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Is Warhammer really Metal covers fighting?; Just an amusing point someone once made
Topic Started: 18th July 2010 - 12:43 AM (975 Views)
Swissdictator
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Someone once told me Warhammer was like a bunch of heavy metal album covers fighting.

I can almost see it, and the music sounds right for it.

What are your thoughts?

Ironically "For Whom the Bell Tolls" just started playing right before I clicked post.

Mutate: I meant to post this in the Warhammer section, posted here by accident. Could a mod please move? Thank you in advance.
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I'd say more power metal than heavy metal :P but hey thats just me too many Storm warrior albums.
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Moved upon your request :)

Honestly though, I dont really see it. Its an interesting thought, and there are indeed some resemblances though... I would like to see an army converted to be entirely based of heavy metal album covers though, that would be pure awesomeness! ^_^

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Jul 19 2010, 01:48 PM
I would like to see an army converted to be entirely based of heavy metal album covers though, that would be pure awesomeness! ^_^

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sounds awsome :P
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Thanks Sammy!


The only I could think of that was probably truly inspired was for VC: an army of puppets. Which probably could the cover art as an inspiration for the display board. Plus an army like that could probably use more than one armies rules.
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Short answer, yes. Long answer:

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And in one case, Warhammer used for Metal album covers:

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I think it's mostly people paying attention to chaos, rather than other armies, but it's a mix of heavy metal covers, Frank Frazetta, and some plain messed up mythology.

Really, though, 40k is more metal than fantasy.
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Fantasy themed battles has more to do with warhammer than metal music, so it's more a case of metal covers being warhammer style armies fighting rather than the other way around...

That said, I bring you Hammerfall v. Warhammer:

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