Best Album Covers with a Sword, Knife, Axe, or Hatchet on Them

The Top Ten

1 Killers - Iron Maiden

2 ...And Justice for All - Metallica

One of the best covers ever - so stylish, so meaningful.

3 Show No Mercy - Slayer

4 My War - Black Flag

5 Inside My Brain - Angry Samoans

6 Expect No Mercy - Nazareth

7 The Broadsword and the Beast - Jethro Tull

8 Somewhere Far Beyond - Blind Guardian

9 From Afar - Ensiferum

10 At the Edge of Time - Blind Guardian

The Contenders

11 Slania - Eluveitie

12 Maiden Japan - Iron Maiden

There's a lot of fans on this site so I'm sure most already know this but for those that don't... The original cover was Eddie holding the decapitated head of then singer Paul Di'Anno. Maiden's manager was irritated at the cover because at the time Maiden was looking to replace Di'Anno so he had it changed on short notice to Eddie with the samurai sword although the original cover was sold in Venezuela and is now considered a collection piece.

13 Legendary Tales - Rhapsody (Of Fire)

14 The Fourth Legacy - Kamelot

15 Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts - Murder City Devils

16 Captain Morgan's Revenge - Alestorm

17 Toto - Toto

18 Twilight of the Thunder God - Amon Amarth

19 Dawn of Victory - Rhapsody (Of Fire)

20 Symphony of Enchanted Land - Rhapsody

21 Sword Songs - Grand Magus

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