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Maverick4
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So what Album or CD Covers do you think look awesome? I personally think that 'Oh! Gravity!' by Switchfoot looks pretty sweet:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR29gLbVGtZUivE1_DW_pvf3Dg_FfzDxgd7GQXvPjGKaOangHUU3Q&t=1

'Prospekt's March' by Coldplay also is good looking:

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ6_a2utQieeBnu0HoCxSGq7OGCZw7ATN5qlm_ski5xNTN22RwqQA

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Cherezig
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Violent Femmes - The Blind Leading The Naked
The Beatles - Revolver
Don Cherry - Orient
Frank Zappa - Grand Wazoo, Sheik Yerbouti, and Over-Nite Senstation
The Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Paul McCartney - McCartney
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Tom Waits - Nighthawks At The Diner
The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle

TerryLasVegas
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Devo - Something for Everybody

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/devo__.jpg

Kon Kan - Move to Move

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/KonKanMovetoMove320x320.jpg

The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land

http://s45.radikal.ru/i109/0901/78/ee2543ece92b.jpg

just some that come to mind

TerryLasVegas
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sorry... the first one messed up because of a space in the link

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/devo__.jpg

FallenSky
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Here are a few of my favorite album covers.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/coldplay-a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head.jpg

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/dave-matthews-band-crash.jpg

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/modest_mouse_afcb_xxl.jpg

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/BlackfieldWelcomeToMyDNA.jpg

And now, a few Roger Dean artwork for the band Yes, because I worship Roger Dean.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/cover_40519102008.jpg

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/yes_fragile.jpg

And my personnal favorite, which also happens to be my desktop image. I won't scale it down so have fun strolling it back and forth.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/rd_08.jpg

Dudettegal54
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Mind Chaos


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I never really unserstood what the Rush Of Blood To The Head cover is besides a man.

idontsuckthatmuch
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My favorite is most definitely Constellations by August Burns Red:

http://www.firestreamvault.com/main/rateimages/1661_05_10_2009_11_01_58_August%20Burns%20Red%20-%20Constellations.jpg

Really nice.

Maverick4
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5y0MjVYujBE/SZ6FS_kRMEI/AAAAAAAAAXM/sxC-uqp2wBw/s400/Lead+Sails+Paper+Anchor+Cover.jpg

Atreyu - Lead Sails, Paper Anchor

My friend is addicted to these guys, and metal in general, but I don't really care for them.

And 'Good News for People Who Love Bad News' is an awesome CD, both musically and visually.

metalwill
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Baroness - Red Album

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/611wg4S5mIL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

The Blue Record by Baroness has an awesome cover, but I feel that its not quite appropriate for this site and don't want to get myself in trouble - just google "Blue Record" and check it out.

Also, check out Snakes for the Divine by High on Fire - another cover I think is cool but feel isn't really appropriate for this site.

Mastodon - Remission

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bK6lF8YSpcw/TVVe_jZPIlI/AAAAAAAAA6U/2dB8amxhheU/s1600/mastodon-remission.jpg

Mastodon - Leviathan

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/5143-leviathan.jpg

Mastodon - Blood Mountain

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/5143-leviathan.jpg

Mastodon - Crack the Skye

http://stereogum.com/img/thumbnails/posts/mastodon-crack_the_skye-album_art.jpg


I'm sure I'll be able to come up with some more, but I just woke up and don't have my thinking cap on lol

metalwill
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Crap - I posted the Leviathan cover twice...

Blood Mountain is supposed to be this one:
http://www.worleygig.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/blood-mountain.jpg

GhostOfMetal
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yeah, Mastodon always has really awesome album covers. here are some of my favs:
Helloween - Walls Of Jericho
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae251/kolobolo666/Helloween/Helloween-WallsofJericho.jpg.
Stratovarius - Elements, part 2
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w156/viciu/SL/Elements2cover.jpg
Gamma Ray - Land of The Free
(a lot of their album covers are very elaborate, this is just one that everyone knows)
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t355/ShadowRatchet64/Cd%20cover/GammaRay-LandoftheFree.jpg
Megadeth - Youthanasia
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t355/ShadowRatchet64/Cd%20cover/Megadeth-Youthanasia.jpg
Megadeth - United Abominations
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t355/ShadowRatchet64/Cd%20cover/Megadeth-UnitedAbominations.jpg
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t355/ShadowRatchet64/Cd%20cover/JudasPriestDeffendersofFaith.jpg
Sonata Arctica - Silence
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t355/ShadowRatchet64/Cd%20cover/SonataArctica-Silence.jpg
Holy Grail - Crisis in Utopia
http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t355/ShadowRatchet64/Cd%20cover/HolyGrail-CrisisInUtopia.jpg
Iron Maiden - every album they have ever released
(note that photobucket apparently has some sort of problem with Iron Maiden because every time i upload their album pics they get removed. it sucks. you can go here to get all their albums pics + more at really large sizes)

thats just a few that i really like that are elaborate. hope u like them too =)

ShadowRatchet95 a.k.a. GhostOfMetal

Paarfam
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http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSXiHzRTfRlgOi9jqAGChL_0noua5g0aeOB1avbfU-ZEvRAKGdK

Sorry to be generic and all, but this is so simple it's good.

liamster3
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i like take that album

FallenSky
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@Maverick

Good news for people who love bad new is a fantastic album. One of my favorites from MM.

I was strolling through my albums yesterday and I found some more cool covers.

X&Y, by Coldplay. It's not so much the cover that's cool but rather the concept of the color alphabet. The colors on top literally mean ''X&Y''.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/1541-xy.jpg

Another MM albume cover, or as I like to say, a picture of things you'd rather they don't exist.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/No-Ones-First-And-Youre-Next.jpg

And then, one of MM's greatest accomplishment.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/moon.jpg

A fantastic album cover for a fantastic artist, Patrick Watson.

http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww135/FallenSky/10917-close-to-paradise.jpg

parrot657
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The new Yes album cover is fantastic, too. Totally looking forward for the album to come out.
http://visionrockcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Yes-Fly-From-Here.jpg

FallenSky
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The new Yes album cover is fantastic, too. Totally looking forward for the album to come out.

I just love anything that Roger Dean does. His use of colors is impressing; lush but so drab at the same time, vibrant yet...esoteric in some kind of way. He's a terrific artist, and Yes are terrific musicians ( though the band has changed much through the ages ).

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