Best Metal Album Covers

A curated selection of the most iconic Metal album covers — the artwork, designers, and visual ideas that shaped the genre's identity across every era.

13 curated covers

Metallica

Metallica · 1991

Shout at the Devil

Mötley Crüe · 1983

Paranoid

Black Sabbath · 1970

Lateralus

Tool · 2001

Ænima

Tool · 1996

Dirt

Alice in Chains · 1992

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine · 1992

Master of Puppets

Metallica · 1986

Powerslave

Iron Maiden · 1984

Ride the Lightning

Metallica · 1984

The Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden · 1982

Bat Out of Hell

Meat Loaf · 1977

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath · 1970