Worst Cover Art Of 2016
There's too much bad artwork to choose from these days. Record sleeves are less and less important as downloads overtake physical music, and therefore we've picked a selection of lesser-known artists whose artwork may have escaped your notice. Watch our for an appearance by a well-known regular offender, though...
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Eerie
Eerie
It certainly is eerie. That thing has more nipples than a banned Instagram account and its Ozzy Osbourne / Bigfoot crossover look isn't helping things either. It looks like it's straddling the bastard offspring of Kermit and Fozzie Bear, which might give a reflection on the band's sound. I just want to put it out of its misery.
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Ethmebb
La Quête du Saint Grind
I'm pretty sure this cover is a promo poster for The Mighty Boosh. The octomonster seems to be wearing a Springsteen-esque bandana while Rick Santorum looks on from the centre of the boat. I really hope this album consists of sea shanties.
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Metallica
Hardwired... To Self Destruct
I mean... it's Metallica. What were you expecting? Something insightful or artistic? To be honest, this could've just featured Lars Ulrich's real, unphotoshopped face, and it would be just as effective.
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False Reality
End Of Eternity
Some sort of space-tree is about to launch a sick space-catapult (whose elastic is made of screaming disembodied souls) containing (possibly?) a planet into the Milky Way. Or something? This is what Interstellar would've looked like if Christopher Nolan was a crust-punk stoner.
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XII Boar
Beyond The Valley of The Triclops
It's not a fantasy metal album unless it features gratuitous female nudity, laughably cliche monsters and a ridiculous album name, right?
Thanks to Loren for his many recommendations!
- Matt
