Metallica

A modern solid-state metal-band pinball playfield shot under blue-mood lighting, tapering from a wide lower apron to a narrow upper deck. The centre is dominated by a large angular red-and-yellow lightning-bolt-edged METALLICA logo with the numbers 1 2 3 4 spaced beneath it, and a blue oval panel below holding the word FUEL in white script. Above that sits a fan of five greyed-out wedge targets lit from behind in red, amber, green, blue and yellow, topped by a snarling illustrated face with bared teeth. Below the logo is a white-outlined bank of four square inserts: a cross/plus symbol, a small standing figure, a vertical rounded rectangle, and a black icon, with the line CHARACTER FEATURES TO LIGHT OUT OF METAL underneath. Two slingshots shaped like erupting orange-and-yellow flames flank the mid-field, and a large horned, red-eyed monster mask head fills the lower centre between them. The lower apron carries a silver instruction card at left, a yellow warning card in the middle, and a card at right showing a grinning face with lightning. The upper playfield is packed with chrome wire ramps, a red-glowing circular saucer-like feature at right, blue plastic ramps at both shoulders, and grey tombstone-shaped targets in rows.

A metal-band-themed pinball playfield, shot in a dim room with the glass reflecting red and blue light. The centre of the lower half is dominated by a straight-edged block logo reading METALLICA in red capitals with a cream/white outline, sitting over a curved American-flag-style bar of red-and-white stripes and green segments, and above a cream oval gauge reading FUEL. Four grimacing, pale male faces with long hair are lined up shoulder to shoulder directly above the logo. Below the fuel gauge sit four adjacent teal-blue card windows, each framed in white and each bearing a black icon in turn: a Christian cross, a skull, a tombstone or coffin, and a screaming open-mouthed head. The upper playfield is a dark, stormy blue with crackling white lightning bolts and, at top centre, a large cartoonish blue-skinned head wearing a dark cap, grinning with a wide fanged mouth and a pink tongue hanging out, flanked by two round grey lamp or speaker bezels. A polished metal tube structure runs down the upper left, a red glowing element sits upper right, and flame-orange, acid-green and turquoise illustration fills the lower flanks, with green flames and a horned skull near the bottom centre. Cream instruction cards sit on the lower wooden apron.

A metal-guitarist-themed electro-mechanical-style playfield photographed under glass in a wooden cabinet, with the whole surface crowded by grey-blue machinery art, orange flame, yellow lightning and a dense tangle of chrome rails. Two large clear plastic ramps or habitrails with red and yellow railings rise symmetrically at the top left and top right, each capped by a big translucent round pop-bumper dome. Between them at the top a blue banner with yellow trim carries the word MASTIFF in chunky dark red letters, and a small red-and-white USA sticker sits at the extreme top left. A helmeted, goggle-wearing male head looms under the banner between the ramps. Mid-field there are small square and rectangular drop-target faces, a red rectangular insert panel, and a white diagonal sign reading MYSTERY on the right lane. The centre is dominated by a big angular red-and-yellow logo reading METALLICA, arched across a rainbow-striped fan of coloured segments. Below it sit four upright target cards printed with black symbols: a cross, a skull-like emblem, a plain rectangle and a spider or creature. Two yellow flippers at the bottom centre flank a painted snarling head with red lips. Lower left artwork is a cluster of four snarling grimacing faces; a yellow HOW TO BACK THIS GAME card sits bottom left and a yellow rules card bottom right.

Wide rectangular backglass dominated by a cracked stone wall of pale grey blocks across the lower half, through whose gaps four grotesque cartoon heavy-metal guitarists appear shoulder-to-shoulder, staring outwards with bulging white eyes and snarling open mouths. Behind and above them a wall of orange and yellow flame fills a ragged arch, with a deep red and black sky and torn red drapery or rock folds across the top corners. Across the top a huge chrome-and-white logo reads METALLICA in a jagged, beveled, lightning-bolt letterform, sitting on a row of dark rectangular marquee panels. Along the bottom, centred over the stonework, bold white outlined capitals read MASTER OF PUPPETS. Two small logos sit in the lower corners: a gold oval artist mark with a copyright line under it at bottom left, and a red oval wordmark with a white pinball, reading Stern pinball, at bottom right. A blue-jeaned leg and black boot thrust through the wall at lower left. Palette is dominated by red, black, orange flame and grey stone.

