Never underestimate the power of a good font. Even in the world of rock and metal, this still rings true. Think Iron Maiden or Metallica got famous just because of their songs? Wrong: they likely wouldn't be the superstars they are today had they not used such iconic lettering. And the biggest part of that -- as anyone who used the Metallica font generator that went viral a while ago can tell you -- is the font in one's band name or album title.
Sadly, not every band cares about graphic design. In fact, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that many of them couldn't care less. Whether it's in terms of their actual band logo, or the fonts they use on their promotional materials and album sleeves, some bands -- mainly metal and hardcore acts active between the late '90s and late '00s, when digital text generation was exciting and new, but before everyone realized that the MS Office suite wasn't the best tool for designing an album cover -- have made some horrific font faux-pas.
Just in case you thought we were joking, we rounded up 11 of the worst offenders. Here are the worst fonts in metal and hardcore...