BlogJanuary 7, 2015 6:56 PM ET

retro redesign of classic metal album covers

Brazilian graphic artist Rafa Melandi took a handful of iconic metal albums and reimagined their covers, giving them what he terms a "retro redesign." I'd say he did a pretty awesome job. You can check out the gallery here. A few samples can be found below.

redesigned classic metal album covers

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Crinn 1/7/2015 4:05:04 PM

haha thats great

anonymous 1/7/2015 5:09:08 PM

The Anthrax cover is fcking dope.

anonymous 1/7/2015 7:51:04 PM

Impressive. Guy could make bank on re-issues.

truthstar 1/7/2015 9:22:27 PM

Best LambGoat post in the past ten years

anonymous 1/7/2015 9:52:16 PM

these are tight

anonymous 1/7/2015 9:56:10 PM

His Sabbath Paranoid cover is a 100x better than the OG

anonymous 1/7/2015 10:04:01 PM

adobe illustrator is the shit

horseheadxbookends 1/8/2015 5:51:58 AM

love the Megadeth cover, This Island Earth was great/awful

anonymous 1/8/2015 1:28:20 PM

I have nothing negative to say about this.... I feel like the rain has ended and the sun is poking through the clouds.. I'm I being reborn?

birdman_prrr_prrr 1/8/2015 2:47:03 PM

i bet if someone shook a pair of keys or something shiny in front of your faces you fcking imbeciles would be amused for hours.

anonymous 1/12/2015 3:15:12 AM

^^^ this guy must be the epitome of disgruntled failed musician. Yes, bewilder us all with your profound opinion. Haha.