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Your Guidebook to Creating a Proper Heavy Metal Album Cover
A PRIME reason for heavy metal’s success is that it is a culture unto itself. Fads come and go, but a culture has staying power. It comes with its own dress code, etiquette and idolatry. A small but important part of that culture is the album cover – the visual representation of the music, the heart of the heavy metal universe. If you’re a metal band, it’s imperative you get this facet right. So, let’s tour through some metal covers from the 1980s, a time when heavy metal was king, and learn from their successes and failures.
LESSON 1: THE 6 REQUIREMENTS
Iron Angel – Hellish Crossfire (1985)
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Posted: 24th, February 2014 | In: Flashback, Key Posts, Music | Comment
