Man Hatin' Eye and Ear (Parental Discretion Advised)

The cover of this week's Voice (below) features the unsettling image of an ear breaking into fragments.

This depiction of the mutilation of a sensory organ instantly, mysteriously brought to mind the cover art for the Scorpions album Blackout (top), in which bent forks applied to a poor fellow's (mental patient's?) eyes trigger a shout that shatters some sort of glass barrier.