Protest the Hero’s Fortress was one of the first metal albums I ever heard. Given that I’ve devoted my life to music, it seemed fitting that I get a tattoo that alludes to the band that started it all. I chose the beetle on the cover of Scurrilous because of it’s simplicity because the imagery on Fortress is far too complex and grandiose and I like both albums equally.
The Beetle in the context of the album cover is the only animal that didn’t manage to escape the vile tongue of the human. This can be interpreted in a number of ways and it’s ambiguity appealed to me the most. A couple ways you can interpret it are the following:
The beetle represents the extinct animals that man has killed off.
The beetle represents misfortune at the hands of others
The beetle represents sacrificing yourself for others.
etc. etc.
Really stoked on the way it came out. Enjoy!