![50 Awful Metal Album Covers](https://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2015/11/Awful-Album-Covers.jpg?w=980&q=75)
50 Awful Metal Album Covers
The whole point of album art is to create something that reflects what is inside and to have a finished package on all fronts that proves the band delivers and can be creative on all fronts. A stunning album cover will make you want to buy the album without even ever having heard the band before. So what happened here!?
All of these metal album covers are completely awful, but the music within doesn't always reflect that. Yes, there are some good albums in here, much like our previous list of 10 Awesome Albums With Awful Artwork. This time, we went straight for the knockout punch and compiled 50 Awful Metal Album Covers regardless of musical quality. Oh, don't worry, some of these albums are as bad as they look, but you'll have to find out which ones on your own.
Scroll through the gallery above to see 50 Awful Metal Album Covers and let us know which one you think is the worst!
More From I-Rock 93.5
![Light the Torch’s Howard Jones – When I Make Music ‘I Tend to Deny Everything Else’](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2021/04/light_the_torch_2021.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Five Finger Death Punch’s Zoltan Bathory Takes Second in American National Jiu Jitsu Championship](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/01/Five-Finger-Death-Punch-Zoltan-Bathory.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Taxidermists Are Turning Deer Butts into Sasquatch Heads](http://townsquare.media/site/725/files/2021/06/attachment-Untitled-design-16.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![A Scott Weiland Biopic Is Currently in Development](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/06/GettyImages-2251127.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Steel Panther Welcome Five Finger Death Punch’s Chris Kael for Judas Priest Cover](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2021/06/attachment-Chris-Kael-With-Steel-Panther.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The Hu Announce Fall 2021 North American Headline Tour Dates](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2021/06/attachment-The-Hu-2021.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Has Hit One Billion Streams on Spotify](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2021/06/attachment-nirvana-smells-like-teen-spirit-video.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Marilyn Manson Reportedly Agrees to Turn Himself in Over New Hampshire Assault Charge](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2020/09/GettyImages-8805248481.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![WWE Match is The Perfect Gender Reveal Party Format](http://townsquare.media/site/712/files/2021/06/attachment-Gender-reveal-WWE.jpg?w=980&q=75)