BROOKLYN BRIDGE
The album cover for Type O Negative‘s World Coming Down of Brooklyn Bridge was photographed at Pebble Beach in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City. Specifically, it’s the area near the carousel. Brooklyn Bridge is also on the cover for the single Everything Dies. ADDRESS:65 Plymouth St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA Back to New York.
Read MoreWALKER ART GALLERY
The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England, has some real gems. One of them is The Lady in Milton’s Comus by Joseph Wright, painted in 1773–74. This oil painting was used as the cover art for the Anathema classic The Silent Enigma from 1995. It is currently displayed in Room 5 of the gallery. ADDRESS:William […]
Read MoreTRASCĂU FORTRESS
Trascău Fortress is a medieval-era fortress ruin that once served as a strategic military stronghold, showcasing the architectural styles of its time. The fortress is featured in the booklet of Emperor’s 1994 album In the Nightside Eclipse. In the booklet, the photo is labeled “Transylvanian Ruins” and was taken by Vamosi Tamas. ADDRESS:Colțești 517611, Romania […]
Read MoreMUSEUM OF VIKING AGE
The Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo, Norway, is a massive Viking museum with some of the most important finds from the Viking era, including three intact Viking ships. In 1996, the Norwegian Viking metal band Einherjer released their debut album “Dragons of the North.” The cover art of the album features an animal […]
Read MoreVAJDAHUNYAD CASTLE
Vajdahunyad Castle is one of the most romantic castles in Budapest, Hungary, located in City Park. The castle was built in 1896 and is, in fact, a fantasy pastiche that showcases the architectural evolution of Hungary through various centuries and styles. It hosts several festivals, concerts, and the exhibitions of the Hungarian Agricultural Museum. In […]
Read MoreTATE BRITAIN
In Tate Britain Gallery hangs a small painting by the 18th-century poet and artist William Blake known as “The Ghost of a Flea.” Blake claimed he was inspired to create the painting after encountering, in a vision, a terrifying entity that introduced itself as “The Ghost of a Flea” and posed for him as he […]
Read MoreCORAL CASTLE
Coral Castle in Homestead, USA, is known as Florida’s Stonehenge. It’s a really cool place and still a mystery to this day. Coral Castle has been featured in documentaries and movies like ‘Nude on the Moon’, and ‘The Wild Women of Wongo.’ Billy Idol also made an impact on this place with his song ‘Sweet […]
Read MoreFOUNTAIN OF JUSTICE
In the centre of the Römerberg in Frankfurt, Germany, stands the Fountain of Justice (Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen). It is one the most visited landmarks in Frankfurt. In 1988 when Metallica was working on their upcoming album “… and Justice for All” they asked Stephen Gorman to do the cover artwork. Stephen Gorman was working as an illustrator […]
Read MoreBONFIM CEMETERY
Bonfim Cemetery is a cemetery in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where Brazilian band Sarcófago took pictures that ended up as the cover art work for their debut album “I.N.R.I.” in 1987. ADDRESS:R. Bonfim, 1120 – Bonfim, Belo Horizonte – MG, 31210-150, Brazil Back to Belo Horizonte.
Read MoreST. JOHN THE BATIST 12TH CENTURY CHURCH
St. John the Baptist 12th century Church is a closed, redundant Anglican church, partly in ruins, in what has thus reverted to the hamlet of Mongewell, Oxfordshire, England. The belonging graveyard is where Bruce Dickinson took the pictures used for the “Rain on the Graves” single and for the back side of “The Mandrake Project”. […]
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