Stolen ideas in artwork or just chance?

lynx · Post by **lynx** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:55 pm

The Thin Lizzy/Grand Funk ones are not even that similar. There's a bunch of others in that style too, many punk ones like U.K. Subs and Vice Squad.

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:52 am

lynx wrote:The Thin Lizzy/Grand Funk ones are not even that similar. There's a bunch of others in that style too, many punk ones like U.K. Subs and Vice Squad.

Yeah, because on the Lizzy cover Don Brewer sports a mustache while Mel Schacher has shaved his off and added mirror sunglasses. Oh, and they're not standing on one another's shoulders anymore!
Mark Farner looks pretty much the same though...

Vaggelis · Post by **Vaggelis** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:33 pm

These three cover arts have many similarities

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:40 pm

wow, im realizing how metal chess can be

Vaggelis · Post by **Vaggelis** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:25 pm

After the metal chess now the metal jackets.

All these four albums are very good needless to say.

Bearer of the Black Sword · Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:03 pm

also

OpenMetal! · Post by **OpenMetal!** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:40 pm

Dokken_Uwe · Post by **Dokken_Uwe** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:00 am

Vaggelis wrote:These three cover arts have many similarities

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:37 pm

Bearer of the Black Sword wrote:

the fonts are stolen from the 80s/90s game studio psygnosis! (RIP)

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:28 pm

The Knell wrote:
Bearer of the Black Sword wrote:
the fonts are stolen from the 80s/90s game studio psygnosis! (RIP)

This cover is just terrible in all aspects.

Dokken_Uwe · Post by **Dokken_Uwe** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:45 pm

Avenger wrote:
The Knell wrote:
Bearer of the Black Sword wrote:
the fonts are stolen from the 80s/90s game studio psygnosis! (RIP)
This cover is just terrible in all aspects.

The head of that "what-ever-it-is" looks similiar to the one on this GRAVESTONE lp:

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:36 pm

Avenger wrote:
The Knell wrote:
Bearer of the Black Sword wrote:
the fonts are stolen from the 80s/90s game studio psygnosis! (RIP)
This cover is just terrible in all aspects.

well it looks like that robo dragon warrior dude is sporting a massively goofy face while clumsily dropping the bombs manually one by one
i think the initial idea was kick ass, and the art itself is well crafted, but the outcome is just all doofus...still like it of course

Morbid Tapes · Post by **Morbid Tapes** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:46 am

Vaggelis wrote:These three cover arts have many similarities

Don't forget this one:

Astra Wally · Post by **Astra Wally** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:04 am

I'm sure there are even more of the same kind...

DeathStrike Kömmander · Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:42 pm

Stolen ideas in artwork or just chance?

Viuda Negra vs Adrian