TOP 5 Most Interesting Illustrated Album Covers

TOP 5 Most Interesting Illustrated Album Covers.  Choosing album artwork must be one of the most difficult parts of finalizing a record. Artists go into these decisions knowing the image will follow them throughout their careers it will be turned into T-shirts, posters, backdrops and even tattoos.While many artists have used photography or typeface to create their album artwork, other bands have gone for a more surrealist approach. Here are the top 20 illustrated album covers.

Homesick by A Day To Remember

Homesick, with its eerie trees and lurking spiders, is probably ADTR’s most memorable album cover. The style might also seem familiar, since the man who designed it, Dan Mumford, has done album artwork for Miss May I, Parkway Drive and many other acclaimed metalcore artists.


Tracing Back Roots by We Came As Romans

Paul Romano has designed every album cover for We Came As Romans, but Tracing Back Roots is by far the most interesting. Continuing with their ever-present plant motif, the image of the man becoming a tree fits beautifully with the overall theme of the record.


Bone Palace Ballet by Chiodos

If the style from Tracing Back Roots looks familiar, it’s because any fan of Chiodos has seen Paul Romano’s work before. Trading in trees for skeletons, Romano brought to life some of Chiodos’ most iconic images.

Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance

Inspired by the tragic story of the two lovers depicted throughout the tracks of this album, Gerard Way designed the album artwork for My Chem’s second full-length, which makes this creepy cover art even cooler.