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Artist: Apocalyptica
Release: Worlds Collide
Label: 2-2 Ent. LLC
Designer: Ville Akseli (photography)
Release Date: October 1, 2007
What better way to represent a metal-tinged classical band (or classical-tinged metal band, maybe) than P-shopping a skull with a cello? Check their other releases for other ideas along this line. I think this one squeezes out ahead of most of them.
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Interesting by itself, but once I saw all of their other releases together, I realize it’s just a sad attempt at what Demon Hunter has done successfully with their album covers.
Posted 13 Feb 2008 at 9:36 am ¶I would agree. I think the problem is that the repeating element - the skull - isn’t very striking. The DH skull is immediately visceral and it makes some sort of statement. And it’s memorable. The Apoc skull is just…a skull.
Posted 13 Feb 2008 at 10:38 am ¶Well, what about the As I Lay Dying sculls? Do you dig those?
Posted 13 Feb 2008 at 11:03 am ¶They’re alright. I do know Bannon has an actual human skull that he photographs and uses as a model, so that makes it a little more interesting.
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