History Main / MetalBandMascot

* {{Helloween}} has Jack O. Lantern, an evil pumpkin.

* Music/{{Disturbed}} has "The Guy", a scary-looking hooded demon with glowing eyes.

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* Death metal band Music/{{Kataklysm}} has Heartbeast, a two-faced winged demon who appears on the cover of three of their records.

* Death metal band Music/{{Kataklysm}} has Heartbeast.

* Doro has Doro Pesch herself, albeit as a SwordAndSorcery ActionGirl.

* Music/{{Gwar}} ''themselves'' might count as their own mascot due to their stage presence.

* Music/LedZeppelin has the Fallen Angel, a winged man with BarbieDollAnatomy.

For some reason, HeavyMetal bands often have a {{mascot}} character that appears on their album covers, posters, T-shirts, and other forms of merchandise. The mascot is usually scary-looking but often has an everyday or even silly-sounding name, tying in with the tongue-in-cheek attitude present in even creating such a character. This trope seems to apply mainly to hard rock and heavy metal (and sometimes punk as well), with band mascots virtually unknown in other genres of music.

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** Music/AvengedSevenfold has the Deathbat (who has been accused of being a rip-off of Overkill's mascot, Chaly).

* {{Pantera's}} unofficial mascot seems to be a rattlesnake. The rattlesnake appears on the cover of their album ''The Great Southern Trendkill'', and rattlesnakes (or a rattlesnake skeleton) appear on countless pieces of Pantera merchandise.

* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s Vic Rattlehead is another famous metal mascot.

* Music/{{Motorhead}} has Snaggletooth (often nicknamed the War-Pig).

For some reason, HeavyMetal bands often have a mascot character that appears on their album covers, posters, T-shirts, and other forms of merchandise. The mascot is usually scary-looking but often has an everyday or even silly-sounding name. This trope seems to apply mainly to hard rock and heavy metal (and sometimes punk as well), with band mascots virtually unknown in other genres of music.

* Music/IronMaiden's Eddie the Head is probably the most famous metal mascot in the world.
* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s Vic Rattlehead is another famous metal mascot.
* Music/{{Motorhead}} has Snaggletooth (often nicknamed the War-Pig).

* Music/{{Manowar}} has the Manowarrior, a [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan]]-like [[BarbarianHero barbarian warrior]] with glowing eyes and a shadowy face.

* Music/IcedEarth has Set Abominae, main character of their ''Something Wicked Saga''.

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}} Dethklok]] has Facebones.
* Music/{{Overkill}} has Chaly, a skull with bat wings.
** Music/AvengedSevenfold has the Deathbat (who has been accused of being a rip-off of Overkill's mascot, Chaly).
* Music/BlackLabelSociety has a nameless skull that appears on all of their album covers (often nicknamed "Skully").

* Music/{{Anthrax}} had the Not Man.
* Music/{{Arsis}} has the demon that appears on the covers of their full-lengths.
* Music/BlindGuardian has the eponymous Guardian, a [[BlackCloak dark-robed figure]].
* Music/{{Doro}} has Doro Pesch herself, albeit as a SwordAndSorcery ActionGirl.

