[Blazingmonga]

What does this have to do with shirts, exactly?

Ultimately I wear something that will be comfortable and that I can jump about in, if I want to.

^^ What about the Black Metal family goat? It would definitely be raped and cricified by the end of that day

Err ... I don't mind the 'cricifixion', but rape ... well ... they have to be lubed at least, y'know.

why even care? I wore a red hoodie to an opeth show and didn't get centered out for it. i also saw plenty of people with an Opeth or Nevermore shirt.

When I saw Dream Theater, a ton of people had DT shirts.

These "Rules" are "broken" way too often to even be considered "Rules". They are made by elitests who think that there is some sort ofcompulsary dress code for shows. Maybe for hip-hop, or hardcore shows...

This is a pretty busy topic for the irrelevancy of the theme.

NO!!!! I dont want to hear any of this "metal is about..." crap. Metal is about creating good music. It is not about dressing, fuffilling any emotional desires, its not about the community, it has no further meaning than a genre of music. You add your own individual meaning to the music you listen to, and same with the artist. They add their own meaning.

Metal has its own themes and conventions. It's anti-conformity, concerned with power, masculinity, youth, transgression. Just cause you want to go all po-mo and create 'what metal means to you' doesn't make it so in the grnader scheme of things, unless you consider that as a tiny part of the giant dialogue between fans, media and artists that negotiates the collective meaning of 'heavy metal'.

Of course it's totally in the spirit of metal to shrug off any attempt at defining or categorising itself. So yeah, pretend I didn't say anything, we do all have our own individual symbol systems.

\m/

Nothing is universal like it is in Punk, emo, hardcore, etc.

ahah, I'm sure the punks say the same thing about metal.

I'm generally of the school of thought not to wear a band shirt to a band's gig, but since I live in a pretty remote area, that really only counts for local or huge international acts, I'm sure any obscure band coming here would totally appreciate seeing people who already have their merch.

I'm also the kind of contrary asshole who wears anything other than black to a metal gig and rocks up to anything else in leather and worn metal shirts.

Well, I couldn't care less for "rules" like this. I'll probably see Bolt Thrower in april, and I'll be wearing this for sure.

I saw Symphony X performing 5 years ago in Paris and all the fans were dressed with these AWESOOOOME "V" T-shirts (the last album that was released then) and I must confess the whole crowd looked really weird, like a assembly or a Symphony X sect, or I don't know what LOL

However, I think these rules mentioned above are bullshit... I don't understand, why can't you wear what you want to wear. Arent we supposed to live in freedom???

:stoopid:

Well, I couldn't care less for "rules" like this. I'll probably see Bolt Thrower in april, and I'll be wearing this for sure.

Me on New Year's Eve..

And with the host...

Double post...fucking alcohol.

I really don't get why any genre of music should define how you shoudl dress...the number of times I've been told "you don't look like you listen to metal"

If anyone starts to criticise you for breaking these rules, I'd politely suggest to them that they spend more time worrying about the music and less time worrying about what other people are wearing.

Actually, probably the most fun gig I've ever been to was a Dragonforce gig in 2004 (despite not being a big fan), before this current surge of popularity, so most people there were really really into them, and about 90% of them had a DF shirt on (and plastic sword). It made for a great atmosphere

There is a whole lot of f*cking obvious in this thread.

DUH, metalheads hate rules.

More fashion talk!

I like fitting t-shirts and tight jeans. LOOK AT MY PENIS.

What's everyone's favourite metal/concert shirt?

I have this weird compulsion to buy as many High on Fire shirts as I can. I'm a pretty big fan, but I think it's because I just like the silliness of wearing such a brilliant/dumb band name. Plus people give me drugs.

NO!!!! I dont want to hear any of this "metal is about..." crap. Metal is about creating good music. It is not about dressing, fuffilling any emotional desires, its not about the community, it has no further meaning than a genre of music. You add your own individual meaning to the music you listen to, and same with the artist. They add their own meaning.

Metal has its own themes and conventions. It's anti-conformity, concerned with power, masculinity, youth, transgression. Just cause you want to go all po-mo and create 'what metal means to you' doesn't make it so in the grnader scheme of things, unless you consider that as a tiny part of the giant dialogue between fans, media and artists that negotiates the collective meaning of 'heavy metal'.

To a point, but there really is no underlying theme, except maybe in Black Metal. The only thing metal is defined by is how the music sounds. You could be singing about death and crucifiction, or you could sing about fairies dancing in fairy-world.

Nothing is universal like it is in Punk, emo, hardcore, etc.

ahah, I'm sure the punks say the same thing about metal.

It could be, but its not true. Punk was also a movement involving radical political views and such. Metal really wasnt like that.

I like almost all of my band t-shirts. My most comfortable ones include the bloody feather SYL t-shirt and my Fear Factory shirt with the deathmetal style writing. I am wearing an Iced Earth t-shirt right now, which I bought on the Glorious World Tour. It used to be my favorite shirt, but now it has holes all over and is a little thin.

If I had to choose a shirt to wear to my next metal gig, it would probably be my SYL shirt, its the most comfortable, and they are my favorite :lol . But I usually just eaither find a clean shirt, or if it is clean, ill wear the shirt of the band im most into that is playing. Im not gonna go out of my way to get it, but im going to admit that I care a little. Everyone would like to go to the gig in their favorite shirt, or a shirt that is showing your support for one of thew bands. Being metal is uncaring, but I dont care

[JuZ]

My favourite metal shirt isn't really "metal" looking at all... it's my Dev/SYL 2001 Australian tour t-shirt. The one that Rohan designed, with the sketch of Dev's head on the front. It's getting all loose around the collar and has a couple of small holes now, which just makes me love it even more.

Before that was the Fear Factory Demanufacture long sleeve... that was pretty metal, admittedly.

I like clothes.

Il like being naked.

Meh.

i'll wear the shirt of a band i'm gonna see! it doesn't worry me.

i like to wear old school faded shirts that make you look "hardcore" though... but it usually comes off in the pit anyway we're all the same underneath

yep, stoopid rules. why should we hide our appreciation and will to give 'em our money for merch from the bands?

i guess the folx who made up those rules are frustrated in a way and use metal as a substitute for some psychic lack they have. immature dumbuckets.

answer to that question some posts above: practically all syl-shirts, though i can't forgive 'em that they put the 'dozer on a white shirt.

@fragility: dragonforce! wahay! \m/ -.- \m/