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* Music/JudasPriest has the [[ChromeChampion Painkiller]], a [[WingedHumanoid winged cyborg]] that [[BadassBiker rides a huge motorcycle]] and fights to save humanity, [[spoiler: [[SavingTheWorld and wins!]]]]. Sometimes it appears as a more androgynous being like in the Angel of Retribution album.

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* Music/JudasPriest has the [[ChromeChampion Painkiller]], a [[WingedHumanoid winged cyborg]] that [[BadassBiker rides a huge motorcycle]] and motorcycle]], fights to save humanity, [[spoiler: [[SavingTheWorld and wins!]]]]. wins!]] Sometimes it appears as a more androgynous being like in the Angel of Retribution album.
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!!Examples of Metal Band Mascots.

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* Soundchaser from Music/{{Rage}}.

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* Soundchaser from Music/{{Rage}}.Music/{{Rage|Band}}.
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* Music/LedZeppelin has the Fallen Angel, a winged man with BarbieDollAnatomy.

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* Music/LedZeppelin has the Fallen Angel, a winged man with BarbieDollAnatomy. This was also used as an icon for their record label, Swan Song.
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* Destruction has the Mad Butcher, named after their EP of the same name.

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* Destruction Music/{{Destruction}} has the Mad Butcher, named a fat, bald, AxCrazy butcher. Named after a song on their EP of the same name.debut [=EP=] before getting his own [=EP=], and has appeared on several covers since then.
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* Captain Adrian of Music/RunningWild (a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] {{Pirate}} [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot thing]]).

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* Captain Adrian of Music/RunningWild (a Music/RunningWild, an {{Undead}} [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] {{Pirate}} [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot thing]]).thing]] who is also the [[AntiAntiChrist Son of Satan.]]
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* Music/{{Helloween}} has Jack O. Lantern, an evil pumpkin.

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* Music/{{Helloween}} has Jack O. Lantern, an evil pumpkin.PumpkinPerson.
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* Music/IronMaiden's Eddie the Head is probably the most famous metal mascot in the world. Many of the others listed here are blatant [[{{Expy}} expies]]of him.

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* Music/IronMaiden's Eddie the Head is probably the most famous metal mascot in the world. Many of the others listed here are blatant [[{{Expy}} expies]]of expies]] of him.
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* Music/IronMaiden's Eddie the Head is probably the most famous metal mascot in the world.

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* Music/IronMaiden's Eddie the Head is probably the most famous metal mascot in the world. Many of the others listed here are blatant [[{{Expy}} expies]]of him.
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* Music/{{Lovebites}} have a wolf that appears on all their album covers.
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* Music/DeathAngel uses a trio of skull-wearing wolves on the cover art for ''Relentless Retribution, The Dream Calls For Blood'', and ''Humanicide''.
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* [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]] has Murray the horn-throwing demon with a very un-demonic name. [[http://pictograms.blogspot.ca/search?q=Dio He actually has a rather interesting story behind his creation]].

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* [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]] has Murray the horn-throwing demon with a very un-demonic name. [[http://pictograms.blogspot.ca/search?q=Dio He actually has a rather interesting story behind his creation]].creation.]]



* Knucklehead of Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch, who has appeared on every one of their album covers. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUk1Bt0pz4 He once punched a man in the soul]].

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* Knucklehead of Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch, who has appeared on every one of their album covers. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUk1Bt0pz4 He once punched a man in the soul]].soul.]]
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* Music/LornaShore has the wooden effigy on the ''Immortal'' cover.


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* Music/{{Oceano}} has the dripping crescent moon.
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* Music/Korn has Phil, The Voodoo Doll on the album Issues

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* Music/Korn Music/{{Korn}} has Phil, The Voodoo Doll on the album Issues



* Music/Slayer has 3 The Baphomet Goat Warrior who was on the debut album Show No Mercy, The Slatanic Wehrmacht a skeleton wearing Nazi clothing, and an unnamed eagle.

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* Music/Slayer Music/{{Slayer}} has 3 The Baphomet Goat Warrior who was on the debut album Show No Mercy, The Slatanic Wehrmacht a skeleton wearing Nazi clothing, and an unnamed eagle.

