Forum Game: Guess the album cover

[twosuitsluke]

C3: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole

[twosuitsluke]

B2: Xanthochroid - Of Erthe and Axen: Act I

[Evermind]

A1:
A2: Opeth - Sorceress (Mladen)
A3: Redemption - Long Night’s Journey into Day (Luke)
A4: Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth (wolfking)

B1:
B2: Xanthochroid - Of Erthe and Axen: Act I (Luke)
B3: Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Kwyjibo)
B4: Primordial - To the Nameless Dead (Luke)

C1:
C2:
C3: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole (Luke)
C4: Novena - The Eleventh Hour (Shredzorz)

D1: Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark (HOF)
D2: Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (Mladen)
D3: Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast (Mladen)
D4: Flotsam and Jetsam - Ugly Noise (nick_z)

[jingle.boy]

I wouldn't hold my breath on me getting to one this weekend.  I think I was being overly optimistic.

[twosuitsluke]

A3: Redemption - Long Night’s Journey into Day
B4: Primordial - To the Nameless Dead

[Evermind]

A3: Redemption - Long Night’s Journey into Day
B4: Primordial - To the Nameless Dead

Updated!

I wouldn't hold my breath on me getting to one this weekend.  I think I was being overly optimistic.

No worries man, hope you're doing alright Whenever it's ready, I'm game (probably won't get anything either).

[TAC]

No idea.

[Evermind]

No idea.

Pretty sure you know D4 or at least the band.

[nick_z]

No idea.

Pretty sure you know D4 or at least the band.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Ugly Noise

[TAC]

No idea.

Pretty sure you know D4 or at least the band.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Ugly Noise

Oh cool. I suck at these and would've never gotten that.




I think my ignorance goes to show how little emphasis I put on staring at album art as I did when I was younger. Digital age I guess, which doesn't explain how you guys got them all..

Maybe I just suck at this!

[Shredzorz]

C4 is Novena - Eleventh Hour.

[Metro]

I wouldn't hold my breath on me getting to one this weekend.  I think I was being overly optimistic.

I've got one ready to go if you're not ready by the time this one's finished.

[Evermind]

C4 is Novena - Eleventh Hour.

Indeed!

I'll post hints tomorrow if needed but most of these are quite well-known on DTF (B3 in particular).

[Kwyjibo]

B3 is Grace For Drowning - Steven Wilson

[wolfking]

A4: Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth.

[nick_z]

A4: Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth.

I knew it looked familiar!! Thank you, it was killing me 

[Evermind]

Update with hints! I'll post the answers in a few hours if needed.



A1: Sonata Arctica - The Days of Grays (Mladen)
A2: Opeth - Sorceress (Mladen)
A3: Redemption - Long Night’s Journey into Day (Luke)
A4: Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth (wolfking)

B1: Trees of Eternity - Hour of the Nightingale (Metropolaris)
B2: Xanthochroid - Of Erthe and Axen: Act I (Luke)
B3: Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Kwyjibo)
B4: Primordial - To the Nameless Dead (Luke)

C1: Frontiers release - Ronnie Romero is on this
C2: Swedish prog metal. Released in 2019 (their previous album came out in 2010)
C3: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole (Luke)
C4: Novena - The Eleventh Hour (Shredzorz)

D1: Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark (HOF)
D2: Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (Mladen)
D3: Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast (Mladen)
D4: Flotsam and Jetsam - Ugly Noise (nick_z)

[Metro]

B1: Trees of Eternity - Hour of the Nightingale

[Mladen]

A1: Finnish former power metal band. They were really good, emphasis on were

Well, in that case, that's gotta be The Days of Grays by Sonata Arctica. 

[twosuitsluke]

Human - Darkwater (thanks Progarchives)

The Ferryman - A New Evil

[Evermind]

And that's it



A1: Sonata Arctica - The Days of Grays (Mladen)
A2: Opeth - Sorceress (Mladen)
A3: Redemption - Long Night’s Journey into Day (Luke)
A4: Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth (wolfking)

B1: Trees of Eternity - Hour of the Nightingale (Metropolaris)
B2: Xanthochroid - Of Erthe and Axen: Act I (Luke)
B3: Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Kwyjibo)
B4: Primordial - To the Nameless Dead (Luke)

C1: The Ferrymen - A New Evil (Luke)
C2: Darkwater - Human (Luke)
C3: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Swagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole (Luke)
C4: Novena - The Eleventh Hour (Shredzorz)

D1: Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark (HOF)
D2: Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (Mladen)
D3: Jethro Tull - The Broadsword and the Beast (Mladen)
D4: Flotsam and Jetsam - Ugly Noise (nick_z)

[Metro]

Let’s keep it going!
Hopefully this won’t be too hard



A1: Influential jazz record from one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time
A2: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food (twosuitluke)
A3: Eighth album from an American singer/songwriter. This album turned 40 this year.
A4: Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (TheSoylentMan)

B1: Nick D’Virgilio - Invisible (HOF)
B2: Second album from an American indie rock band. Their best album IMO.
B3: Solo album from a guitarist of a very popular American alt rock band.
B4: Rise Against - Appeal to Reason (twosuitluke)

C1: Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero (twosuitluke)
C2: Non-metal solo album from a metal guitarist
C3: Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs (romdrums)
C4: Halsey - If I Can't Have Love I Want Power (TheSoylentMan)

D1: Third album from a British pop rock band
D2: Solo album from a metal vocalist. His main band is now disbanded.
D3: Weezer - OK Human (Tomislav95)
D4: Ween - Quebec (twosuitluke)

[twosuitsluke]

C1: NIN - Year Zero
B4: Rise Against - Appeal to Reason
D4: Ween - Quebec
A2: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food

[Evermind]

Not sure I know any of these, but I'll have another look in the morning.

[HOF]

B-1 is Nick D'Virgilio - Invisible.

[Metro]

All right so far 

[romdrums]

C3 is The Beastie Boys-To The Five Burroughs.

[Tomislav95]

D3: Weezer - Ok Human?

[TheSoylentMan]

A4 is Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
C4 is Halsey - If I Can't Have Love I Want Power

[twosuitsluke]

A4 is Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Ah shit, I should’ve got that one, just couldn’t place the fucker.

[nick_z]

I feel I should totally know D1, and yet.

[twosuitsluke]

I feel I should totally know D1, and yet.

Yea I thought it was an Intronaut cover at first but it isn’t. Possibly done by the same artist but I can’t place it. Super familiar though.

[Kwyjibo]

A1 Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

[wolfking]

A3: Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

[twosuitsluke]

Ah, D2 is Greg Puciato - Mirrorcell