Metal Album Covers by Genre
Browse metal album covers by genre and find artwork that fits the sound, atmosphere and identity of your release. Explore exclusive cover designs for black metal, death metal, doom metal, deathcore, progressive metal and more.
Whether your band needs something dark and atmospheric, brutal and aggressive, or heavy and traditional, these genre categories help you find cover artwork that matches your music. All covers are sold once only — no duplicates, no reuse.
Browse by Genre
Classic and powerful cover artwork for traditional, melodic and old-school heavy metal releases.
Dark, aggressive and intense artwork for death metal albums, EPs and singles.
Atmospheric and sinister cover artwork inspired by darkness, nature, isolation and occult themes.
Extreme and violent artwork with gore, horror, monsters, flesh and crushing visual impact.
Heavy, slow and atmospheric artwork with dark, melancholic and monumental visual themes.
Modern extreme metal artwork with brutal, dark and aggressive visuals for heavy breakdown-driven releases.
Detailed and intense artwork with complex, surreal, cosmic or high-energy visual themes.
Expansive and imaginative artwork for progressive, experimental and atmospheric metal releases.
Dark and mechanical cover artwork with dystopian, machine-like and futuristic industrial themes.
Why Genre Matters in Album Covers
Genre helps shape the visual expectations of a metal release before the music begins. Black metal artwork often leans toward darkness, nature and atmosphere, while death metal covers may call for something heavier, more aggressive or grotesque. Doom, progressive and deathcore releases can each benefit from artwork that reflects their own mood, weight and visual identity.
Browsing by genre gives bands a faster way to find cover artwork that feels connected to their sound.