10 epic rock band branding

One common element of these branding elements is how versatile they are. There are 100s of variations of all of these logos, still instantly identifiable. These are all hard rock bands from the 70-80s. Maybe this shows my age and taste (yes), and maybe logos are not as important anymore? You don't have as much physical merchandise around records.

You can identify these images from a record album across aa room or T-shirt from 100 yards away.

1. Metallica



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2. AC/DC



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3. Black Flag



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4. Gwar



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5. The germs



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6. Motörhead



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and their dedicated fans:



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7. Yes



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8. Aerosmith



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9. Rush



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10. Iron Maiden



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