SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
This is the hardest round yet! Bat out of Hell, Moving Pictures, Gorgoroth and Sepultura ones are all deserving of points. Trying to decide which one of these four not to give points is really tough!
Album Cover Art Cup - ROUND 1 (Ladder 5)
- Thread starter MindRuler
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SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
14 Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell - +3
14 Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis + 2
12 Amorphis - Skyforger
10 Sepultura - Beneath the Remains + 1
9 Rush - Moving Pictures
2 Joe Stump's Tower of Babel - Days of Thunder
14 Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis + 2
12 Amorphis - Skyforger
10 Sepultura - Beneath the Remains + 1
9 Rush - Moving Pictures
2 Joe Stump's Tower of Babel - Days of Thunder
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
17 Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell +3
14 Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis
12 Amorphis - Skyforger
10 Rush - Moving Pictures +1
10 Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
4 Joe Stump's Tower of Babel - Days of Thunder +2
Fun fact: Sepultura's Beneath The Remains was earlier supposed to have a different cover art but at the last moment they changed to 'Nightmare in red'. That particular art was later used in Cause Of Death by Obituary.
14 Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis
12 Amorphis - Skyforger
10 Rush - Moving Pictures +1
10 Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
4 Joe Stump's Tower of Babel - Days of Thunder +2
Fun fact: Sepultura's Beneath The Remains was earlier supposed to have a different cover art but at the last moment they changed to 'Nightmare in red'. That particular art was later used in Cause Of Death by Obituary.
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
But the most exciting!
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
With 10 nominators and only 6 covers in each ladder that can happen bro. But relax! One of your covers comes in the next ladder.2 rounds have passed and not a single cover I nominated was added!
SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
Fun fact: Sepultura's Beneath The Remains was earlier supposed to have a different cover art but at the last moment they changed to 'Nightmare in red'. That particular art was later used in Cause Of Death by Obituary.
That's interesting! The cover to Beneath The Remains looks super simple if you're looking at it at a glance....but then when you find a good resolution picture of it you realize that there's like a whole world of detail on that skull!
Here's the artist homepage with a better picture:
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
Yeah, Beneath has great details on it. I almost went through an ethical dilemma between choosing it and Moving Pictures.That's interesting! The cover to Beneath The Remains looks super simple if you're looking at it at a glance....but then when you find a good resolution picture of it you realize that there's like a whole world of detail on that skull!
Here's the artist homepage with a better picture:
SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
I really like Moving Pictures too - it was tough to leave one out! Moving Pictures is probably a better cover in many aspect but doesn't speak to me as much as the other three.
SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
Indeed. Great cover. Done by Hugh Syme who I think did most of the following Rush albums. He has an incredible list of album artwork - only one Maiden album though - The X Factor!
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
Yes and a few Megadeth ones too!
SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
Love his 90s ´Deth covers! Countdown and Youthanasia covers match up so well with the musical output of ´Deth at the time. Like Riggs and Maiden.
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
Hugh Syme's earlier work was stellar. He's also done everything for Dream Theater since Octavarium and, well, they're mostly terrible. Clip art + AI 
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
We need some voters to break the Rushtura tie.
Lamia020281
Educated Fool
17 Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
17 Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis +3
14 Amorphis - Skyforger +2
11 Rush - Moving Pictures +1
10 Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
4 Joe Stump's Tower of Babel - Days of Thunder
17 Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis +3
14 Amorphis - Skyforger +2
11 Rush - Moving Pictures +1
10 Sepultura - Beneath the Remains
4 Joe Stump's Tower of Babel - Days of Thunder
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
Both Gorgoroth and Meat Loaf scored 17 points.
Instead of organizing a rather unfair Tiebreak Shout Out
let´s have a look at the highscores the maidenfans gave.
@Lamia020281 , @Magnus and @Vaenyr gave Gorgoroth 3 points.
@Azas, @Diesel 11, @The Dissident, @Siddharth and @SixesAlltheway gave the 3 points to Meat Loaf. That's 3 for Instinctus Bestialis and 5 for Bat Out Of Hell. I guess we have a clear finalist then. But Gorgoroth will go to Round 2 where it still has chance to battle for a ticket to the Finals in january!
Promoted to Finals:
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Promoted to Round 2:
Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis
Amorphis - Skyforger
Rush - Moving Pictures
Eliminated from the tournament:
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains (a travesty!)
Joe Stump - Days Of Thunder
Instead of organizing a rather unfair Tiebreak Shout Out
let´s have a look at the highscores the maidenfans gave.
@Lamia020281 , @Magnus and @Vaenyr gave Gorgoroth 3 points.
@Azas, @Diesel 11, @The Dissident, @Siddharth and @SixesAlltheway gave the 3 points to Meat Loaf. That's 3 for Instinctus Bestialis and 5 for Bat Out Of Hell. I guess we have a clear finalist then. But Gorgoroth will go to Round 2 where it still has chance to battle for a ticket to the Finals in january!
Promoted to Finals:
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Promoted to Round 2:
Gorgoroth - Instinctus Bestialis
Amorphis - Skyforger
Rush - Moving Pictures
Eliminated from the tournament:
Sepultura - Beneath The Remains (a travesty!)
Joe Stump - Days Of Thunder
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
ROUND 1: Ladder 5
1. Green Day - Dookie
Nominated by @Siddharth
2. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Nominated by @Magnus
3. Peter Gabriel - III
Nominated by @Cosmiceddie
4. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Nominated by @Azas
5. Tenhi - Väre
Nominated by @Magnus
6. Judas Priest - British Steel
Nominated by @Cosmiceddie
0 Green Day - Dookie
0 Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
0 Peter Gabriel - III
0 Metallica - ...And Justice For All
0 Tenhi - Väre
0 Judas Priest - British Steel
1. Green Day - Dookie
Nominated by @Siddharth
2. Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Nominated by @Magnus
3. Peter Gabriel - III
Nominated by @Cosmiceddie
4. Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Nominated by @Azas
5. Tenhi - Väre
Nominated by @Magnus
6. Judas Priest - British Steel
Nominated by @Cosmiceddie
0 Green Day - Dookie
0 Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
0 Peter Gabriel - III
0 Metallica - ...And Justice For All
0 Tenhi - Väre
0 Judas Priest - British Steel
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