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* Dangerous Toys had an unnamed, [[EightiesHair eighties-coiffed]] MonsterClown.

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* Dangerous Toys had Bill Z. Bubb, an unnamed, [[EightiesHair eighties-coiffed]] MonsterClown.


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* Music/Slayer has 3 The Baphomet Goat Warrior who was on the debut album Show No Mercy, The Slatanic Wehrmacht a skeleton wearing Nazi clothing, and an unnamed eagle.
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* Music/{{Cryptopsy}} has the unnamed dragon/gargoyle that was originally on the cover of ''Whisper Supremacy''.


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* Music/{{Ingested}} has the Venus flytrap/dinosaur abomination from the cover of ''Surpassing the Boundaries of Human Suffering''; WordOfGod is that the monstrous humanoid on the cover of ''The Architect of Extinction'' is its ascended form.

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* Music/JobForACowboy has been known to use a ram's skull as their symbol on their albums. The creature becomes more and more fully-embodied as their artwork progresses.



* Music/JobForACowboy has been known to use a ram's skull as their symbol on their albums. The creature becomes more and more fully-embodied as their artwork progresses.
* Music/JudasPriest has the [[ChromeChampion Painkiller]], a [[WingedHumanoid winged cyborg]] that [[BadassBiker rides a huge motorcycle]] and fights to save humanity, [[spoiler: [[SavingTheWorld and wins!]]]]. Sometimes it appears as a more androgynous being like in the Angel of Retribution album.



* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s Vic Rattlehead is possibly the second-most famous metal mascot.

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* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s Vic Rattlehead is possibly the second-most famous metal mascot. In the United Abominations album he got some of his skin and hair back, but after how knows many years in the future he's back, as a skeleton cyborg.
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* Music/{{Skeletonwitch}} had Skeleton Mitch, the skeletal demon/lich that appeared on their first five full-lengths. He was pushed off to the side on ''The Apothic Gloom'' before being retired completely on ''Devouring Radiant Light'', likely due to Chance Garnette's ejection in 2014.
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* Music/{{Trivium}} have declared Ibaraki, the horned skull on the cover of the album ''[[NewSoundAlbum Silence In the Snow]]'' as being their new mascot, and he serves as the antagonist within that album's lyrics, but he hasn't figured into other songs since then.
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* Orden Ogan has Alister Vale, an immortal HumanoidAbomination who wears a [[CoatHatMask longcoat, top hat, and red scarf]] and has appeared in every album cover art since Vale. Alister Vale is doomed to [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]] and [[WalkingWasteland leave everything behind him in decay]].

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* Orden Ogan Music/OrdenOgan has Alister Vale, an immortal HumanoidAbomination who wears a [[CoatHatMask longcoat, top hat, and red scarf]] and has appeared in every album cover art since Vale. Alister Vale is doomed to [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]] and [[WalkingWasteland leave everything behind him in decay]].
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* Orden Ogan has Alister Vale, an immortal HumanoidAbomination who wears a [[CoatHatMask longcoat, top hat, and red scarf]] and has appeared in every album cover art since Vale. Alister Vale is doomed to [[WalkingTheEarth walk the earth]] and [[WalkingWasteland leave everything behind him in decay]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[Music/ChildrenOfBodom Grim Reaper]], [[Music/StormtroopersOfDeath Sergeant D]], [[Music/IcedEarth Set Abominea]], [[Music/GammaRay Fangface]], [[Music/{{Overkill}} Chaly]], [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Vic Rattlehead]], [[Music/{{Kreator}} Violent Mind]], [[Music/{{Anthrax}} Not Man]], [[Music/{{Dio}} Murray]], [[Music/MotleyCrue Allister Fiend]], [[Music/{{Helloween}} Jack O. Lantern]], [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Snaggletooth]], [[Music/{{Manowar}} Manowarrior]], [[Music/{{Sodom}} Knarrenheinz]] and [[Music/HammerFall Hector]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[Music/ChildrenOfBodom Grim Reaper]], [[Music/StormtroopersOfDeath Sergeant D]], [[Music/IcedEarth Set Abominea]], Abominae]], [[Music/GammaRay Fangface]], [[Music/{{Overkill}} Chaly]], [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Vic Rattlehead]], [[Music/{{Kreator}} Violent Mind]], [[Music/{{Anthrax}} Not Man]], [[Music/{{Dio}} Murray]], [[Music/MotleyCrue Allister Fiend]], [[Music/{{Helloween}} Jack O. Lantern]], [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Snaggletooth]], [[Music/{{Manowar}} Manowarrior]], [[Music/{{Sodom}} Knarrenheinz]] and [[Music/HammerFall Hector]]]]
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* Music/{{Manowar}} has the Manowarrior, a [[ConanTheBarbarian Conan]]-like [[BarbarianHero barbarian warrior]] with glowing eyes and a shadowy face.

