Album Cover Art Cup - SEMI FINALS!

[karljant]

7 Dio - Holy Diver +1
0 Rainbow - Rising

2 King Diamond - Abigail
5 Mastodon - Leviathan +1

3 Helloween - Helloween
4 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1

3 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
4 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1

 

[Diesel 11]

7 Dio - Holy Diver
1 Rainbow - Rising +1

6 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
2 King Diamond - Abigail

4 Helloween - Helloween +1
4 Vektor - Terminal Redux

4 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell +1
4 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

Finally an easy round! Look, Holy Diver is a great cover, but it shouldn’t have beaten MoP and Rising is way better. Also Mirror Reaper… it’s a cover that blew me away when I first saw it but years later it doesn’t strike me as hard. I think the guy has some other cool covers that could’ve also been in the game.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

8 Dio - Holy Diver +1
1 Rainbow - Rising

3 King Diamond - Abigail +1
6 Mastodon - Leviathan

5 Helloween - Helloween +1
4 Vektor - Terminal Redux

4 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
5 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1

- Holy Diver vs. Rising is really hard, but ultimately it comes down to which is more iconic and it seems we’ve all agreed.
- Leviathan and Abigail are both great for different reasons. Went with the underdog.
- Helloween is spooky and stunning, it feels like what AI wishes it could be. Vektor is cool, but I just don’t see it being very dynamic.
- Meat Loaf has a great cover, don’t get me wrong, but that Bell Witch image is one of the most striking things I’ve ever seen. It haunts my dreams. Beautiful work.

 

[Shmoolikipod]

9 Dio - Holy Diver +1
1 Rainbow - Rising

7 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
3 King Diamond - Abigail

5 Helloween - Helloween
5 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1

6 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1
4 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

I thought Meat Loaf lucked out with some easy matchups to get this far, but I guess not.

Helloween vs Vektor could go either way for me.

Leviathan's colours make it much more striking than Abigail, and the style is cooler too.

I never liked the giant fist in Rising, it's so nonsensical. I wonder if I'd like the cover more if it was just the rainbow. At least, I'm sure I'd like the connection between the artwork and the title more that way. Not the biggest fan of Holy Diver either, but the storytelling works and the big dude is intimidating so I don't want to go against him.

 

[MindRuler]

Dio´s Holy Diver certain of a place in the first Semi Final! Will he have to battle against Leviathan (most likely) or Abigail?

Helloween and Terminal Redux a tie again!
Either one of them can make it to the second Semi Final. Mirror Reaper leading with a few more votes but Bat Out Of Hell II isn´t knocked out yet.

 

[SixesAlltheway]

9 Dio - Holy Diver
2 Rainbow - Rising +1

8 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
3 King Diamond - Abigail

6 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1
5 Helloween - Helloween

6 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper
5 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell +1

 

[MindRuler]

It would be nice if everybody would vote in this Quarter Finals (and the remaining Rounds) so I´ll leave this one open.
Match 3 and 4 are super exciting!
@Lamia020281
@Magnus
@Saapanael
@The Dissident

 

[Saapanael]

Begone, bat!

9 Dio - Holy Diver
3 Rainbow - Rising +1

9 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
3 King Diamond - Abigail

7 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1
5 Helloween - Helloween

7 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1
5 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

[Diesel 11]

I thought Meat Loaf lucked out with some easy matchups to get this far, but I guess not.

For a moment there I was like, huh, I thought you were the one I used to chat about Meat Loaf with in DMs, but it was @Midnight lol, curious case of two black and white avatars.

 

[The Dissident]

9 Dio - Holy Diver
4 Rainbow - Rising +1

10 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
3 King Diamond - Abigail

8 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1
5 Helloween - Helloween

8 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1
5 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

 

[MindRuler]

Promoted to Semi Finals:
Dio - Holy Diver
Mastodon - Leviathan
Vektor - Terminal Redux
Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

Eliminated from the tournament:
Rainbow - Rising
King Diamond - Abigail
Helloween - Helloween
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell

The biggest surprise was MATCH 3!
Helloween, one of the contenders to win the Cup, got knocked out by Terminal Redux who reached the Finals as a Survivor. Anyway we have 4 amazing pieces of art in the Semi Finals!

 

[MindRuler]

SEMI FINALS

MATCH 1
Dio - Holy Diver
Nominated by @Azas and @MrKnickerbocker

VS.
Mastodon - Leviathan
Nominated by @Vaenyr



MATCH 2
Vektor - Terminal Redux
Nominated by @Siddharth

VS.
Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper
Nominated by @MrKnickerbocker and @Vaenyr

MATCH 1
Dio - Holy Diver
Mastodon - Leviathan

MATCH 2
Vektor - Terminal Redux
Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

 

[The Dissident]

MATCH 1
1 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
Dio - Holy Diver

MATCH 2
1 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1
Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

 

[MindRuler]

MATCH 1
2 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
0 Dio - Holy Diver

MATCH 2
1 Vektor - Terminal Redux
1 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1

 

[Kalata]

I can't believe the Helloween cover is out! A true winner.

Semi Finals:

MATCH 1
3 Mastodon - Leviathan +1
0 Dio - Holy Diver

MATCH 2
2 Vektor - Terminal Redux +1
1 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper

Holy Diver is iconic, but Leviathan is so beautiful. Instant like. I want to revenge by not voting for Terminal Redux, but I can't. I like much more.

 

[SixesAlltheway]

3 Mastodon - Leviathan
1 Dio - Holy Diver +1

MATCH 2
2 Vektor - Terminal Redux
2 Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper +1