Pretend you are peeling band stickers off a guitar case. Each prompt flashes one sticker. Tongue, bolt, starburst, crowned animals, boxed letters, spooky grins. Your move is to tag the crew who made that picture a passport.
Check little rules. Bold icons travel on shirts. Fine filigree stays on album sleeves. Ransom-note texture hints punk scenes. Clean geometric mascots hint indie brains. Crosshair silhouettes hint social bite. Heraldic monsters yell theater.
Stay scrappy. No overthinking. One glance, then click. If your memory says “I’ve seen that at a porta-potty line,” you probably have. Go with it. Next sticker is already waiting.
[A] The Rolling Stones | John Pasche's 1970 tongue design captured Jagger's swagger perfectly. This rebellious mouth became rock's most recognizable brand worldwide.
2/20
2. Van Halen
[B] Van Halen | Dave Bhang crafted those angular wings in the late '70s. The VH emblem screams speed and California showmanship at first glance.
3/20
3. Nine Inch Nails
[C] Nine Inch Nails | Trent Reznor boxed three letters into industrial perfection in 1989. Clean symmetry made angst surprisingly wearable on black shirts everywhere.
4/20
4. Prince
[A] Prince | His Love Symbol merged male and female symbols ingeniously. This glyph carried Prince through contracts, guitars, and his famous name change period.
5/20
5. Ramones
[D] Ramones | Arturo Vega hijacked America's presidential seal with punk humor. Eagles clutch baseball bats instead of arrows, mocking authority brilliantly.
6/20
6. Public Enemy
[B] Public Enemy | Eric Haze refined the crosshair silhouette into hip-hop history. The target flipped surveillance culture, declaring "we see you too."
7/20
7. Rush
[C] Rush | Hugh Syme's Starman first appeared on 2112's cover. One figure confronting the red star became prog rock's most philosophical badge.
8/20
8. Radiohead
[D] Radiohead | Stanley Donwood's modified bear emerged during Kid A sessions. Cute yet disturbing, this mascot captures millennial anxiety in simple geometry.
9/20
9. Wu-Tang Clan
[B] Wu-Tang Clan | Allah Mathematics drew that razor-sharp W from pure graffiti instinct. Staten Island's finest export branded hip-hop forever with angular precision.
10/20
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers
[A] Red Hot Chili Peppers | Kiedis doodled their eight-point star casually. Fans connected it to chaos magic, fitting for California's funkiest rock fusion.
11/20
11. Queen
[C] Queen | Mercury combined zodiac signs into royal heraldry. Lions, crabs, fairies crowned by a phoenix made theatrical rock look properly regal.
12/20
12. Grateful Dead
[D] Grateful Dead | Owsley Stanley's skull-and-bolt "Stealie" started as equipment identification. Psychedelic practicality spawned America's most tie-dyed symbol ever created.
13/20
13. H.I.M.
[A] H.I.M. | Ville Valo's heartagram balances love with pentagram darkness. Finland's biggest rock export branded "love metal" with one clever symbol.
14/20
14. Weezer
[C] Weezer | Their flying =W= transforms typography into aviation. Simple lines create perfect minimalism for album covers and massive stage backdrops.
15/20
15. The Offspring
[B] The Offspring | That flaming skull radiates pure skate-punk energy. Three bold strokes captured '90s rebellion on stickers, decks, and hoodies instantly.
16/20
16. Nirvana
[D] Nirvana | The crossed-out smiley appeared mysteriously in 1991. Grunge's anti-happiness face mocked both acid house culture and mainstream success simultaneously.
17/20
17. Black Flag
[A] Black Flag | Raymond Pettibon painted four black bars as anarchist flag. Hardcore punk's entire philosophy lives in these four tattooed rectangles.
18/20
18. Misfits
[B] Misfits | Their fiend skull steals The Crimson Ghost's 1946 face. Horror-punk found its perfect mascot in this B-movie villain's grimace.
19/20
19. Slipknot
[D] Slipknot | Nine points match nine masked members precisely. This rotating nonagram represents unity through mechanical precision and rhythmic chaos together.
20/20
20. Twisted Sister
[C] Twisted Sister | Chrome TS letters slice like industrial blades. Hair metal's rebellion crystallized into beveled steel geometry readable from arena nosebleeds.