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* Music/{{Manowar}} has the Manowarrior, a [[ConanTheBarbarian [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan]]-like [[BarbarianHero barbarian warrior]] with glowing eyes and a shadowy face.
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* Music/{{Gwar}} ''themselves'' might count as their own mascot due to their stage presence.

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* {{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.

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* {{Alestorm}} Music/{{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.



* ChildrenOfBodom 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.

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* ChildrenOfBodom Music/ChildrenOfBodom has none other than the Grim Reaper, usually in different colored robes depending on the album. WordOfGod says his name is Roy.
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Roy. The Grim Reaper is also used by Music/GraveDigger, Artillery and Grim Reaper.



* 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.

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* Music/DemonHunter has....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.



* MonsterMagnet has Bullgod, a bull that looks...rather pissed off.

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* MonsterMagnet Music/MonsterMagnet has Bullgod, a bull that looks...rather pissed off.



* Music/{{Overkill}} has Chaly, a skull with bat wings.
** Music/AvengedSevenfold has the Deathbat, who has frequently been accused of being a rip-off of Chaly.

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* Music/{{Overkill}} has Chaly, a skull with bat wings.
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wings. Music/AvengedSevenfold has the Deathbat, who has frequently been accused of being a rip-off of Chaly.



* Powerwolf has, well....a humanoid wolf. It's currently unnamed, though.

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* Powerwolf Music/{{Powerwolf}} has, well....well... a humanoid wolf. It's currently unnamed, though.
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A music-specific, non-talking counterpart to the HorrorHost.

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A music-specific, non-talking counterpart to the HorrorHost.
HorrorHost in its promotional role and attitude.
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A music-specific, non-talking counterpart to the HorrorHost.
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[Music/ChildrenOfBodom Grim Reaper]], [[Music/StormtroopersOfDeath Sergeant D]], [[Music/IcedEarth Set Abominea]], [[Music/GammaRay Fangface]], [[Music/{{Overkill}} Chaly]], [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Vic Rattlehead]], [[Music/{{Kreator}} Violent Mind]], [[Music/{{Anthrax}} Not Man]], [[Music/{{Dio}} Murray]], [[Music/MotleyCrue Allister Fiend]], [[Music/{{Helloween}} Jack O. Lantern]], [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Snaggletooth]], [[Music/{{Manowar}} Manowarrior]], [[Music/{{Sodom}} Knarrenheinz]] and [[Music/HammerFall Hector]]]]
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* Sergeant D. for the Stormtroopers Of Death

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* Sergeant D. D for the Stormtroopers Of DeathMusic/StormtroopersOfDeath (top row, second-to-left on the image above).
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* {{Kreator}} has Violent Mind, a demon with an exposed brain containing nightmarish images.
* {{Korpiklaani}} has Vaari, a forest spirit depicted as an old man with antlers.

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* {{Kreator}} Music/{{Kreator}} has Violent Mind, a demon with an exposed brain containing nightmarish images.
* {{Korpiklaani}} Music/{{Korpiklaani}} has Vaari, a forest spirit depicted as an old man with antlers.



* LichKing has the eponymous Lich King, a skeletal undead wizard who wears a [[RuleOfFunny Burger King crown]].

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* LichKing Music/LichKing has the eponymous Lich King, a skeletal undead wizard who wears a [[RuleOfFunny Burger King crown]].



* {{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.

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* {{Pantera}}'s Music/{{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.

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