Behind the Covers

journalism

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "journalism" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the rock, metal, hip-hop tradition and features work by Rage Against the Machine. 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.

Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine — album cover art

Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine (1992)

The cover uses one of the most searing photographs in 20th-century journalism — the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc in 1963 Saigon — making an unambiguous political statement that aligns the band with the most extreme form of political protest.

Label
Epic
Genre
Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop
Decade
1990s
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