MONTE CONNER's 'Ten Greatest Album Covers In Roadrunner History' Revealed

March 26, 2010

For the last 10 days Roadrunner Records has been counting down the "Ten Greatest Album Covers in Roadrunner History" with one of its most "revered," veteran (translation: old) employees, Senior VP of A&R Monte Conner, giving some added insight into the making of each album on our list.

Now that Roadrunner has revealed its #1, it is giving Monte the reins to go over his personal top 10 covers — as they (mostly) differ from Roadrunner's universal list.

Check out what he chose in the video below, and stick around for his reasoning — you just might learn some bonus Roadrunner trivia!

Monte Conner's "Ten Greatest Album Covers in Roadrunner History":

01. SEPULTURA - "Chaos A.D."
02. KING DIAMOND - "Abigail"
03. SUFFOCATION - "Effigy Of The Forgotten"
04. FEAR FACTORY - "Demanufacture"
05. TYPE O NEGATIVE - "Bloody Kisses"
06. SEPULTURA - "Beneath The Remains"
07. OBITUARY - "Cause Of Death"
08. SLIPKNOT - "Slipknot"
09. DISINCARNATE - "Dreams Of The Carrion Kind"
10. CYNIC - "Focus"

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