Metal Song Artwork for Streaming
Every streaming platform needs cover art, and every platform has different requirements. AetherWave's free AI Album Art Generator creates Metal song artwork that's sized correctly and styled to match the metal aesthetic. Upload your track, choose a style, and download artwork ready for any platform.
Metal album art is bold, dark, and unapologetic - from thrash and death metal's visceral imagery to progressive metal's cosmic landscapes. AI-generated metal covers lean into dramatic contrasts, skulls, fire, dark fantasy, and intricate detail work.
Perfect for Every Platform
Spotify
1:1 square format, high-res PNG
Apple Music
1:1 square format, 1024x1024+
SoundCloud
Square format for tracks and albums
YouTube Music
Square or 16:9 for video thumbnails
9:16 portrait for Stories and Reels
TikTok
9:16 portrait with animated option
8 Art Styles for Metal
Choose from 8 AI art styles, each creating a different visual interpretation of your metal track. These styles are recommended for Metal music:
Photorealistic *
Cinematic quality with dramatic lighting
Abstract
Bold colors and dynamic patterns
Digital Art *
Sleek futuristic aesthetics
Vintage
Warm film grain and retro charm
Minimal
Elegant negative space
Surreal *
Dreamlike impossible imagery
Anime
Rich illustration and atmosphere
Street Art
Urban energy and raw expression
How It Works
Upload Your Track
Drop in your metal audio file - any format works
Choose a Style
Pick from 8 art styles or let the AI recommend one for Metal
Download
Get your artwork in 1:1 or 9:16 - ready for any platform
Metal Visual Language
Great metal artwork captures the genre's visual identity: skulls, fire, dark fantasy landscapes, gothic architecture, battle scenes, demonic imagery. The AI understands these associations and generates artwork that feels authentic to the Metal aesthetic, not generic stock-art covers.
You can also add a custom prompt to guide the AI toward specific imagery. For example, try "Dark throne in a burning cathedral, gothic and menacing" to push the artwork in a particular direction while keeping it rooted in the metal visual language.
Animated Covers
After generating your Metal artwork, you can animate it into a looping video merged with your audio. This creates a shareable MP4 perfect for social media promotion - the visual moves while your track plays. The 5-second animation is free with an account.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sizes are available?
The generator creates artwork in two formats: Square (1:1) at 1024x1024 pixels for Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and standard album covers. Portrait (9:16) at 1024x1792 pixels for Instagram Stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels. Both download as high-quality PNG files.
Is it really free?
Yes. Creating Metal song artwork, downloading the image, and generating a static MP4 video are all 100% free with no account required. Animated covers (where the artwork moves while your metal track plays) require a free AetherWave account.
Can I use it for commercial releases?
The AI-generated Metal artwork is created uniquely for each request. You can download it and use it as cover art for your streaming releases on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and other distribution platforms.
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