Chris Thomason 952 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 It doesn't scream "Mayhem" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 25,329 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 To me it looks more like a magasine cover or random Instragram moment than an actual album cover... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimo 825 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 We're still discussing this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 150,352 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 2/2/2025 at 11:10 AM, Nite said: I like that it shows her duality like a lot of this era seems to That said I would've preferred this one as the default cover: Which shows it too, how something can be very different/deranged and it's still you, just from a different point of view. It's already my lockscreen Expand I hate this image so much 'cause I can only see a lazy eye and flat hair I like the original, the meaning she gave for it makes me happy. I hate that there's even one variant to the cover, let alone the half a dozen or however many there are now Hard to be the 💛 in a 💜 sky Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessun Dorma 2,661 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I’m a big fan of this cover and its concept. When I first saw it, I immediately thought about “my head is filled with broken mirrors”. It felt to me that she was anticipating what would come next and I loved this feeling of connection. Mayhem is about embracing the inner chaos and darkness, accepting that they’re all part of life and who we are. As Gaga would say, it’s the radical acceptance of what we consider to be a flaw/mistake. We must live in spite of and with it. So when she said that “even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way”, it felt to me that she took her broken pieces and glued them back together in order to create her art. To celebrate the inextricable parts of what makes her who she is. Mayhem is, in a way, her happy mistake. God, I love her brain! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame 4,183 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I honestly really like it a lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 74,600 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I will die on the hill that MAYHEM's cover is great and that the vehement hatred for it is crazy and unwarranted. If you simply don't like the cover, fine, but it is not as bad as some people want to make it out to be. I think y'all are blinded by nostalgia because there's no way you can look at MAYHEM, TFM, TF, and BTW and think "Yeah, the former is so much worse than the other three." Conceptually and stylistically, it's very similar to those covers, yet they're lauded as untouchable? 🖤👨🎤👹🕺 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StressedOut 643 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I think I'm just spoiled by all the alternate covers lol, I like the explanation behind the main one though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttont 5,129 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 It’s not my favorite but I don’t hate it. I’m honestly really indifferent and only really care about the music Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost 39 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I wish it would have been spookier, it seems kind of plain to me and doesn't say a lot, but maybe I'm missing something Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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