Some that come to mind are...

Tool - Lateralus
Tool - 10,000 Days
Alice In Chains - Dirt
Seether - Karma and Effect
10 Years - The Autumn Effect
Creed - Human Clay

What do the rest of you think?

phobia - Breaking Benjamin
Lost and Found - Mudvayne
dysfunction - staind

Lacuna Coil - Karmacode
Ra - From One
Santana - Santana

I definitely agree with your list except for the Creed cover pretty much. There's plenty of other cool album covers I just can't be bothered to go looking again right now lol

Aerosmith-Just Push Play
Biffy Clyro-Mountains (had as my wallpaper for quite some time)
Deaf Pedestrians-...And Other Distractions...
Jet-Get Born
Supertramp-Crime of the Century

The only one that comes to mind for me is End Of Silence - Red

Nirvana - In Utero
Tool - Lateralus
STP - Purple
Hurt - Vol. 1
Floyd - DSOTM
Floyd - The Wall

Awesome picks Freeman!! And Sean i agree with you on Lacuna Coil-Karmacode! I also have to add that i love Radiohead's-In Rainbows! Totally awesome artwork there!!

I like the whole "crossroads" thing and the time thing. That's what I like about it.

Tomahawk - Mit Gas

Most gorgeous one I've seen, I think.

Artwork for Otep - The Ascension is a massive win for me

Her artwork for House Of Secrets is even more beautiful, I think.

i've seen a tremendous amount of cd packaging & the one that comes to mind is Tesla's Reel to Reel - having the CDs as master tape reels was kinda cool. good design.

i always liked KMFDM's artwork ... i think the majority of it was by Brute.

and then there's:
manson - lunchbox single (featuring the GREAT version of Gary Numan's Down in the Park)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqdg4qpjXzU...feature=related

Also one that escaped me.... The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Intoxicate O.S. by Shade Empire
Immersed by the Flames of Mankind by The Funeral Pyre
Wounds by The Funeral Pyre

Tool -- Lateralus, Aenima, 10,000 Days
Alice In Chains -- Dirt, Jar of Flies
Metallica -- Live Sh*t Binge and Purge

Tool-Lateralus
Killswitch Engage-Self titled & As Daylight Dies
In Flames-Come Clarity

Tool's artwork is all great.

There are so many great album covers out there. My favourites selection would be huge! Here's a few (well..10..actually) I find memorable:

Blonde Redhead - "23"



Android Lust - "The Dividing"



Alcest - "Souvenirs d'Un Autre Monde"



A Perfect Circle - "Thirteenth Step"



My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless"



Synapscape - "Now"



Slowdive - "Just for a Day"



Astrobrite - "Whitenoisesuperstar"



Lovesliescrushing - "Xuvetyn"



And this last one is a little controversial for me, but I can't get the image out of my head. The context gets too heavy and depressing. Listening to the album does the same. Even though it's certainly a proper soundtrack for the genocides of WW2 - dark, sad, terrifying - it feels wrong to "enjoy" the music, even though it's more or less ambient noise.

Maurizio Bianchi - "Symphony for a Genocide"

bleeding through always has awesome artwork.

One that I forgot-Shinedown's Us and Them deluxe edition

My favorite album artwork is always TOOL from Opiate on, thier album art is the best!
I like A Perfect Circle's Album art as well.

Hurt's Vol. 1 and 2 are sweet!
I love the cover art of Pearl Jam's VS.

thats about all i can think of right now.

I tell what is really shit packaging design.

Portishead - Dummy.

Awesome album, though.

Haha, Dummy's cover is just boring, but I can't help thinking it falls to second in front of this:



Must be the tackiest cover art I've ever seen

Bleeding Through - The Truth. awesome artwork.