The age-old adage suggests that a book shouldn’t be judged by its cover. And while the sentiment does remain true in the world of music, the importance of good album art cannot be understated. Because while the saying urges judgement to be forgone, it’s simply human nature to have at least some judgement. This is why a good album needs good artwork to invite and intrigue the listener to actually check it out. So as a result, quality artwork is more important than ever with the sheer abundance of new music and artists in the digital realm. Luckily bands now have easy access to a plethora of incredibly talented artists, designers and illustrators that are continually producing some remarkable pieces of work. Every month, hundreds, if not thousands of heavy albums are released, all of which have their own unique covers. The Heavy Communion endeavours to commend and appreciate the very best of these artists and their work each month.
Without further ado, here are the best album covers of 2022!
Be sure to also check out the 100 best albums of 2022!
50: Hammers of Misfortune – Overtaker
49: Worship The Pestilence – In Time of Plagues And Obscurity
48: Doodseskader – Year One
47: Universally Estranged – Dimension of Deviant Clusters
46: Pure Wrath – Hymn To The Woeful Hearts
45: Geezer – Stoned Blues Machine
44: The Earth Devoured By The Sun – The Earth Devoured By The Sun
43: Coffin Feeder – Over The Top
42: Sold Soul – I Hope We Make It Out of This Alive
41: Ninth Realm – A Fate Unbroken
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40: Dream Unending – Song of Salvation
39: Jouissance Morbide – Sublimation
38: Embrace of Thorns – Entropy Dynamics
37: Counterparts – A Eulogy For Those Still Here
36: Cloud Rat – Threshold
35: Spectrum Mortis – Bit Meseri – The Incantation
34: Revocation – Netherheaven
33: END / Cult Leader – Gather & Mourn
32: Blind Guardian – The God Machine
31: Sun Eater – Vermin
30: Becoming The Archetype – Children of the Great Extinction
29: Aronious – Irkalla
28: Sedimentum – Suppuration Morphogénésiaque
27: Ernia – How To Deal With Life and Fail
26: Soreption – Jord
25: Paganizer – Beyond The Macabre
24: Analepsy – Quiescence
23: Deathwhite – Grey Everlasting
22: Chaotian – Effigies In Obsolescence
21: Luminous Vault – Animate the Emptiness
20: Ante-Inferno – Antediluvian Dreamscapes
19: Worm – Bluenothing
18: Undeath – It’s Time… To Rise From The Grave
17: Abolition Ritual – Cosmonemesis
16: Nazgul Rising – Cycles of Primal Chaos
15: Faceless Burial – At The Foothills of Deliration
14: Winters Gate – The Voyage In Becoming
13: Tattva – Naraka
12: Dødsengel – Bab Al On
11: Dystopia A.D. – Doomsday Psalm
10: Tómarúm – Ash in Realms of Stone Icons
09: Inexorum – Equinox Vigil
08: Vorga – Striving Toward Oblivion
07: Crown Magnetar – Alone In Death
06: Venom Prison – Erebos
05: Flagras – Lohe
04: A Knife In The Dark – One Way Needle
03: Jade – The Pacification of Death
02: Worm Shepherd – Ritual Hymns
01: Needless – The Cosmic Cauldron
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