Do you love the album art?

[Decay]

To be honest, I don't think the letters look better in the second version. It looks very sloppy at the light parts of the clouds.

+1

I really don't know if I like it better. I'm still hoping they'll just keep the letters off the actual cover. That they're only on these versions for commercial reasons.

False hope is better than no hope I guess

[Tom]

i spose we couldn't expect much because all of the albums have been PRETTY basic, One Day Remains probably being the most complex, but i like the whole idea of a Shack being the "Fortress", could've been better tho

[Them Bones]

Thats 48 people not happy with the cover so far.

[Sunrunner1]

I do actually think that the Alter Bridge logo looks better in the second version where it's more subtle. Still, I feel like some of the added details to the shack feel unnecessary. The window, for instance, looked a lot better when you couldn't see anything inside. And though the main logo works for me, the word fortress in red still feels a bit out of place, but it could be cool if it was incorporated into the environment better.

[Sunrunner1]

How do you guys edit the artwork anyway? I want to try.

[austinjhnsn]

How do you guys edit the artwork anyway? I want to try.

Probably photoshop.

[JaredWard]

Nice gif.. darker red looks a bit better. I agree with Ax though, adding sepia to the font brings it out & adds some life to it. I still hate the Fortress font though (just my 2 cents).

PS: I understand this is nitpicky but that's what diehards do lol plus we have several graphic designers on this forum (myself included) & we all obsess over details.

[Felipesh]

Personally I don't know how there's some people who actually like the cover, it's awful, ugly, poor, etc... Last night I dreamed about the cover and Dan change the actual cover and it looked fucking amazing but then I woke up and I started to cut my veins again................

[Jaded Rescue]

I actually like the photo in the orignal version better, it's less washed out and I feel like I can see more detail in the grass, etc.

Though overall I just really dislike it. I love the concept, and I WANT to love the artwork.

I just can't.

[austinjhnsn]

I'm just gonna accept it for what it is. Unless they change it I'm wasting my time stressing over the album cover.

[Andy92]

As was said before, having a crappy font doesn't really challenge anyone's expectations, at least not in any interesting or worthwhile way. If you're looking for an album cover that does that, then look no farther than Kanye West's YEEZUS.



Just a blank CD case with some red tape, the only writing on it is on the back giving credit for the samples. It completely challenges the notion of what constitutes an album cover and how music should be represented visually, all the while still doing a perfect job of encapsulating the album's raw, minimalistic feel.

A guy who can successfully sell plain white t-shirts to his target audience for $120 doesn't need to make anything very fancy lol.

[Nick]

As was said before, having a crappy font doesn't really challenge anyone's expectations, at least not in any interesting or worthwhile way. If you're looking for an album cover that does that, then look no farther than Kanye West's YEEZUS.



Just a blank CD case with some red tape, the only writing on it is on the back giving credit for the samples. It completely challenges the notion of what constitutes an album cover and how music should be represented visually, all the while still doing a perfect job of encapsulating the album's raw, minimalistic feel.

A guy who can successfully sell plain white t-shirts to his target audience for $120 doesn't need to make anything very fancy lol.

Kanye is nothing if not ballsy, that's for sure.

[Jim]

As i said in the other thread, we shouldnt be saying what Dan T "should" have done with the artwork.. It's fine to say what we would've liked to have seen, or what changes we'd make. As Jared said, many of us know what we're talking about, granted.. But let's keep the disrespect level low please

[abw1987]

Last night I dreamed about the cover and Dan change the actual cover and it looked fucking amazing but then I woke up and I started to cut my veins again................

[JSlade]

Jared, can you post the last edit you made but in wallpaper size? Like 1440x900?

[alterchris]

I went with "meh". Wish you would've included a "pretty good" option, because I would've went with that. I don't LOVE it, so "yes" would've been inaccurate. I also don't love that you editorialized about an unrelated song title, but whatever.

Anyway, I really like the photograph. I also like the effects that have been applied to it. It's almost HDRish, without actually being shitty/gratuitous HDR. I disagree that the open space should be filled in. I'm sure it's meant to represent a void, and it provides a neat visual effect.

I agree that the Alter Bridge logo doesn't look great. "Amateurish" is not too far off. Stijn made a cool version with sepia highlights, which actually improves things a lot. Maybe that's the point though... it's not supposed to be modern and striking, but rather dark and bloody.

That all said, I don't mind the FORTRESS text being red.

Whether you like it or not, I think the album art at least surprised most of us. Especially after all the fan art that depicted some epic fortress from a medieval myth or something. We did not expect a shack on a dusty plain.

I agree with most of your assessment. I do like how the red logo stands out; however, I was really surprised with the shack lol. For me, the art disappoints a little bit compared to some of their older albums. Either way, as long as the music rocks I really could care less what the album art looks like.

[TenaciousBe]

They clearly used red because somebody's been looking at TABN

[Cariocawlad]

I don't know. It's very simple, but only when we hear the music we will understand (or not) the meaning behind it. It isn't amazing, but I like it.

For those who dislike the red AB logo, my guess: this is a duotone (black+red) picture.

[Jim]

The meaning (if it's what i expect it is) behind the image is fantastic, the more i look at it the more i like it.

Shame they already used SHED My Skin elsewhere though, huh...?

[abw1987]

Either way, as long as the music rocks I really could care less what the album art looks like.

True that!

To be honest I don't know how many people are really buying CDs on impulse based on album art anyway. I've literally never bought an album because I happened to walk by it in a shop, and I liked the way the cover looked. If that really worked, I imagine Alter Bridge would try to make their band name as clear and legible as possible, which is obviously not the approach they've taken.