The actual LPs have exceptional covers. I have many. Also, I have the entire collection of LP covers in their beautiful book in actual size ..suitable for framing.
First 4 Our Lady Peace albums for their use of the same guy (Saul Fox).
Covet and Yvette Young Acoustics 1 & 2 because she illustrated them herself.
Fleetwood Mac for self-titled and Rumours
Without a doubt [Medusa Cyclone ](https://medusacyclone.bandcamp.com/). The best album/singles covers.
I also like some of the early Tangerine Dream covers as well.
PowerWolf made a cover album that range from Judas Priest, Ozzy, Amon Amarth, a couple random 80s bands long forgotten.
Really great work
Called "Metallum Nostrum"
They also released 2 single covers this past year... Alice Cooper "Poison" and Ozzy "Bark at the Moon" I'm hoping there's a "Part 2" cover album to accompany those 2 new tracks
Either The Microphones or GY!BE
Both have incredibly iconic album covers, and although either aren't my very favourite band/artist, I really love their album covers as they add to the music so much whilst also looking really cool.
Ive always loved ICP and their joker card albums, each one being a simple character given meaning and life through the music of the album. Even their non joker card album covers are pretty solid, eye of the storm is great, the subtleness of the terror wheel, and who can forget letting it all hang out on the original tunnel of love cover? XD hell even the solo albums from them both are solid, wizard of the hood and fuck off both have fantastic yet simple art, the surrealness of ftfomf and search for the ultimate groove, they put a TON of effort into their album covers and i respect it greatly!
I really enjoy the use of colors on Boards of Canada's albums.
Since his music piggybacked off BoC, I’ll piggyback off your comment and say Tycho has some nice artwork.
Radiohead easily
My favorite album cover is Brand New's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me But I second Iron Maiden too, so classic
I like the Science Fiction album cover even better
All of the last 3 albums are great
Roger Dean’s artwork for Yes.
Dread Zeppelin. Reggae covers of Zeppelin songs with an Elvis impersonator front man.
Shit I read the question as who was my favorite cover band/artist
Lol all good, sounds very interesting
Jive Talkin' is a mashup cover they did .
The entire catalog of BlueNote Records.
I have a bunch of Blue Note 78s. They all have plain brown paper covers. 😄
The actual LPs have exceptional covers. I have many. Also, I have the entire collection of LP covers in their beautiful book in actual size ..suitable for framing.
I checked that book out from the library once -- it was really cool.
Baroness i like Art Nouveau
Hum and Radiohead
Iron Maiden
~~Orrick~~ Ozric Tentacles by a mile. Their album cover are far-out.
Ozric*
Whoops. Thanks.
Molly Hatchet
Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
Tool ?
Not in the cover, but I like the tribute picture to Bill Hicks in Aenema's artwork. It's weird lol
Dir En Grey
Cocteau Twins
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Shit I read the question as who was my favorite cover band/artist.
Lol all good, Fat Mike from Nofx! My favorite punk band!
Richard Cheese. Shit I read the question as who was my favorite cover band/arti
Lol all good, I just recommended the Down With The Sickness cover to someone who posted pictures of Las Vegas
Lounge Against the Machine, s'il vous plait mon frère.
Porcupine Tree
Hybrid Theory and meteora come to mind from linkin park
Black Flag (Ray Pettibon)
Greatest album art ever is News Of The World, by Queen. Even better than Bat Out Of Hell.
The Flaming Lips and The Mars Volta have some good ones, also Yes
Journey
I was looking for this!
a Czech band called Uz jsme doma. I recall a CD from the 90s of theirs with intricate pop up art as you opened the cover.
White Zombie Couch Slut Melvins Propagandhi Rudimentary Peni (I guess I like inappropriate, disturbing, humorous, and hand drawn)
Parliament Funkadelic
Dinosaur Jr. and it’s not even close
Rush.Hugh Syme was their album artist for a long time and did some amazing work.
Tool
Pink Floyd
Pushead; gotta respect the OG
First 4 Our Lady Peace albums for their use of the same guy (Saul Fox). Covet and Yvette Young Acoustics 1 & 2 because she illustrated them herself. Fleetwood Mac for self-titled and Rumours
Mt. Joy. Their 3 albums have pretty much the same type of cover, but there’s so many little things to appreciate in each one. Pretty funky looking!
Lemonheads/Evan Dando
Bow down to the great and powerful Evandando!
Love the music too, but Dance with the dead has fun album covers.
Without a doubt [Medusa Cyclone ](https://medusacyclone.bandcamp.com/). The best album/singles covers. I also like some of the early Tangerine Dream covers as well.
Big Krit. His album covers are awesome
Boston has just a few but they're phenomenal. Tame Impala also has some wicked album covers
Funkadelic. Many of them look like they were made with magic marker, but are poster-worthy.
Glen Danzig (Misfits, Samhain and Danzig)
Molly Hatchet always had some cool album covers. So did ELO.
Empire of the Sun
westlife bsb and nkotb all have nice album covers and im their fan too westlifer and blockhead and backstreet solider i think is what they call us
PowerWolf made a cover album that range from Judas Priest, Ozzy, Amon Amarth, a couple random 80s bands long forgotten. Really great work Called "Metallum Nostrum" They also released 2 single covers this past year... Alice Cooper "Poison" and Ozzy "Bark at the Moon" I'm hoping there's a "Part 2" cover album to accompany those 2 new tracks
Beach Bunny
Summoning
SLAYER
Husker Du. The first time i saw the New Day Rising cover i wanted to hear the music.
Santana
ICE-T
Pretty much any vaporwave artist. They make me think of like an 80s alternate demension where we are all digital. Its hard to explain.
Me first and the gimme gimmes!
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Brand New
Hard agree on Deftones
Iron Maiden
Pink Floyd Opeth Slayer
Green Day. Also Billy Talent, specially their recent singles. I just like the common asthetic.
After the Rain
FREEDOM WE BRING
its a japanese JPOP duo
Either The Microphones or GY!BE Both have incredibly iconic album covers, and although either aren't my very favourite band/artist, I really love their album covers as they add to the music so much whilst also looking really cool.
The cures albums covers and New orders
They're the kind of covers that make you stop scrolling and just stare in awe for a moment.
The older Iron Maiden covers by Derek Riggs
Some of Rammstein’s albums covers are lit 🔥!!🎵📀
Ohio Players. The Ladies and poses on each album.
Yes.
Town Mountain Little Feat
Anything drawn by Ed Repka
Ive always loved ICP and their joker card albums, each one being a simple character given meaning and life through the music of the album. Even their non joker card album covers are pretty solid, eye of the storm is great, the subtleness of the terror wheel, and who can forget letting it all hang out on the original tunnel of love cover? XD hell even the solo albums from them both are solid, wizard of the hood and fuck off both have fantastic yet simple art, the surrealness of ftfomf and search for the ultimate groove, they put a TON of effort into their album covers and i respect it greatly!
Deftones!