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Coolest band logos and mascots

Exactly what it says, an unordered list of rock's best-looking band logos and mascots. Names are added where applicable. Here we go.

Led Zeppelin- "The Four Symbols"

The four symbols on the label and inside sleeve of Led Zeppelin IV, representing Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant (from left to right) respectively, they are also thought to represent fire, water, earth and air. Although the symbols are sometimes referred to as

Each symbol was picked by one member of the band. The "Zoso" one was picked by Jimmy Page, second from the left is John Paul Jones's, third from the left is John Bonham's, and the feather is Robert Plant's. There are several interpretations of these. Collectively, they are thought to represent fire, water, earth, and air from left to right. Page's was reportedly made by altering a symbol that he found in a book. Jones's is a triquetra symbolizing "a person with confidence and competence." Bonham's is a representation of man, woman, and child (which also resembles an aerial view of a drum kit, his instrument). Plant's symbol is the feather of the Egyptian goddess Ma'at representing "truth, justice, fairness and writing."

Blue Öyster Cult- "Hook-and-Cross"

The hook-and-cross logo

BÖC's symbol is that of Kronos, the king of Titans and father of Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the alchemical symbol for lead, an extrememly heavy metal (leading to the creation of the term "heavy metal").

Megadeth- "Vic Rattlehead"

Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? cover

Vic is Megadeth's skeletal mascot, an embodiment of the phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." His ears are covered with metal caps, his visor is riveted on his eyes, and his mouth has been clamped shut. His fictional story is addressed in the song "Skull Beneath the Skin" off of the album "Killing is My Business....and Business is Good!" In reality, Dave Mustaine (frontman of Megadeth) sketched the original drawing of Vic for the cover art of "Killing is My Business," but Combat Records lost the artwork and improvised a completely different result. The original artwork was supposed to be recovered and placed on the re-issue of "Killing is My Business"; however, this never came to pass.

Metallica

Master of Puppets cover

Featured on all of their studio albums until 1996's "Load" (and due back for this year's "Death Magnetic") is the ominous name of the band. Just an awesome, almost legendary moniker for thrash metal.

Aerosmith

Simple, yet complex. I like it.

AC/DC

Again, really simple, but made of pure logo win. If you live anywhere (and I'm guessing you do) you've probably seen someone wearing this on a t-shirt.

Ozzy Osbourne

I'm running out of logos with backstories...

...so we'll leave it at that for now.