All hail punks, weirdos and metal heads doing rad shit, and not being bitter losers, but being epic fucking creators! The other day, we received a cool email from a CVLT Nation reader in North Carolina who owes a print shop called Holy Mountain Printing. They joined forces with one of our favorite illustrators, Justin Barlett, to create the ultimate interpretation of the head crab from the movie The Thing. Not only is the final product outstanding, it’s the attention to detail that will make you say damn! I have worked with a lot of printing houses, and I have never seen such dedication to making an outstanding final product. Here is some more trivia – there were only a hundred of these tees made, and you can buy them HERE. Check out the graphics below and the extraordinary packaging after the jump!
I’m sure we all can agree that one of the most important clothing items in metal culture is the t-shirt. Metal bands and their fans have taken this garment to new heights. What’s interesting about this garment is how it has been used as a signifier on so many levels. I guess you could say that tees almost create a sense of tribalism for certain people. They also mean a lot to metal fans because they mark certain times in history and memories for the fan, myself included. Then there is the art factor – so many young illustrators have gotten their foot in the door by drawing merch for bands. And for the bands that are not on major labels, the tees that they sell while on the road are what keep them going from city to city. Then you have the collector factor, which I totally can relate to, where your life does not feel complete without certain tees in your collection. On a personal level, I could spend hours looking at heavy metal or punk graphic tees. So on that note, today CVLT Nation would like to celebrate the short sleeve metal tee with a huge gallery of garbs! Head banging shout out to T-shirt Slayer for having a cool site!
The sick gallery after the jump!
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Actual Pain just dropped a stellar winter lineup of tees, crews and touques, featuring some new prints and some tried and true classics. I am digging the Magical Motherfucker print – I think my mother-in-law would also enjoy it since it features one of her favorite words (guess which one?). Actual Pain always gets straight to the point with their prints, and this drop is no exception. It’s a simple cream & black palette, with a bit of blood thrown in for depth. The touques (as we say in Canada) are pretty awesome, I am a sucker for a giant pompom, and I will wear anything that says Black Magic on it. After the jump, check out the Actual Pain Winter 2011 collection, and head over to their warehouse and/or webstore because I hear this shit goes fast…
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Voices In The Wilderness…
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THOU
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Interview by Wes Cueto
On September 13th, I had a chance to catch up with Bryan Funck and Mitch Wells from Baton Rouge Louisiana’s THOU after one of their shows in New Bruswick, New Jersey. For the past few years Thou have been one of the more prolific and thought provoking bands in the American underground sludge scene.
Listen to the interview to hear what Bryan and Mitch had to say about jazz, local art, social networks and their upcoming new album entitled HEATHEN.
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Photos by Alan Hunter
Let’s all say it LOUD Fuck Authority and behead the oppressors for all of the wrongs they have done to us! There is a new T-Shirt brand from SoCal created by pun for pun called Wartime Collective.They launched their webstore that is fully stocked with all of their new gnarly designs.I respect were these humans are coming from and i totally dig how they flip iconic political punk iconography with a even more sinister vibe! You know what i’m not going to speak for them because it’s time for you to peep the new Wartime Collective video which will say it ALL!
Wartime Collective Winter 2011 Lookbook from Wartime Collective on Vimeo.
Traitors & Martyrs is a new underground clothing brand out of Texas, and has come out strong with their first collection of hand-screened tees & crews. This brand has strong ties to the American hardcore community, and their first season features design collaborations with Old Wounds and Give Up. The Give Up tee is limited to 20 pieces and it won’t be re-printed, so now is your only chance to pick it up. The designs are tight and not overdone or too esoteric, and the hand-pulled prints just add to the authenticity. It’s nice to see an occult/dark clothing brand with integrity, and CVLT Nation wants to show our full support to Traitors & Martyrs for keeping it local. Their webstore launched last Friday, so head over to the Traitors & Martyrs store and show your support! After the jump, check out the first lookbook…
Bristol’s premier skate shop, Fifty Fifty, did an awesome feature on CVLT Nation Two, complete with a photo shoot and all. It looks super dope, and represents the brand well…and it’s an honor to be carried in a skate shop that has been going strong in the UK for the past 13 years. Right now, they are the only store in the UK carrying CVLT Nation Two, so if you are over there looking for somewhere closer to home to pick up our tees & hats, check out their webstore 5050store.com. After the jump, check out how they rock our gear overseas…
To me, respect is lived, experienced and earned. One person in the streetwear game that has done this is Erik Brunetti. What I dig about this human is his punk rock roots that date back to the early 80′s. He started his brand FUCT 20 years ago when there was not even the term “streetwear” – he did it because it just came naturally to him. I remember how his brand took aim at the mainstream almost in the same way that Vivienne & Malcom did with their gear in the 70′s. Erik is mad talented which can be seen in his line drawings that are are filled with irony. Another thing, this human is well aware of how all underground cultures intersect at some point, and this has helped him always to to see the world through his own version of reality. Keeping with his punk ethos, FUCT was open to collaborate with other artists like Mr. Cartoon, Pushead, Larry Clark, Alexis Ross, Wes Lang. In celebration of 20 years in the game, Union L.A. is holding a 20 Year Visual Exposition for the month of November. Don’t get it twisted, this brand is stronger than ever, and you can pick up the new collection at the FUCT online store or Mishka stores. Check out some historic shit after the jump, plus some new gear. Erik, keep up the good fight!
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The man himself doesn’t need an introduction nor does his persona. I choose to focus on his despotic fascination for homemade costumes and “clothing” that he chooses to adorn himself with on stage for Mayhem, Void Ov Voices and Sunn O))). At one gig going as far to make himself up as a tree, explaining that Sunn O))) music was for the plants. Some of his appearances have nonetheless been deemed controversial or lame, but opinions are irrelevant because it is not made with the intentions to impress. Some of his masks were designed by Nader Sadek, who i also plan to write about. Various others designs that have come across were the German Hitler outfit, broken mirror man, the death priest (over 70 years old and made by nuns) and the mummy…
Atilla states about the purpose of the visual aesthetics “I like to challenge the audience, so the worst thing for me is going on stage with something that has been seen a million times before, like corpse paint. Actually, the first time I wore corpse paint was in 1987 with my band Tormentor. Alien Sex Fiend were using white make-up, so I started to wear a white base and put black make-up on top, around the eyes and the mouth. It was cool then”
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It is hard to find clothing that truly expresses the respect for myth and magick that inspires so much of the music we cover on CVLT Nation. Especially for women, which is why so many of us make jeans and t-shirts the staple of our wardrobes – but like me, many of you may dream of clothing that will make you feel less like one of the dudes sometimes. Enter Ovate, a line out of a small, dark studio in Montreal, where designer Audrey Cantwell blasts black metal and weaves leather, wool and silk with Norse poetry and Druidic wisdom. Her clothing carries an ethereal dark energy around it, and the elegance and power of a High Priestess. An Ovate is a shaman, prophet, seer, healer and diviner, an ancient bearer of wisdom, and Ovate clothing evokes such wisdom without speaking it. Her Curse of Busla silk tops and dresses are hand-silkscreened with runes, a quote from the ancient Norse poem The Curse of Busla: “May wights be wildered, and wonders happen, may cliffs be shattered and the world shaken.” Most of her designs are created by hand, knitting leather and wool and hand-printing on silk. The effect is both ancient and modern at once, and would be equally at home on icy Scandinavian plains and dirty city streets. After the jump, check out photos from her Fall/Winter 2011 collection…
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