@@MotorRoseMusic I don't think that version of the cover was released in the US. The original cover, looking for it might get you on a government list you don't want to be on.
Dwarves - Blood Guts & Pussy - Sub Pop Records. I wouldn't say the most offensive or shocking album cover but definitely more so than the one in your video. Released on 12" LP in 1990 and was available to buy in record stores. Sup Pop Records also signed Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney etc.
There's a black metal album cover that's a photo of their band mate's body after he took his own life with a shotgun. I don't think (or hope) that's ever topped.
Well, is it a major lable that has people to answer to? It would be easy for me to release a very gruesome "album" with a bloody picture. This was Columbia Records. It was sold, not only in stores, but was sold in their record club. Do they have a 12" vinyl record with an album cover you can walk into a store or order and hold in your hands, available to the masses. The context is, it was available ANYWHERE to anyone. I know there are many, much more gruesome examples of modern digital covers on independent labels. However, they're not mass-produced 12" vinyl with stock holders and executives to answer to. That's my point. I'm sorry that was evident.
@@MotorRoseMusic they do, I have both of their albums and their demo tape on vinyl. The pressings are top notch and the music rips, but I do not want to look at their covers though. The inner sleeves are just as bad too. Great band though
@@MotorRoseMusic ofc! Liked and subbed, keep up the good vids! Since Cannibal corpse has already been brought up, an honorable mention for disturbing album covers would be some of cattle decapitation's older albums (homovore, humanure, human jerkey-). Still tamer than most though lmao.
The most "offensive" (read that "edgy") album covers would be among the extreme metal / rap genre. For example, there's grind core / metal band Brujeria and their album "Matano Güeros". Warning before looking it up, it is graphic. Cannibal Corpse are also known for their cover art as were sex-oriented 2 Live Crew. Rapper Paris' post 9/11 album "Sonic Jihad" depicts a plane being flown at the White House. He was an artist that previously released a song titled "Bush Killa" from his 1990s album "Sleeping With the Enemy" so, no fucks shall continue to be given by him it seems. Guns N Roses "Appetite for Destruction" and the robot rapist inside cover art caused controversy as did W.A.S.P.'s "Fuck Like a Beast" featuring a bestial rape themed art piece. Dead Kennedy's HR Giger's penis vagina landscape featured on the inside sleeve of their "Frankenchrist" album. "Offensiveness" is subjective and while some complain about graphic pictures of actual or fictional mutilation, others find nudity unacceptable. Then there is consideration for, the overall context in which an image is used, which is also subject to being viewed and understood in a spectrum of personal tolerances, constructs a basis on which people will decide if an image is artistically justified or not. Often, these days the context is out of the window in favour of outrage and this is as applicable to both the political left and the political right. I would like to think that there was a long lost Glenn Miller's Orchestra album cover depicting a nun dildo-pegging Harold Lloyd while Oliver Hardy flayed a still alive Stan Laurel in the background for his "Pennsylvania 65000" track but, alas this never existed.
Their name has come up repeatedly. I'm not sure how widely available they were. They are on an independent label. This was on Columbia and available on their record club; a bit riskier of a choice for them. And did any of theirs come out on 12" vinyl format?
If we're talking about gory album art, I think Big Black - Headache is about as extreme as it gets. It was released by Touch And Go records in 1987 and features two photos of the head of a shotgun suicide victim, one with the head split apart and one with it folded back together. It was distributed in a covering black outer sleeve made from body bag vinyl. Go look it up, or maybe don't.
I went and looked at it. It wasn't actually the cover; it was a picture insert showing the blown head. The body-bag was "a nice touch". That's some sick dudes. SMH.
@@MotorRoseMusic It was the actual record jacket it was printed on. It had to placed in the outer bag so that they could actually sell it in stores. The band was fronted by Steve Albini, who soon after went on to become a very well known and sought after recording engineer. He recorded the first Pixies album, Nirvana's In Utero and also did a Robert Plant and Jimmy Page album in the '90s among many, many other lesser known recordings.