Square backglass with a heavy comic-book illustration. A dark maroon-to-black sky fills the background, with torn red cloth banners and bundles of taut puppet strings hanging down from the top edge and both top corners. Across the upper third, the band name METALLICA appears in huge angular silver-white block capitals with black outline and hairline hatching, drawn as spikes and slashes. Below it a wall of yellow, orange and white flames rises behind four male figures who are rendered as marionettes, with strings visibly running up from their heads and shoulders to the top of the frame. The four stand shoulder to shoulder above a jagged grey stone-block wall that spans the bottom third, all grinning or screaming with bared teeth, each clutching a guitar. Along the lower centre, on a grey stone band, the words MASTER OF PUPPETS appear in white outlined block capitals. A small yellow oval artist signature and a copyright line sit in the bottom-left corner, and a red-and-white Stern logo sits at bottom right. Palette is red, black, yellow-orange flame and grey stone.

A wide, landscape-format backglass illustration in a gritty comic-book ink style with heavy black linework and flat spot colour. Across the top, a chrome-and-white block-letter title with a dripping, melting lower edge sits in front of two crossed grey mallets or hammers, and immediately beneath it runs a horizontal band of black-and-white piano keys. A bright yellow-and-orange flame halo radiates from the centre against a black field, while the outer border is a deep blood-red wash with darker red splatters and hanging drips. Four male musician caricatures stand shoulder to shoulder in the middle, each holding an angular electric guitar and each with thin puppet strings running from his head and shoulders upward out of frame; thin black threads are clearly visible above all four. The bottom third is a wall of cracked, pale grey concrete blocks. Across the lower centre sits a large white all-caps subtitle with a thick black outline and a black drop shadow. Dominant colours are black, deep red, yellow-orange and white-grey.

A wide landscape backglass packed edge to edge with comic-book horror artwork. Across the top, the word METALLICA is lettered in huge jagged rock-style capitals, crimson at the top fading to orange-yellow at the base, with a heavy black outline and a bright yellow glow behind it, flanked by two long yellow diagonal stripes. Below the logo a dark starry sky and a burning city skyline sit behind four oversized caricature band members rendered in lurid yellow-green skin tones with heavy black ink outlines. From left: a long-haired figure in a blue star-spangled cape raising a clenched fist; a short spiky-haired figure screaming with mouth wide open, tongue and teeth showing; a larger figure with a brown pompadour and goatee throwing his head back with eyes shut; and at the right a figure in a black cap and purple shirt screaming while playing a red V-shaped electric guitar on a smoke-trailing cable. Three small military helicopters fly across the upper sky. Along the entire bottom edge a crowd of monster heads and screaming fans is packed shoulder to shoulder: a green skull, a brown-haired young man, a man in a black cap and sunglasses, a burning skeleton, a man with a purple mohawk, a one-eyed bearded head, a yellow monster with a metal riveted jaw, a green witch-like face with a bulbous nose, a screaming green face, and a huge pink-and-teal monster with yellow teeth at the right. Dominant colours: crimson red, yellow-orange, black, and blue.

A wide backglass dominated by a jagged, dripping green-and-yellow wordmark across the top, backed by orange flame and a purple star-flecked sky. Four caricatured male musicians are crammed together in the centre, all rendered in heavy black comic line work: at far left a blond, wide-grinning guitarist in a black leather jacket with a long pointed beard, holding a white V-shaped flying-guitar; second a dark-haired, bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, hunched and scowling over the same white guitar; behind them a bald, gap-toothed singer in a torn dark shirt with his tongue out, gripping a rusty metal object; at right a dark-haired bassist in a blue sleeveless vest and black shorts, barefoot, playing a bright turquoise angular electric bass. Behind the band sit two huge blue speaker cabinets, one each side, drawn in flat comic style. The floor is cracked grey-green stone scattered with pebbles and cable runs. The whole piece is a punky airbrushed cartoon with heavy outlines, grimy skin shading and exaggerated anatomy.