Behind the Covers

fantasy art

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "fantasy art" design theme, all from the 1970s. The cover sits within the rock, metal tradition and features work by Meat Loaf. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf — album cover art

Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf (1977)

Fantasy comic artist Richard Corben painted this hellish motorcycle scene after record executives rejected dozens of concepts. The underground comics legend created one of rock's most theatrical covers for an album that sat unreleased for two years.

Label
Cleveland International Records
Designer
Richard Corben
Genre
Rock, Metal
Decade
1970s
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