell with their guitars didn't go over well with the fanbase.
I'm a fan of all these bands, Anvil is actually really great as long as you're not expecting any sort of lyrical ability. Talented guys, awesome music, decent videos, but absolutely cringeworthy lyrics. It's become their trademark. Cheesy album covers and alliterative titles are what they do best. This is their latest that's coming out next year. There's about 20 albums and all are pretty goofy.
Dirty Looks is probably one of my favorite bands ever. Insanely underrated and unfortunately never really caught on but continued to put out consistently great music until the singer died in 2012. Considered one of the best 80s metal albums, their first album cover is just a close-up of his face. Their second one was a bit better though.
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30 years before "traps" were a thing, Poison were traps
Technically an unreleased album, still incredibly low effort. It's almost impressive.
Story behind this one is kind of funny. They changed the cover after receiving critics stating posing shirtless with a "menacing" look made them look like tough boys selling themselves as uber aryan.
Holy shit, I remember that. Of course, a friend of mine said the first thing she thought when she saw that cover was "boy band." Hilariously enough, it's still the cover used for iTunes, instead of the "sanitized" version.
Honestly surprised no one posted this gem yet:
So is the Shark going to eat that monkey?
Are they in a boat, or some other kind of vehicle with tires?
So is the Shark going to eat that monkey?
I have no idea what's going on with that cover. So many questions. Whoever designed it must have been on some good drugs.
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Not a good way to keep old fans.
