The central image is one of a bird, an eagle, which appears to be constructed out of metal, the bird could represent the freedom of heavy metal after the recent changes in the genre, this album was released in 1982, the metallic appearence and the direction of the bird gives it an intimidating image, with the bird screaming, this links in with the title "screaming for vengence", the title is relativly small, especially when contrasted to the main image, and the band logo as well, the most important is the Band's name rather than the album title, hinting at the band selling off existing success rather than the album itself, and its content. As the bird is made out of metal and the genre of the music is heavy metal, this again links in with the style and culture surrounding the genre, which is one of a rebellious, almost agressive music time at the time, smashing the established music industry with the new wave of sound, the movement itself was named the new wave of british heavy metal, which is personified here in the agressive metal bird, swooping in on the music industry.
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