Are they actually made with 12" vinyl? You can walk into a store and buy it? I know they started in the late 80's, but I don't know if they were in a record store. That is the point here, this was by Columbia Records and was available even through their record club.
@@MotorRoseMusic Yes you can walk into a a store and buy it. Duh. I mean have you ever even looked through a pile of old punk and metal records? I guarantee there's stuff way more shocking than this record cover. I mean i will say, its pretty good. pretty intense art, but ir's not even near" the most offensive ever"
Yes, I go to record stores all the time. That's where I got this one. I said that in the video, numb nuts. If you weren't so quick to get to your keyboard and insult me and actually watched the video, you'd know that. I realize there are plenty of independent label death/doom/goth metal and punk out there with way more graphic stuff than this, but you're talking about tiny companies pressing 1,000's of records.. This was on Columbia Records, this band had a Gold record. When your a tiny, independent you can get laway with more stuff.
Already have. I have been enlightened to many. That's why I share these albums and use the title I did. It provokes discussion...and some anger, but I get fed a lot of new information. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🤘
Everybody’s mentioned Cannibal Corpse and Mayhem like they’re all that bad, just about any goregrind cover solos them. Just look at Reek of Putrefaction or A Chapter of Accidents that use real gore and tell me that’s not as bad as a shitty drawing
There are many Japanese noise releases from the 80s that are straight up pornography. Also pissgrave album covers feature real gore which I would not encourage any of you to go looking for because it’s horrific.
@@MotorRoseMusic They're one of the four "B"s of awful song titles. BLACK SABBATH "A Bit of Finger" "Rat Salad" "Jack the Stripper" "Fairies Wear Boots" "Supertzar" "Killing Yourself To Live" "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" "Disturbing the Priest" "A National Acrobat" "Spiral Architect" BLUE ÖYSTER CULT "I'm On the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep" "She's As Beautiful as a Foot" "A Fact About Sneakers" "7 Screaming Diz-Busters" "Baby Ice Dog" "Wings Wetted Down" "Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)" "I Am the One You Warned Me Of" "Lips In The Hills" "The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria" BLOODROCK "Fantastic Piece of Architecture" "Melvin Laid an Egg" "Don't Eat the Children" "Breach of Lease" "Kool Aid Kids" "Fancy Space Odyssey" "Rock & Roll Candy Man" "Abracadaver" "Love Is When You Love" "Stilled By Whirlwind Tongues" BUDGIE "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" "Rape of the Locks" "Hot as a Docker's Armpit" "You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk" "In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand" "Napoleon Bona-Part One"/"Napoleon Bona-Part Two" "Crash Course in Brain Surgery" "I'm Compressing the Comb on a Cockerel's Head" "Breadfan" "Panzer Division Destroyed"
Cannibal Corpse of course give Blood Rock a good run for their money in terms of graphic art work haha. Check theirs out if you're not familiar. Columbia House was the record club. I joined it 3 times. 10 records for a penny. Then you had to buy 8 more over 3 years to fulfill your end of the contract. Then they would send you a card featuring the record of the month. If you didn't mail the card back stating you weren't interested in that record they would send you the record. I really enjoyed that whole thing. BMG was not as good.
@@MotorRoseMusic I think I subscribed to you last summer, I was watching some of your pedal reviews. We shot the shit here in the comment section for a bit. Yeah Cannibal Corpse isn't my kind of music but their album covers are disgusting, yet you can't help but examine what's going on there haha. I checked out these guys BloodRock USA just now, I actually didn't mind it at all. It's amazing how many good unknown bands are out there, thanks for featuring these guys. I probably would've gone my whole life without hearing them if not for you. I'm the type of guy who listens to the entire album by bands, my favorite songs are usually the lesser known gems.
