Metal Album Cover Generator
Metal is the one genre where the cover is practically a contract with the listener: a doom record needs weight, a black metal record needs atmosphere, a power metal record needs a full fantasy painting. Metal fans can spot a subgenre from the artwork alone — which is exactly why generic AI art fails here. This generator is tuned on the visual codes of metal’s subgenres so the artwork makes the right promise.
Describe the record — “funeral doom, monolithic ruins, oil painting” or “thrash, toxic green, 80s comic linework” — and the generator delivers detailed, dark, texture-rich artwork. Band names render in appropriately heavy type, from carved gothic lettering to clean modern metalcore sans, with full control to refine before export.
Covers generated with AlbumCover.Art
Real outputs from the generator — every export is 3000×3000 and release-ready.
Subgenre-correct metal artwork
The difference between metal subgenres is visual as much as sonic:
Death and black metal atmosphere
Monochrome forests, charcoal texture, occult symbolism, and dense detailed horror illustration — grim without looking like a Halloween costume.
Doom and sludge weight
Massive scale, slow color palettes, ruins and monoliths, painterly texture that feels heavy before you press play.
Power and epic fantasy painting
Full-scene fantasy artwork — warriors, dragons, storm-lit battlefields — in the painted tradition the genre demands.
Thrash and crossover chaos
Saturated toxic palettes, comic-style linework, and high-energy scenes for records that move fast and hit hard.
How to make a metal album cover with AI
Name the subgenre and the scene
Be specific: “atmospheric black metal, frozen fjord, ink wash” will produce dramatically better results than “metal album cover.”
Set the band name and title treatment
Choose gothic, carved, or modern heavy type for your band name. The text renders into the artwork so it reads as a designed sleeve.
Refine the darkness and export
Push contrast, grain, and palette with simple controls, then export a 3000×3000 cover ready for streaming, Bandcamp, CD, and vinyl.
Release-ready by default
Every cover exports as a square 3000×3000 image — Apple Music's recommended size, well above Spotify's 640×640 minimum, and exactly what DistroKid, TuneCore, and CD Baby expect. You own the artwork, and commercial use is included on every plan.
Metal Covers: frequently asked questions
Yes — and it matters. Death, black, doom, sludge, power, thrash, and metalcore each have distinct visual codes, and the generator adjusts illustration style, palette, and composition to match the subgenre you describe.
Yes. Most metal presets are illustration-first — oil painting, ink, charcoal, and comic linework styles are all available, and you can upload reference art to define a custom style.
Covers export at 3000×3000, well above platform minimums, so fine detail holds up. It is still smart to check the thumbnail crop — the generator’s preview shows how the cover reads at small sizes.
Generally yes — dark and occult themes are standard in metal artwork. Platforms draw the line at explicit gore and hate imagery; standard genre artwork passes distribution review without issues.