Mick Koopman

Made up by the band's singer James Hetfield somewhere in the 80's, the Metallica logo has it all; it's iconic, it's legible, it's original. A combination of bold type (I like it) and some flashes of lightning, it perfectly embodies the band's music without messing up the marketing-potential (Metallica is one of heavy metal's best selling bands). Sort of consistantly used throughout the years, with an iteration here and there, only to realize the original is still the best version. I love metal band's logo's, mostly because they're rubbish. The older logo's like Judas Pries or Iron Maiden are perfectly clear and legible, but the best ones are the Black Metal or Metalcore/ Grindcore logo's, which more than often look like a plate of spaghetti. I find them highly enjoyable. More so, people seem to recognize these shapes and memorize them Can't read them, but know what they mean.