@nine9whitepony526 Yes, these guys are really good musicians. The production quality leaves a bit to be desired and they needed some stronger material. I've got some other strange albums with great album art I will feature later. There are some amazing albums out there.
FORNICATOR (2002) has one of the most controversial covers. It’s an actual raped and murdered prostitute and is banned in many places and not allowed to be sold in others.
So, I've heard, but is there really "mainstream" death metal. I mean, they're not going to show up on Rolling Stone or People anytime soon, not that those are worth a crap.
@@MotorRoseMusic Death metal is featured on Rolling Stone from time to time, but not very often. That being said, Cannibal Corpse, most likely the most successful and popular band of that genre is very well known for its album art, even to those who know next to nothing about DM. In fact a lot of people have heard and seen Cannibal Corpse and may not have known it, they are featured in the movie Ace Ventura, when CC was at their peak.
Yep, Columbia House. Oh, that brings back memories. 12 cassettes for a penny. I suspect some punk album covers would rival that Bloodrock cover (although I can't think of any off the top of my head), and certainly death metal album art was gruesome, but yeah, that is a particularly ugly album cover.
Check out the documentary "The Target Shoots First." It's all footage shot by a young guy working at Columbia House in the 90's. It's an awesome time capsule.
@@freeman10000 There's this app called TikTok, it's only 15 second videos. Good for people like you; like a picture book - no reading or thinking necessary!
Scorpions “Virgin Killer” original cover version.
Ooo, that's good, bad one. Yes...that was a bold choice. I don't recall if that a US cover. I know there were variants.
@@MotorRoseMusic And her sister the Blind Faith girl...
No way! I didn't know that! I've been. Trying to get the Blind Faith album for a decent price. Iconic. 🤘
That's what I was expecting. I don't think this cover would make the top ten, really.
@@MotorRoseMusic I don't think that version of the cover was released in the US.
The original cover, looking for it might get you on a government list you don't want to be on.
Dwarves - Blood Guts & Pussy - Sub Pop Records.
I wouldn't say the most offensive or shocking album cover but definitely more so than the one in your video.
Released on 12" LP in 1990 and was available to buy in record stores.
Sup Pop Records also signed Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney etc.
Thanks for your comment and for watching. I appreciate it! 🤘
Thanks, again.
Dwarves 🤘
You are easily offended. This is just cartoons, a comic book
I never said it offended me; I bought it. However, it would offend many people if it were sitting in a store today.
@@MotorRoseMusic No it would not. People have been desensitized to comic books.
Cannibal Corpse - Butchered at Birth
Cannibal Corpse - Wretched Spawn
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
Man, this band is getting a TON of mentions. I've never heard of them until this video! Thanks for watching and giving me your input! Awesome. 🤘👍
There's a black metal album cover that's a photo of their band mate's body after he took his own life with a shotgun. I don't think (or hope) that's ever topped.
Um, I hope you're correct.
@@MotorRoseMusicYeah, it's very sad. I only know of it because it was in Until the Light Takes Us.
Brutal.
Yup, The album is called Dawn of the Blackhearts, by the Norwegian Black Metal band Mayhem.
It's not an official record, its a bootleg
I just looked these guys up on Spotify. I'll listen to them in my truck later. Thanks for presenting these guys.
*Laughs in Pissgrave*
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Did they have actual vinyl album cover that was mads-produced?
I guess it's depends on what you mean by "mass produced." They have two records so far, both released by Profound Lore Records.
Well, is it a major lable that has people to answer to? It would be easy for me to release a very gruesome "album" with a bloody picture. This was Columbia Records. It was sold, not only in stores, but was sold in their record club. Do they have a 12" vinyl record with an album cover you can walk into a store or order and hold in your hands, available to the masses. The context is, it was available ANYWHERE to anyone. I know there are many, much more gruesome examples of modern digital covers on independent labels. However, they're not mass-produced 12" vinyl with stock holders and executives to answer to. That's my point. I'm sorry that was evident.
