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NSFW: 10 Gruesome Metal Album Covers from Forty Winters

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As a metalhead, I love that it’s so entwined with the horror genre. The love for horror and metal go hand-in-hand in so many ways and it warms my heart when I see a band use our genre in interesting and exciting ways. And what place is that unholy marriage more prevalent than in metal album covers?

When I was shot an email about South Florida metal band Forty Winters, the first thing I noticed was that the cover to their new album Rotting Empire was something right out of a horror movie and I wanted, nay…I NEEDED more of that! So I asked if the band would be interested in putting together a list of what they believe to be the 10 most gruesome metal covers and they came through with some fantastic choices!

Guitarist Jeff Stevenson provided the first five selections while vocalist Xavier Vicuna rounds the list off with another five! Head on down to check them out and let us know if you’ve got one more gruesome. Oh, and let’s not post Dawn of the Black Hearts, okay? This isn’t Rotten.com.

Forty Winters’ new album Rotting Empire came out today, so make sure to pick up a copy via iTunes.


Carcass – Reek Of Putrefaction

A masterpiece of gore. The collage style works great here and still looks just as sick today as when it dropped in ‘88.

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Pig Destroyer – Prowler In The Yard

The handy work of Paul Booth. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL… THIS IS ART.

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Cannibal Corpse – Eaten Back To Life

Amazing colors going on and the image is bursting with energy.

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Aborted – Retrogore

This one just came out. The first person view adds some depth and sense of terror. Love the comic book style art work as well.

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Impaled – The Dead Shall Remain Dead

Gross dude.

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Cannibal Corpse – Tomb Of The Mutilated

What more can you say about zombies performing oral sex on each other covered in putrid blood? I believe this album cover speaks for itself.

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Slayer – God Hates Us All

This one in particular isn’t gruesome, so-to-speak. It’s more so controversial and makes a bold statement without saying much at all. As a kid, the symbolism of this front cover really fucked me up.

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Marilyn Manson – Holy Wood

A decaying and crucified Marilyn Manson does the trick for me as far as one of the most gruesome album covers.

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Dimmu Borgir – Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

This is not only of my favorite albums of all time, but one of my favorite album covers as well. The front cover is super macabre and the color way is great, very appealing to the eye. The barbwire and blood is a great touch.

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Cattle Decapitation – Humanure

The art is brutal and you can’t go wrong with a cow defecating human flesh. It’s flat out disgusting.

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‘Late Night With the Devil’ – Exclusive Clip Begins the Supernatural Horror on Halloween 1977

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The upcoming Late Night With the Devil is one of the most buzzed about horror movies of the year, currently 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and earning rave reviews from both Stephen King and Kevin Smith. King raves that the film is “absolutely brilliant,” adding that he couldn’t take his eyes off it. Smith comments, “I love it. It’s Rosemary’s Baby meets Network.”

David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad) stars as the host of a late-night talk show that descends into a nightmare in the Ghostwatch and WNUF Halloween Special-inspired film.

IFC Films & Shudder will release the hotly anticipated Late Night with the Devil theatrically on March 22 before it heads to Shudder exclusively on April 19, 2024.

Begin the horror with a brand new EXCLUSIVE clip below…

David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the charismatic host of “Night Owls,” and the film traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977 plagued by a demonic presence.

The energetic and innovative feature hails from Australian writing-directing team Colin and Cameron Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres, Scare Campaign). 

The film premiered last year at SXSW. Meagan wrote in her review out of the fest, “Late Night with the Devil captures the chaotic energy of a late night show, embracing the irreverent comedy and stress of live television with a pastiche style. It’s a clever trojan horse for a surprising horror movie that goes full throttle on unhinged demonic mayhem.

“The ingenuity, the painstaking period recreation, a riveting performance by Dastmalchian, and a showstopper of a finale make for one Halloween event you won’t want to miss.”

Spooky Pictures founders Roy Lee (It, The Grudge, The Ring) and Steven Schneider (Pet Sematary, Paranormal Activity, Insidious), Derek Dauchy (“Al Kameen”) and Future Pictures’ Mat Govoni (“Lone Wolf”) and Adam White (“Lone Wolf”) and John Molloy are all producing.

Joel Anderson (Lake Mungo), Rami Yasin, and David Dastmalchian executive produce.

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