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NSFW: 10 Gruesome Metal Album Covers from Forty Winters
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.
Pig Destroyer – Prowler In The Yard
The handy work of Paul Booth. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL… THIS IS ART.
Cannibal Corpse – Eaten Back To Life
Amazing colors going on and the image is bursting with energy.
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.
Impaled – The Dead Shall Remain Dead
Gross dude.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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‘Dancing Village: The Curse Begins’ – Exclusive Clip and Images Begin a Gruesome Indonesian Nightmare
Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel (Macabre, Headshot, The Queen of Black Magic) is back in the director’s chair for MD Pictures’ Badarawuhi Di Desa Penari (aka Dancing Village: The Curse Begins), a prequel to the Indonesian box office hit KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village. Lionsgate brings the film to U.S. theaters on April 26.
While you wait, whet your appetite for gruesome horror with a gnarly exclusive clip from Dancing Village: The Curse Begins below, along with a gallery of bloody exclusive images.
In the horror prequel, “A shaman instructs Mila to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the ‘Dancing Village,’ a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda, and his friends Jito and Arya, Mila arrives on the island only to discover that the village elder has passed away, and that the new guardian, Mbah Buyut, isn’t present.
“Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being who rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new ‘Dawuh,’ a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.”
Kimo Stamboel directs from a screenplay by Lele Laila.
Aulia Sarah, Maudy Effrosina, Jourdy Pranata, Moh. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ardit Erwandha, Claresta Taufan, Diding Boneng, Aming Sugandhi, Dinda Kanyadewi, Pipien Putri, Maryam Supraba, Bimasena, Putri Permata, Baiq Vania Estiningtyas Sagita, and Baiq Nathania Elvaretta star.
KKN Curse Of The Dancing Village was the highest grossing film in Indonesian box office history when initially released in 2022. Its prequel is the first film made for IMAX ever produced in Southeast Asia and in 2024, it will be one of only five films made for IMAX productions worldwide. Manoj Punjabi produces the upcoming Indonesian horror prequel.
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