Space/sci-fi themed metal cover art

Ah, nice, another opportunity to post about Vektor! :P

Since Somewhere in Time was mentioned, I think the cover of the Wasted Years single should be posted as well:

Another favourite artist of mine: Michael Whelan (esp. known for his work with Sepultura and Obituary):

...and who can forget Ed Repka? Here, in his magnum opus in my humble opinion, his work for Megadeth's Rust in Peace:

...and Hangar 18:

...and Holy Wars:

...and a tribute to my favorite hobby, ie collecting metal shirts:

First, the obligatory Vektor:

and secondly, one of my favorite shirts in my collection, Anthrax - Road to Euphoria, special Mosters of Rock shirt. That's the NOT man being Judge Dredd. How awesome is that? :)

There are tons more of sci-fi themes in metal. TONS.

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All the album covers of Origin.

GLAM METAL!

Warp Speed Warriors cover (Click to see larger picture)

Disrupted Human Symmetry cover (Click to see larger picture)

Mechanical Jaws Invasion cover (Click to see larger picture)

The Plague of the Pallid Mask cover (Click to see larger picture)

Edited by UMUR - 20 Nov 2010 at 4:55pm

Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE!
UMUR on RYM

Parametric Milk cover (Click to see larger picture)

Forget All You Know cover (Click to see larger picture)

Cosmic Collision Into the Fifth Dimension cover (Click to see larger picture)

Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE!
UMUR on RYM

Soulitude: "Destroy All Humans"

Soulitude: "The Crawlian Supremacy"

Soulitude: "Wonderfool World"

Stooge wrote:

Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

I'm honestly not sure what the cover is. I don't pay much attention to the lyrics, but is it anything like the Guardian of Forever from Star Trek (episode: "City on the Edge of Forever")? That's what the image reminds me of.

Hehe . . .
THATS why you have to get into the lyrics LOL

. Thats what made the Arch/Matheos lyrics so
unique than other Metal/Thrash and even Prog Bands until Sabbat (uk) came onto the scene
with Martin Walkyiers lyrics Wink

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Yes! You are correct Time Sig, "He" is the "Traveler in Time" and the Character in the song
"Exodus". Heres where it gets pretty brilliant, that "Gate" is where he Time Travels and you
get to "Hear it", at the end of Exodus as the instruments "flange" in the fade-out, we then hear
our character (Possibly "us") going through the Gate Big smile

. Done in an interesting mix of Bass,
possibly guitars all flanged, phased backwards and Drum effects (Keyboards?).

. . . I guess I'm a hard-core GEEK to get all that when I purchased that great album soo many
years ago. Just brilliant Clap

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As you can see, the "Spectre Within" Character is the same "Figure" on the "Awaken the
Guardian" album Wink

(You see more of him inside/Lyric sheet).
Part 1:

Part 2:

I hope to have time and add some cool Bands that have cool Sci-Fi/Fantasy Concepts with
accompanying Cover Art soon . . .
When I'm not soo damn tired Sleepy

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Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 17 Nov 2010 at 11:58pm

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Stooge wrote:

Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

I'm honestly not sure what the cover is. I don't pay much attention to the lyrics, but is it anything like the Guardian of Forever from Star Trek (episode: "City on the Edge of Forever")? That's what the image reminds me of.

Yeah, you're right. I never noticed, and I'm a fan of "City on the Edge of Forever" - coooool.