Tuesday, 24 March 2015

CD Cover Analysis: Hail The Villain - Population Declining

HAIL THE VILLAIN - POPULATION DECLINING



Population Declining is the début album of Canadian Rock Band Hail The Villain which was released in 2008 with Warner Music and re-released on Roadrunner Records on June 8, 2010.

The CD cover shows the setting of a alleyway at night-time with a car running down a person. The CD cover also shows on the front of the car in big bold yellow text showing the band name and album title.

The Front cover uses a large amount of dark colours which can be associated with the bands name 'villain' which we would associate with darker colours of clothing in films or music video's. The front cover also shows a person being run over by a car, this can be on reference to the album title "Population Declining" as it depicts it showing death.

The album cover and title can also be linked on certain songs on the album cover. Songs like "Runaway" can be linked to the car on the album cover making a run to get away from something that might of happened. Also it can be linked to the song "Blackout" as someone being run over or killed can be referenced to have blackout either being knocked out or permanently due to death which may be happening in the album

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