@@MotorRoseMusic they do, I have both of their albums and their demo tape on vinyl. The pressings are top notch and the music rips, but I do not want to look at their covers though. The inner sleeves are just as bad too. Great band though
* laughs in Mayhem album cover *
Thanks for watching! 🤘
@@MotorRoseMusic ofc! Liked and subbed, keep up the good vids!
Since Cannibal corpse has already been brought up, an honorable mention for disturbing album covers would be some of cattle decapitation's older albums (homovore, humanure, human jerkey-). Still tamer than most though lmao.
The most "offensive" (read that "edgy") album covers would be among the extreme metal / rap genre.
For example, there's grind core / metal band Brujeria and their album "Matano Güeros". Warning before looking it up, it is graphic.
Cannibal Corpse are also known for their cover art as were sex-oriented 2 Live Crew.
Rapper Paris' post 9/11 album "Sonic Jihad" depicts a plane being flown at the White House. He was an artist that previously released a song titled "Bush Killa" from his 1990s album "Sleeping With the Enemy" so, no fucks shall continue to be given by him it seems.
Guns N Roses "Appetite for Destruction" and the robot rapist inside cover art caused controversy as did W.A.S.P.'s "Fuck Like a Beast" featuring a bestial rape themed art piece.
Dead Kennedy's HR Giger's penis vagina landscape featured on the inside sleeve of their "Frankenchrist" album.
"Offensiveness" is subjective and while some complain about graphic pictures of actual or fictional mutilation, others find nudity unacceptable. Then there is consideration for, the overall context in which an image is used, which is also subject to being viewed and understood in a spectrum of personal tolerances, constructs a basis on which people will decide if an image is artistically justified or not. Often, these days the context is out of the window in favour of outrage and this is as applicable to both the political left and the political right.
I would like to think that there was a long lost Glenn Miller's Orchestra album cover depicting a nun dildo-pegging Harold Lloyd while Oliver Hardy flayed a still alive Stan Laurel in the background for his "Pennsylvania 65000" track but, alas this never existed.
Glenn Miller 🤣👍
I looked at the Matano Gueros album. That's a winner in the gruesome category.
Disgorge - Forensick literally will always win this battle.
I have been enlightened to some good ones, if not down right disgusting.
Cannibal corpse‘s Tomb of The Mutilated - above all
Their name has come up repeatedly. I'm not sure how widely available they were. They are on an independent label. This was on Columbia and available on their record club; a bit riskier of a choice for them. And did any of theirs come out on 12" vinyl format?
Came to say same
Also one of THE iconic death metal records and it rips from start to finish
id say Verrucous Carcinoma by Viscera Infest is a little worse
So many good comments! Love it! 👍🤘🤘👍
If we're talking about gory album art, I think Big Black - Headache is about as extreme as it gets. It was released by Touch And Go records in 1987 and features two photos of the head of a shotgun suicide victim, one with the head split apart and one with it folded back together. It was distributed in a covering black outer sleeve made from body bag vinyl. Go look it up, or maybe don't.
Wow. I heard another band mentioned that did this as well. Crazy stuff. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤘
I went and looked at it. It wasn't actually the cover; it was a picture insert showing the blown head. The body-bag was "a nice touch". That's some sick dudes. SMH.
@@MotorRoseMusic It was the actual record jacket it was printed on. It had to placed in the outer bag so that they could actually sell it in stores. The band was fronted by Steve Albini, who soon after went on to become a very well known and sought after recording engineer. He recorded the first Pixies album, Nirvana's In Utero and also did a Robert Plant and Jimmy Page album in the '90s among many, many other lesser known recordings.
Nice!! I did not know that! Thanks for the info!! 🤘🤘
this is tame lmao have u not seen “dawn of the black hearts” my mayhem?
I have! Thanks for watching!
Seen it. Awesome. 🤘
That's wild! Reminds me of my album buying days, a person could get visual and audio art for the price of one!
Absolutely! Thanks for the comment!
