Metal
14 cover stories
Metal album art is a genre unto itself — from the baroque horror of Iron Maiden's Eddie to the stark minimalism of Metallica's Black Album. The genre's visual artists created some of the most detailed and technically accomplished illustration in popular culture.
Lateralus
Tool · 2001
Ænima
Tool · 1996
Dirt
Alice in Chains · 1992
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine · 1992
Metallica
Metallica · 1991
Master of Puppets
Metallica · 1986
Ride the Lightning
Metallica · 1984
Powerslave
Iron Maiden · 1984
Shout at the Devil
Mötley Crüe · 1983
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden · 1982
Bat Out of Hell
Meat Loaf · 1977
Paranoid
Black Sabbath · 1970
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · 1970
Paranoid
Black Sabbath · 1970