Depeche mode's Violator features the central image of a blood-stained rose, an image which seems to reject romantic cliche and juxtapose the more natural and and feminine connotations of the flower with gore and pain associated with the blood drenching it. The album was also accordingly described by members of the band as "a step forward in their sound" with harsher and more experimental sounds and instruments, including a repeated and consistent use of organs, which are the sort of dark, brooding istrumentation reflected in such an album cover, I feel.
The cover for the german rock outlet KMDF's Hau Ruck is a dark pop-art cover showcasing blood and violence through the medium of animation. The dark shadows and framing of the shot ensure that the agressiveness of the instrumentaion and lyrics is conveyed within the album artwork, effectively dramatising the essence of metal music through the content of killing and the facial expressions of the main characters.
The above album cover for U2's WAR album uses the striking central image of the young boy, staring directly into the camera, depicted entirely in black and white. The album itself was described as the album where U2 "turned pacifism itself into a crusade". The image is particularly striking when combined with the political themes of the album and the writing on the cover connotes the idea of blood within wars and a loss of life effectively.
Used mainly for the fact that it greatly links in with the sort of image of my own cover, the cover is for an understated remix EP of Lady GaGa's Born This Way. In a similar vein to the U2 cover the entire image is black and white depicting GaGa in a non-chalante pose, looking bedragled and torn. The only use of colour comes in the form of the red writing which is used to distinguish the concept of remixing and the album itself, highlighting that this is a seperate collection than the album itself.
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