I thought you were gonna show tomb of the mutilated or mayhems album front cover then
Yeah, I've been notified of those.
Probably not even in the top 100 offensive album covers.
What's your top 10? Physical album covers that were mass-produced, not some digital cover.
@@MotorRoseMusic i mean theres like cannibal corpses entire discography
Are they actually made with 12" vinyl? You can walk into a store and buy it? I know they started in the late 80's, but I don't know if they were in a record store. That is the point here, this was by Columbia Records and was available even through their record club.
@@MotorRoseMusic Yes you can walk into a a store and buy it. Duh. I mean have you ever even looked through a pile of old punk and metal records? I guarantee there's stuff way more shocking than this record cover. I mean i will say, its pretty good. pretty intense art, but ir's not even near" the most offensive ever"
Yes, I go to record stores all the time. That's where I got this one. I said that in the video, numb nuts. If you weren't so quick to get to your keyboard and insult me and actually watched the video, you'd know that. I realize there are plenty of independent label death/doom/goth metal and punk out there with way more graphic stuff than this, but you're talking about tiny companies pressing 1,000's of records.. This was on Columbia Records, this band had a Gold record. When your a tiny, independent you can get laway with more stuff.
Wait until he discovers mayhems album. Or the wretched spawn album cover
Already have. I have been enlightened to many. That's why I share these albums and use the title I did. It provokes discussion...and some anger, but I get fed a lot of new information. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🤘
Everybody’s mentioned Cannibal Corpse and Mayhem like they’re all that bad, just about any goregrind cover solos them. Just look at Reek of Putrefaction or A Chapter of Accidents that use real gore and tell me that’s not as bad as a shitty drawing
Thanks for watching and commenting. 🤘
MΑΥΗΕΜ: Dawn of the Black Hearts FTW. Also Type O Negative's Slow, Hard, and Deep plus The Origin of the Feces.
I've heard a lot of that! Lots of comments on them. 🤘👍
There are many Japanese noise releases from the 80s that are straight up pornography. Also pissgrave album covers feature real gore which I would not encourage any of you to go looking for because it’s horrific.
Yeah, I looked. Crazy stuff. Saw the suicide, gunshot wound too. Hard to believe, but it's there.
@@Juan-wo7zu don't twist my arm. "Ok Google..."
It's like trying not to look at the horrific car wreck. You just gotta look! 🤘
Cannibal Corpse says hold my beer!!!
Yep, saw those.
Favorite Bloodrock song: Melvin Laid an Egg.......
Wow. You're the first to know them. I'll have to check that out. Interesting song name.
@@MotorRoseMusic They're one of the four "B"s of awful song titles.
BLACK SABBATH
"A Bit of Finger"
"Rat Salad"
"Jack the Stripper"
"Fairies Wear Boots"
"Supertzar"
"Killing Yourself To Live"
"All Moving Parts (Stand Still)"
"Disturbing the Priest"
"A National Acrobat"
"Spiral Architect"
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
"I'm On the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep"
"She's As Beautiful as a Foot"
"A Fact About Sneakers"
"7 Screaming Diz-Busters"
"Baby Ice Dog"
"Wings Wetted Down"
"Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)"
"I Am the One You Warned Me Of"
"Lips In The Hills"
"The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria"
BLOODROCK
"Fantastic Piece of Architecture"
"Melvin Laid an Egg"
"Don't Eat the Children"
"Breach of Lease"
"Kool Aid Kids"
"Fancy Space Odyssey"
"Rock & Roll Candy Man"
"Abracadaver"
"Love Is When You Love"
"Stilled By Whirlwind Tongues"
BUDGIE
"Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman"
"Rape of the Locks"
"Hot as a Docker's Armpit"
"You're the Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk"
"In the Grip of a Tyrefitter's Hand"
"Napoleon Bona-Part One"/"Napoleon Bona-Part Two"
"Crash Course in Brain Surgery"
"I'm Compressing the Comb on a Cockerel's Head"
"Breadfan"
"Panzer Division Destroyed"
@KenLieck 🤣🤘
Nawww the most messed up and horrible album cover I can think of is “TorsoF*ck - Disgusting gore and pathology”
Yes, I'm learning all kinds of new graphic albums. Thanks for watching and commenting 🤘🤘
Cannibal Corpse of course give Blood Rock a good run for their money in terms of graphic art work haha. Check theirs out if you're not familiar.