* Music/DemonHunter has....well, what is it called anyway? You'd recognize it if you saw it.
** WordOfGod says that their mascot is a demon skull with a bullet hole in its forehead.
* Music/{{Exhumed}} has Dr. Philthy, who doubles as their stage tech and merch guy.
* Children of Bodom has none other than the Grim Reaper, usually in different colored robes depending on the album. WordOfGod says his name is Roy.
** The Grim Reaper is also used by Music/GraveDigger, Artillery and Grim Reaper.
* Music/{{Aborted}} has [[MadDoctor The Doctor]].
* LichKing has the eponymous Lich King, a skeletal undead wizard who wears a [[RuleOfFunny Burger King crown]].
* Death metal band Music/{{Kataklysm}} has Heartbeast.
* Music/{{Devourment}} has the unnamed mutant that was first seen on the ''Butcher the Weak'' cover, in addition to the weird larva-looking critter on the cover of ''Unleash the Carnivore''.
* {{Kreator}} has Violent Mind, a demon with an exposed brain containing nightmarish images.
* {{Helloween}} has Jack O. Lantern, an evil pumpkin.
* Music/{{Danzig}} and Samhain have Crystar; a demon skull.
* Destruction has the Mad Butcher, named after their EP of the same name.
* Powerwolf has, well....a humanoid wolf. It's currently unnamed, though.
* {{Alestorm}} has two. An [[GhostPirate undead pirate]] and an undead rat. According to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Christopher]] [[WordOfGod Bowes]], they're called Jimmy [=McFucknugget=] and Barry Shitpeas respectively.
* MonsterMagnet has Bullgod, a bull that looks...rather pissed off.
* Bloodbound has Nosferatu, a strange creature that looks like a cross between a giant goblin and a vampire. Possibly a nod to the [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} movie]].
* Ensiferum uses Finnish folk hero Väinämöinen as their mascot.
* Music/{{Meshuggah}} has the unnamed pale androgynous guy on the cover of ''obZen''.
* Music/{{Gwar}} ''themselves'' might count as their own mascot due to their stage presence.
* Face Bones for [[{{Metalocalypse}} Dethklok]], which doubles as a company mascot in-universe.
* Music/GammaRay has Fangface.
* Captain Adrian of Music/RunningWild (a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] {{Pirate}} [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot thing]]).
* Soundchaser from Music/{{Rage}}.

* {{Korpiklaani}} has Vaari, a forest spirit depicted as an old man with antlers.
* Riot has Johnny, a rather infamous mascot that seems to have human form with a weasel/rat/owl/seal-head.
* Knucklehead of Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch, who has appeared on every one of their album covers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUk1Bt0pz4 He once punched a man in the soul]].
* Music/InFlames with Jesterhead, who first appeared on the cover of ''The Jester Race''. He's undergone many transformations since. He's most known for his distinctive spiky jester-hat.
* Music/DevinTownsend has begun using Ziltoid the Omniscient as a mascot since his creation.
* Music/MotleyCrue used to use Allister Fiend, a character dreamed up by Nikki Sixx.

* [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]] has Murray, a demon with a very un-demonic name.
* Music/IcedEarth has Set Abominae.
* Music/{{Disturbed}} has "The Guy", a scary-looking demon with glowing white eyes.

* Music/AvengedSevenfold has the Deathbat (who has been accused of being a rip-off of Overkill's mascot, Chaly).

* Children of Bodom has none other than the Grim Reaper, usually in different colored robes depending on the album.
** WordOfGod says his name is Roy.

* Danzig and Samhain have Crystar; a demon skull.

* In a rare non-metal example, Music/{{Radiohead}}, since ''Kid A'', have used an unnamed teddy bear with a mouthful of fangs.

For some reason, Music/HeavyMetal bands often have a mascot character that appears on their album covers, posters, T-shirts, and other forms of merchandise. The mascot is usually scary-looking but often has an everyday or even silly-sounding name. This trope seems to apply mainly to hard rock and heavy metal (and sometimes punk as well), with band mascots virtually unknown in other genres of music.

* Music/{{Metallica}} has Scary Guy, a crudely drawn skull with fangs, horns, and a mohawk. They also have Vulturus, which is basically Scary Guy with wings and talons.

* Death metal band {{Kataklysm}} has Heartbeast.

* Bloodbound has Nosferatu, a strange creature that looks like a cross between a giant goblin and a vampire. Possibly a nod to the [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} movie]]

* Bloodbound has Nosferatu, a strange creature that looks like a cross between a giant goblin and a vampire. Possibly a nod to the [[Film/{{Nosferatu}} Movie]]