FTP? File Transfer Protocol?

Fuck The Police

What is this, metal or gangsta rap?

Always liked that one because it looks like Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks.

Don't let that album cover stop you from listening to this album. Cuatro is fantastic. Severely underrated I would say. Just don't go into it expecting speed/power metal à la Doomsday, or outright thrash metal like No Prayer for the Dying. It's similar to how Metallica and Megadeth may have slowed down a bit at the beginning of the 1990s but they still focused in on writing some pretty powerful, and moving songs. The production is much better than on When the Storm Comes Down. Cuatro is sharp, focused and intense in it's own way. Eric's vocals are one of the highlights too. It's got to be one of his best performances on record. And the well crafted lyrics really add to the whole experience. Speaking more on that album cover, I'm not sure what the helicopter has to do with the record but somehow it fits the mood of the album. I don't think it belongs in this thread at all really, but I just wanted to talk about this album a bit.

Contrastic from the Czech Republic.

You should really see the inside of the booklet, as well as the inserts. That front cover is the least weird of the whole set!

This is actually kind of amusing.. "In today's news... BRRRRAAAAAAIIIINNNNNSSSS. SEND MORE COPS!"

spoilers for NSFW and size, which is necessary so you can appreciate the detail...



http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gen ... 3540277745 all their covers are "awesome", including a juvenile ripoff of houses of the holy :/

Did the toilet really need to be overflowing with shit?

And did they really need to give the dude a full bush of pubes?

Always thought this was one of the worst of all time.

At least before he became a zombie he got ripped. Maybe he was a Crossfit guy.

Do you have a link to check them out? That'll be so awesome.

Well if discogs is to be believed then at least one of the images is of a very hairy nekked man sitting in a chair.

Trust me, awesome it was not.

Always thought this one was a stinker:

Nothing says 'fuck you' like a random polar bear just minding his own business

Best part about that one is the lyrics:

Everything about that album is perfect.

Trust me when I say it gets worse!

Also, since Czech bands are being mentioned, does anyone ever noticed just how many dicks are on the covers for the first couple of !T.O.O.H.! albums?!

I keep reading the lyrics in the voice of Trent from Daria. Those lyrics would totally work as a Mystik Spiral song.

Yuck.

So [url=Addictive]http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Addictive/1635#band_tab_discography[/url] from Australia have a pretty standard early-'90s cover for their debut:



But what the hell is this Nick on Brocken bullshit on the original cover? So glad they changed it.

Yuck.

So Addictive from Australia have a pretty standard early-'90s cover for their debut:



But what the hell is this Night on Brocken bullshit on the original cover? So glad they changed it. Can you possibly believe this is a thrash band based on the cover?

Very NSFW:

Totally agree though, that is how moshing should be done. Shove, run into each other for fun. No injuries pls.

My favorite part is the hamburgers flying out of nowhere. wtf?

That seems more fitting for a low grade Europower band. I checked out their stuff on Youtube and it's actually pretty nice. Definitely not fitting for that cover.

A lot of Annihilator's artwork is pretty cheap looking, But this is probably the worst of theirs IMO:

Criteria was already posted earlier in the thread. And yeah, Addictive is great, basically totally unknown Australian thrash. I shared them on the MA Facebook page to help spread the word a while back.

Sorry, I didn't see the earlier post.

The fuck is that?

Guy in the front is copying a Dani Filth pose.



Guy on the right is copying Shagrath's trademark pose:



May seem like a stretch but you eventually get acclimated with lack of innovation/creativity enough to call 'em as you see 'em.

Even so, it's still not as bad as the remaining two. The guy on the far left is indicating with his mouth he wants to give someone a blowjob, and the guy between "dani" and "shagrath" appears as if he's getting creepily aroused by all the guys in leather around him.

Bands like this make me ashamed to say thrash is my favorite genre in metal.

Eat pizza or die? What kind of stupid choice is that? Do something very enjoyable or you get killed. I guess if someone is REALLY suicidal they might choose death, but I think most people are going to choose to eat pizza.

Speaking of horrible thrash covers, meet Havok's Pwn 'em All. It looks like something I might have drawn when I was 8 to 9 years old.



Don't know how anyone could possibly release something that looks like this. At some point, somebody involved must have had some doubts regarding if it was really a good idea or not.

It's pizza thrash! At least they are quelling the disappointment right from the start. I'd rather know I was in for garbage and that cover equals a fair warning in my eyes.

I think the name Pwn em All is worse than the cover art. Thrash for PC gamer nerds! This band doesn't kill poseurs, they pwn n00bs!