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And nothing happened.
Although normally I display album covers much smaller than this, I demand this one be observed in an obnoxious size. I found this while searching the doom metal charts on rate your music. While I disagree with most people and think this album is one of the best death/doom releases I have heard, I have only heard one other death/doom album, so my opinion is rather useless presently.
Instead, I will talk about the cover here.
Yes, admittedly, it is the cover that drew me in, and how could it not? At first glance my eyes gravitate towards what appears to be an oddly proportioned robot displayed off center on the left of the cover. Slowly, my eyes move to the figure's extended arm, and that is when I see the title of the band bears the charming title of Paradise Lost (good name for a doom band, not so good name for a death metal band, so I imagine the band is more of the former, which is what I am looking for). Finally, I examine the right side of the cover to see the white circle that encompasses the mechanical hand of the outstretched arm of the robot. It suddenly occurs to me that this omnious figure is executing the very bad salute that you are not supposed to ever do.
I downloaded the album immediately.
Everything on the cover is perfectly arranged to direct one's focus around till they recognize the infamous gesture. And if there is one thing that is guaranteed to get metal fans to buy your album by decorating your album cover with it, it is a depiction of ghastly mechanical being performing the Sieg Heil, and that is not a stereotype because
it is always true. Still more details ooze to the surface upon repeated examinations. The head of the robot has horns, I am wondering why the robot is leaning backwards, and why there are triangles with circles around them. Other than that, this is one of the best metal covers ever.