Where will the girls play? Molotov (1997)
The Mexican band Motolov presented their debut album “Where will girls play?” the image of the legs of a girl wearing a skirt from a high school in Mexico CityIt was a scandal that limited the sale of the records in some stores or that they were hidden. Years later, he spoke of the controversial image that emulated the sexual abuse of a minor in the back seat of a car, in addition to questioning the age of the model.
20 years later, Víctor “Pico” Covarrubias, creative of Pico ADW, was the one who came up with the controversial cover. “I spoke to a friend from college and said”I need you to help me make a cover, give me your measurements because I’m going to buy a uniform and I’m going to take some photos of you”, And I spoke to another friend who is a great photographer, Raúl Gonzales, I told him that we had to take some photos in“ Fa ”; It is in my car, in my garage and with a friend, we will have little mother left “, revealed Covarrubias in an interview with Chilango. The model was of legal age, he assured. Identity remains an enigma.
The album that contains the hits of “Gimme the power”, “Voto Latino”, “P * to”, achieved sales of more than 800 thousand copies in America and Spain.
Liquid Dreams, Mana (1997)
Maná is an emblematic rock band in Spanish, in their seventh album they placed the image of a mermaid on the cover, which only covered her chest with her hands, which seemed very controversial for the perceptions of the audience. Even though the production was very successful, its controversy had greater relevance when it became known that the partner of Prince Felipe of Asturias, the Spanish journalist Letizia ortiz was the model of this mythological being in this work by the painter Waldo Saavedra.
The version was confirmed by the band who recognize the then same journalist who settled in Guadalajara at the end of the 90s.
“Nailed in a bar”, “Hechicera”, “On the San Blas dock” and “As it hurts on the lips” were the most successful singles on the album, which had 6 million copies sold.
ReLoad, Metallica (1997)
Metallica’s seventh studio album is an emblematic production of the band itself that belongs to the most controversial time in the long history of the Californian group. Although the cover was never well explained with the band, it was believed to be lava or even a storm., but it was not until later that the reasons for the illustration were explained.
The cover of Load is titled “Semen and Blood III” and the image consists of cow’s blood mixed with Serrano’s own semen scattered between Plexiglas plates. The art of Reload, an artistic continuation of the previous album, is a relatively similar image that is titled in the case of the previous one, it is called “Piss and Blood XXVI”.
James Hetfield commented in an interview with Classic Rock that he liked the art of “Load” and “ReLoad.” “But not for the fact of shocking others,” said the guitarist and drummer.
That heavy metal album certified 7 million copies worldwide.