Sleazy metal album covers

I'm working an article for my site about sleazy album covers but I'm a bit stumped. I'm specifically looking for covers from the 80s era of hair & sleaze.

So far, all I can think of is the original Slippery When Wet, Great White's Down On Your Knees, and Scorpions' Animal Magnetism (Lovedrive as well). I've been digging for images online, but there's not exactly a database for this (I don't think ).

Of course, credit will be given to anyone who points me in the right direction.

What about Scorpion's "Virgin Killer"? If that ain't sleaze - I don't know what is!!!

blackieboy wrote:

What about Scorpion's "Virgin Killer"? If that ain't sleaze - I don't know what is!!!

Pedophilia is not an option!!!

I just found a bunch more. Looking for the typical sexual innuendos/obscene situations hair bands are known for:

W.A.S.P. - F*ck Like A Beast

Masi - Downtown Dreamers

Did someone edit my post?

no

Ted Nugent - If you can't lick em, lick em.

Ratt - Invasion of Your Privacy

Ratt - Out of the Cellar

Lizzy Borden - Love You To Pieces

Uncle Slam - Heaven or Hollywood

Guns N Roses - original cover to Appetite of Destruction

I'll help out here over the weekend when I have time....I'm late for work....

Uncle Slam - Heaven or Hollywood? I never heard of that record. I thought When God Dies was their last release?

Check out some of these censored covers...

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/censored.shtml

Some were already mentioned here, but there's a few others.

I never knew Pantera's original cover art was that sick atrocity! I don't see why the Poison one was censored? Gene Simmons walks around doing that same tongue gesture in real life.

The Mentors' album covers define "sleazy"...



Ahhh yeah... fat chicks in cages, skanks in lingerie worshipping guys with beer guts and executioner's hoods... that's ROCK N ROLL baby!

Thanks, guys!

I think Great White's 'On Your Knees' is one of my favorite album covers of all time.




I guess I'm just a misogynist at heart.

troublezone wrote:

I never knew Pantera's original cover art was that sick atrocity! I don't see why the Poison one was censored? Gene Simmons walks around doing that same tongue gesture in real life.

Yea, I never really understood the Poison one either. I guess it was just the record company being overly-sensitive in the height of the PMRC-days. I believe that the remasters have the orginal cover restored.

If you think the Pantera one is bad, look up the thread for bad album covers and find Type O Negative's Origin of the Feces (just not when you're eating)

MetalGuy71 wrote:

If you think the Pantera one is bad, look up the thread for bad album covers and find Type O Negative's Origin of the Feces (just not when you're eating)

I apologize in advance for ever posting that Type O cover.

The "cencored" Bon Jovi cover I know I've seen on vinyl. Maybe on a single release?

And the Pantera one my friend has on his Pantera longsleeve shirrt, albeit with different colors.

Hmm, the more I look at those censored covers, I'm thinking this is some sort of US censor. I know most of them were released in Europe.

kmorg wrote:

Hmm, the more I look at those censored covers, I'm thinking this is some sort of US censor. I know most of them were released in Europe.

Absolutely. Most, if not all of these are exclusively United States censors. Who knows what some kid might do if he saw a hint of breast or a whisp of pubic hair on an album cover. Luckily these things were shielded from us and the US is now a perfect country.

I have the Pantera version with the censored cover. yay me? lol

MetalGuy71 wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Hmm, the more I look at those censored covers, I'm thinking this is some sort of US censor. I know most of them were released in Europe.

Absolutely. Most, if not all of these are exclusively United States censors. Who knows what some kid might do if he saw a hint of breast or a whisp of pubic hair on an album cover. Luckily these things were shielded from us and the US is now a perfect country.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I've also found a bit more myself. I'm looking to use them all in a future installment.

Here's the link to the article if you'd like to read it. Don't be shy about leaving a comment either.

Cool site, Metal Misfit! Wish I still had my Skeletor action figure to send you!