FatesFan
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WOW.......I can't recall if I ever knew this about that album but if I did, I blocked it. How would that at any time be considered okay?
Worst album cover ever?
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WOW.......I can't recall if I ever knew this about that album but if I did, I blocked it. How would that at any time be considered okay?
JenniferLynn
AKA Irish
Ok, who's got the Glenn quote in their signature that reads 'die you f'n thread DIE!!!!'
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The Invisible Guest
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Yeah, no kidding ... a truly disgusting cover that only a pedophile would like. It's one of the worst ever for sure.
Britt
Both covers for Fates Warnings album Night On Broken are pretty bad...............the original is just poorly drawn and the second one with just the moon is well,,,just a moon.
I like me some early Raven but what was this...........
Wow. Just wow.
It's not the worst of all time, but it's stunningly bad for a band that is known for album cover awesomeness. What in the heck happened here?
I don't think the cover itself is bad at all. The problem with it is how they did it, i.e. using computer graphics instead of an actual drawing unlike all the rest of the Maiden covers.
Oh yeah, how could I forget? He's my favorite musician, but for the life of me I don't understand this cover or why he chose the theme of the title track for that matter.
jem777az
Bozzman
Ok, who's got the Glenn quote in their signature that reads 'die you f'n thread DIE!!!!'
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That would be AngraRULES
The Invisible Guest
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It's got some silly and random images in there that don't really make any sense. There's a creepy dancing baby seemingly levitating in mid air. There's a wolf that seems out of place, and also a midget in hot pants. It's just a mess.
Britt
Don't go messin with the Raven boys - they might be old but they will still kick your ars!
Corsair
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Maiden's Dance of Death cover is partially so bad because the guy who was doing the artwork for it as much as admitted that it wasn't finished. It looks like CGI that would have been considered good...in 1994.
However, edits do exist and for my own library I use this:
See, that's actually not bad.
However, edits do exist and for my own library I use this:
See, that's actually not bad.
Cain's Dinasty went one better than your Secret Spheres and your Heavenlys. They had three Lesbian chicks and they were Vampires to boot. Beat that!
johan68
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Oy vey!!! From metal's dark period (IE - most of the 90s):
And why it kills me to say anything bad about my boys:
Hmm, I like this cover. But then again, Trouble can do no wrong in my book.
Dustin
C-C-Cool Beans!!!
Maiden's Dance of Death cover is partially so bad because the guy who was doing the artwork for it as much as admitted that it wasn't finished. It looks like CGI that would have been considered good...in 1994.
However, edits do exist and for my own library I use this:
See, that's actually not bad.
now THAT is what is should have been all along! Simple, and to the point.Thanks for posting that; I'm changing the album cover to this in my own library right now!
I think that CGI might have even been considered poor in 1994 though...
the whole album cover just looks... well, amature, compared to eveything else this band has used in the past. What was Harris thinking!?On a personal note, this is one my least favorite albums from Maiden. Note to 'arry - singing the same line over and over and over and over is NOT considered a "catchy" chorus, you lazy wanker! (i.e. No More Lies)
Maiden's Dance of Death cover is partially so bad because the guy who was doing the artwork for it as much as admitted that it wasn't finished. It looks like CGI that would have been considered good...in 1994.
However, edits do exist and for my own library I use this:
See, that's actually not bad.
The difference is night and day as far as the art allowing the eye to pinpoint things. The original forces the eye right to the hand - the first thing you see is an evil hand being offered to you. THAT IS METAL!
The, I guess, other version points the eye directly down to the album title, which negates the whole purpose of the evil hand being offered. THAT IS LAME!
Was it the band or the label's decision to change covers?
BenMech
student of the d'eh
Cain's Dinasty went one better than your Secret Spheres and your Heavenlys. They had three Lesbian chicks and they were Vampires to boot. Beat that!
Jasonic
Doom On!
I agree 100% as well that they can do no wrong.
Just in comparison to the rest of their discography, this one seems very 90s cliche'd to me, for some reason.
Jasonic
Doom On!
Such a great album, such a terrible cover.
agreed.
There is no way if I was in a band that I would feel comfortable promoting an album with that cover.
There's a lot more clever and subtle ways to get that point across.
DuchessOfDork
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Oh yeah, how could I forget? He's my favorite musician, but for the life of me I don't understand this cover or why he chose the theme of the title track for that matter.
Oh god.. bevel and emboss.. everything we were taught NOT to do.
dionysus11
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I love Malmsteen he is the reason I play guitar, but this album cover has always been kind of bad to me. The album is good though.
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I don't see the problem here. I think it's pretty cool. Plus, there are far worse Malmsteen covers.
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