Heavy Metal MASCOTS!

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:42 am

The EXUMER character on their album covers & the RISK animals!

nabel · Post by **nabel** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:22 pm

bigfootkit wrote:Not really a mascot, but if memory serves Anvil have an anvil on every one of their album sleeves, with the possible exception of "Backwaxed", i'll have to go check.

Record label released "Backwaxed" and band had nothing to do with it so thats why there's no anvil in it.

Professor Black · Post by **Professor Black** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:38 am

Of course Motorhead's skull is the ultimate. Lemmy says that his name is either Snaggletooth or simply Motorhead! For versatility, that's a close tie with Eddie. Vic Rattlehead is also quite cool!

I also like the inanimate objects, such as Morgana Lefay's hourglass... and of course... Pharaoh's power-energy-crystal!

The Fang-face from Walls of Jericho actually seems to belong to Kai, as it appears on the mid/later Gamma Ray stuff. It's actually the mask from the movie "Rocktober Blood"!

Pangolino · Post by **Pangolino** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:09 am

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Murray from the Dio records. Also, I'm not sure this would count as a mascot, really, but the Budgie-people on several Budgie albums are kind of a visual theme.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:51 am

Nightlock wrote:King Diamond is a bit of a mascot kind of...

More like a parody of himself...

But shit, what other genre of music can you do that and still kick ass?

Nightlock · Post by **Nightlock** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:28 am

Professor Black wrote:It's actually the mask from the movie "Rocktober Blood"!

I completely forgot about that film! I've seen it though I don't remember a lot.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:53 am

Sodom's Knarrenheinz is quite cool with his gas mask.

msp · Post by **msp** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:44 am

Anthrax's "NOT" man

DMR · Post by **DMR** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:46 pm

Professor Black wrote:The Fang-face from Walls of Jericho actually seems to belong to Kai, as it appears on the mid/later Gamma Ray stuff. It's actually the mask from the movie "Rocktober Blood"!

I've never heard of this movie. I must see it as soon as possible!

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:00 am

msp wrote:Anthrax's "NOT" man

i would put it "Among the Worst"

...still funny

THE MIGHTY GRAVE DIGGER!!!!!!

Metalipeiklo · Post by **Metalipeiklo** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:14 am

I don't know if it's good or bad, but ARIA has some kind of mascot on their last couple of albums (since "Chimera" at least). It's quite an ugly guy.

tearitup1234 · Post by **tearitup1234** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:20 pm

another one not mentioned is "Charlie" of Overkill fame and the demon looking character on some of the Kreator covers.

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:25 pm

The "Kreator Demon" (does it have a name?) is great as well. It disappeared from their covers when they turned crap.

The "Destruction Butcher" is somehow a mascot as well.

violent_scimitar · Post by **violent_scimitar** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:15 am

Neal Tanaka.

Post by **DaN** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:29 pm

violent_scimitar wrote:Neal Tanaka.

Yes! More real-life mascots in Metal I say. Korgül The Exterminator gets my vote any time though.