Columbia House was the record club. I joined it 3 times. 10 records for a penny. Then you had to buy 8 more over 3 years to fulfill your end of the contract. Then they would send you a card featuring the record of the month. If you didn't mail the card back stating you weren't interested in that record they would send you the record. I really enjoyed that whole thing. BMG was not as good.
@@nine9whitepony526 I will have to look them up. I'm not familiar with them. Certainly a crazy name. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘
@@MotorRoseMusic I think I subscribed to you last summer, I was watching some of your pedal reviews. We shot the shit here in the comment section for a bit. Yeah Cannibal Corpse isn't my kind of music but their album covers are disgusting, yet you can't help but examine what's going on there haha.
I checked out these guys BloodRock USA just now, I actually didn't mind it at all. It's amazing how many good unknown bands are out there, thanks for featuring these guys. I probably would've gone my whole life without hearing them if not for you. I'm the type of guy who listens to the entire album by bands, my favorite songs are usually the lesser known gems.
@nine9whitepony526 Yes, these guys are really good musicians. The production quality leaves a bit to be desired and they needed some stronger material. I've got some other strange albums with great album art I will feature later. There are some amazing albums out there.
FORNICATOR (2002) has one of the most controversial covers. It’s an actual raped and murdered prostitute and is banned in many places and not allowed to be sold in others.
Wow. No surprise that would get banned. Thank you for watching and commenting! 🤘 I appreciate everyone's input, even the negative comments. 🤣
This is tame compared to the most mainstream of death or black metal.
So, I've heard, but is there really "mainstream" death metal. I mean, they're not going to show up on Rolling Stone or People anytime soon, not that those are worth a crap.
@@MotorRoseMusic Death metal is featured on Rolling Stone from time to time, but not very often. That being said, Cannibal Corpse, most likely the most successful and popular band of that genre is very well known for its album art, even to those who know next to nothing about DM. In fact a lot of people have heard and seen Cannibal Corpse and may not have known it, they are featured in the movie Ace Ventura, when CC was at their peak.
Well, there I go assuming. I figured Rolling Stone only had Bruce Stringbean, Bob Dylan, and the likes of Madonna and Swifty.
Yep, Columbia House. Oh, that brings back memories. 12 cassettes for a penny.
I suspect some punk album covers would rival that Bloodrock cover (although I can't think of any off the top of my head), and certainly death metal album art was gruesome, but yeah, that is a particularly ugly album cover.
Check out the documentary "The Target Shoots First." It's all footage shot by a young guy working at Columbia House in the 90's. It's an awesome time capsule.
Nice! I gotta check that out!
Every goregrind/mincecore band ever
Cool. Thanks for watching and commenting. Helps the video!!
Clearly missed Unsane's first album.
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It would be nice if you got straight to the point. Honestly, I lost interest in the video due to all the waffle.
Thanks for watching what you did and for commenting!
@@freeman10000 There's this app called TikTok, it's only 15 second videos. Good for people like you; like a picture book - no reading or thinking necessary!
@@MotorRoseMusic He did have a point though.
Straight to the point? Holy f¥ck y'all attention spans are downright non-existent. WTF?!
Someone needs to introduce him to goregrind
I have been! Thanks for watching and commenting 🤘🤘
oingo boingo ahh art style
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Nino Ferer and Radiah
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i have a lot more disturbing album covers in my collection lol
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@@MotorRoseMusic that is a cool album cover 🤘