Note: This entry is the first to have two albums that have the same cover in the years behind each other. So, I will cover them both together in the first entry.
And now, we begin…
Years: 1994-1995
Slayer: Divine Intervention and Serenity in Murder
The Problems:
Divine Intervention: The cover was originally intended to depict a photo of a guy’s arms with the band’s name carved into them. However, vocalist Tom Araya stated that the cover was “too graphic” and would be banned from certain stores. Guitarist Kerry King decided to move the graphic image onto the inlay and the disc. The cover was changed to depict a circle of a skeleton sitting on a skull on a stone wall background. However, many vinyl releases have the original cover artwork.
Serenity in Murder: This is a 4-track EP released by Slayer shortly after the release of their 1994 LP Divine Intervention. But it was discovered that the cover featured a photo of the band’s name carved into a guy’s back (a callback to Divine Intervention, which featured two arms having the same thing). Unlike Divine Intervention, the EP has never had an alternative cover.
My Take: It’s not a good sign when the lead find the image too graphic for their own album, but hey you have to take about selling your art sometimes. So, yeah… Though, it does seem kind of pointless if you are just going to doing something similar for your next album, you know?
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