In reading these posts about the cover for d/t, I just remembered the fact that the cover image you're all discussing is *not* the first thing that HS had proposed to JP. The first one was far more simple - it's the red cover of the vinyl as seen in this image:
Don't remember where I read it, but JP told HS that he wanted something more than that (or something to that effect), and that's when HS came up with the cover with the robot hand and skull.
Besides the obvious flaws, the one other thing that bugs me about some of HS's artwork - in particular the covers - is the lack of creativity when incorporating the Majesty symbol in the artwork. For me, the way it was done for BCaSL, ADToE, L@LP and d/t was pretty poor.