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    Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 3:28pm
This thread is for sharing cover artwork from metal albums which feature spaceships and other sci-fi themes.

Helstar: "Burning Star"

A space dog fight and a death-star like backdrop - nice!

Nocturnus: "Thresholds"

A spaceship in orbit, planets towers, space stations - nice!

Nocturnus: "The Key"

Arigato, Mr Roboto!

Iron Maiden: "The Final Frontier"

Nice idea, but the alien Eddie is not cool.

Iron Maiden: "Somewhere in Time"

Now, this Blade Runner-like theme is just my favorite album cover artwork ever!

Fast Kutz: "Burnin'"

Human vs. machine!

Fates Warning: "The Spectre Within"

The strange Cyber-Helmet-Woman strikes me as being sort of sci-fi like. I don't know who she is, but I think she is featured in one their videos. Does anybody know who this character is? Is the the traveler in time?

Suffocation: "Effigy of the Forgotten"

A sort of robot-like machine harvesting "organic material" - nice.
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That second one is awesome. I gotta get those two albums - although I've never heard the band.
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Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

.. Album Cover
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/crystal-age--far-beyond-divine-horizons.aspx


That looks a bit like the Nocturnus spaceship.
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I love this artwork!
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Originally posted by Time Signature Time Signature wrote:

Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

.. Album Cover
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/crystal-age--far-beyond-divine-horizons.aspx


That looks a bit like the Nocturnus spaceship.
 
Oh hell yeah.
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But, still, a very nice cover :-)
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http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4903. I can�t seem to copy/ paste the cover artworks from the page, so here�s a link.

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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.
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Originally posted by Stooge 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.
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Some that came to mind from BM:



(^ not that much space though)




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Originally posted by Stooge 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.
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.

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.


Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 17 Nov 2010 at 11:58pm
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By the way,

I'm on the fence about the "New" Eddie as well, I dont like the image on the cover but the one
INSIDE the lyric sheet is MUCH better and is more reflecting of the Artists work of Melvyn Grant.
Less "Cartoony" than the one on the cover . . .


A LONG time illustrator/artist of Sci-Fi:
http://www.melgrant.com/fantasy-index.html

I know most of us miss Derek Riggs Art, but it seems The Boys in Maiden were a bit rough on
him at times, you can see some "comments" in the lines-in between at his site:
http://derek.server311.com/

Forgive, I'm a real big Sci-Fi/Fantasy Artist GEEK LOL, I collect as many Books as I can afford!
Its a love as much as I have for Metal and Prog Big smile.

Edit:
Speaking of "Reading between the lines", this is right up-front between the eyes . . .

HA! Check this out!!! LOL and AngryAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!
I have to deal with this mentality myself but Riggs and IRON FUCKING MAIDEN!!!!???
LOOK at this MASTERPIECE and read Dereks comment . . . that just astounds me Confused:
http://derek.server311.com/riggsart/Pages/maiden.dir/14fright666.html

No matter what kind of money the Client makes, no-one wants to pay a full days wages for
quality "work", thats work, skill, job, gig . . . geez.

Cry



Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 18 Nov 2010 at 12:45am
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Soulitude: "Destroy All Humans"


Soulitude: "The Crawlian Supremacy"


Soulitude: "Wonderfool World"
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^Wow those are some great ones.


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