Fake Battle Vests?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In my new video I talk about fake battle vests!
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in my art class I wore my battle vest on the first day, and right beside me was a rich Asian kid who had a fake battle jacket from H&M... he saw mine and never wore that thing again
Sinister Skulker i had the same situation yesterday 😄😂
Hehehehe nice
watch what you say there,hippy !..
I don;t take kindly to the word retarded.. it's not a description of a action, but a derogatory name for someone who has a problem that was caused by takng drugs during pregnancy !
hippy, I'd buy a fake battle jacket, but I'd use it to make a real one!
Andreia Reminiec i was thinking about that with patched pants tbh ive seen some at h&m
I passed my battle-jacket from the 80s to my daughter, and added a couple of patches of bands she likes, hand sewn by me for her. She's capable of sewing, but this was a gift of love, honor and keeping Metal in the family
teaching them young🥹
And the award for best parent ever goes to 🥇
That's cute
@@dame9187
(I just got this alert 3 months later :/)
She was a teen at the time and is now 31 and a mom.
My grandson can have the vest if that's his style, and we'll put on patches of his future favorite bands if he wants. And teach him to sew for himself- that's Metal.
And here is a ancient piece of armor its very original in deed
I've always thought it ironic that you need to know how to sew in order to be brutal.
Jimmy Rose not necessarily, the most brutal metal scene around (slam) doesn’t use patches, shit the fans barely even wear jackets, just a single devourment t shirt and camo pants/shorts
Jimmy Rose well, you can use the needles to stab your enemies.
bloody thumbs are brutal dude!
I love sewing
You need to be able to sew your wounds from fighting in the true metal war (ask Manowar).
Whether a metalhead or not, I don't think any sane person would even think of wearing a fake battle vest.
A lot in Chicago do lol. Saw a "battle vest" with a ducking smash mouth back patch once
Some girl from my my old martial arts classes asked me to make one for her when she seen mine I said no. The next class she came in with this designer fake vest with words like love and roses on it
@@tabernaclejones6115 I like Smash mouth so.... yeh
@@tabernaclejones6115 imagine policing what kind of patches people are allowed to put on their vests. There are no rules besides listening to the damn bands you wear. Just worship the band, man.
@@Bucky_Winchester Did we read the same comment, or are you just grasping at straws to start an argument with a perfect stranger you can't even see because you have so little going for you in real life?
Nah.. That couldn't be it.
"He was air guitaring like there was no tomorrow"
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Air guitaring is the only instrument anyone can play. XD
I'm strongly opposed to fake battle vests but I understand their existence. Unfortunately metal fashion has become trendy in recent years; celebrities wear metal band shirts, pop and rap artists have made metal style merch and lots of people wear shirts from bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden without listening to them. It seems that fake battle vests are just a by-product of this trend. Although these people still don't like the music and won't associate themselves with it, they adopt the fashion as an edgy accessory.
I agree. Sometimes I'm not too thrilled with this trend but other times I like how they think the metal style is cool so they imitate it. Maybe they don't like the music, but there's at least something about the scene that they like.
BTW, I like your screen name and your avatar.
+omegaXXIV I personally have a more negative view of this trend because it's really just the mainstream adopting certain aspects of the style while there is still a stigma against the music itself. I especially dislike it when people wear shirts of bands they don't listen to because band merch is supposed to show people that you're a fan of a band but now they're being worn by people who would never associate themselves with the bands whose merch they're wearing. Thanks for the compliment about my screen name and avatar BTW, I honestly expected a negative reaction to it when I picked it but thankfully that hasn't happened lol.
libertarian metalhead, That's what i said to someone else on infidelamsterdam's channel... it's a trend ,, wait for it to die.. and theye'll be on to the next fashion trend..
libertarian, trends are here today& gone tomorrow.. and so will the followers
This kinks song says it all for those pretenders
ua-cam.com/video/K-JKWDC6fDs/v-deo.html
next level posers
What annoys me is when stores like Forever 21 take jackets and stuff and sew random patches on them with metal font in an effort to look trendy. I was in the mall a while ago and I stopped in there and saw this jacket with a bunch of patches that looked like they were of bands and that sort of thing- but when I looked closer, it was just cities and shit- San Francisco was written in Metallica's stylization, New York was written like AC/DC, and a bunch of other stuff like that.
Now thats' cancer
Metallica sells those on san francisco shows in mug form
Lmao I just ranted about the same shit
In my school, I saw some guy with this stupid shirt that has "NYC" or something like that in Metallica's font.
Pure cringe.
Toss that shit off the rack, come back to do the same.
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I’ll just copy off the smart kid
Anyone who wears a fake battle vest is gonna get called the dreaded “p word” 😆
Go ahead and say it; they're fuckin potatoes!
MisfitBYTE woah there man, watch the language 😂
You can’t just call someone a potato like that dude like come on now
Sorry. My emotions got the better of me.
HolyGraveland
I think he means poser.
When I first started getting into metal when I was about 11, my mom would get stuff for me that she thought I would like, like clothes and albums. Fake battle vests look like one of those things. IMO I love that feeling of accomplishment when I add a new patch or pin to mine, so no fake vests for me. Great video!
One thing that will always piss me off is fake battlejackets/vests and pre made battlejackets/vests. Annoys me beyond belief, my battlejacket has been something I have worked on for four, nearly five years now. Talking like £300/£400 worth of patches, badges etc and me being blind in one eye and visually impaired in the other and suffering from arthritis I literally had to teach myself how to sew despite struggling to see and feel what I was doing. A lot of time and blood went into it and then you get bellends buying pre made ones and shitty companies who shit on metal making fake ones for a quick cash grab?
Luke Harman Fuck 'em all, brother...the fashion trend will pass, and all the phony shit will be forgotten and delegated to the shitcan of history. In the long run, true badasses like you will be the last ones standing, wearing your vest with pride! Btw, is it wrong for me to hope that some of the blood you spilled while making your vest actually wound up ON your vest? That'd be so badass!
sewing a battlejacket while being blind in one eye and putting real pain into it, that’s metal as fuck
You are a fucking hero, don't you ever forget that!
I was shopping with my girlfriend at a forever 21 store, turns out there's an "edgy" rebel shirts for women that have Maiden font but with images of eagle that supposed to be Eddie in poor quility with a fake name like "wrath bird" or some shit like that, the sales women told me they were a real band and is was their merch. After a Google search there was no band like that and they were like the fake battle vests, who the fuck buys a bad $30 shirt when Maiden's merch is cheaper than that crap and better.
I wouldn't buy a fake shitty Battle vest. I would go to Wacken Open Air, buy a real Battle Vest, buy some patches and teach myself how to sew my patches on my Battle Vest.
Jimmy Gray I have few patches on my hoodie :3 I called it "battle hoodie"😎🤘🏻
Keenan Manson Sweet, dude! I would call that a Metalhead Battle hoodie. The seven patches I'm going to find and put on my Battle Vest are Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Nile, Motorhead, Pantera, Iron Maiden and the back patch of Amon Amarth.
you could buy a faux battle vest & use it to make a real one
Andreia Reminiec Sounds awesome. I can't wait to buy one of those.
My fiancé and I both recently added new patches to my vest and it was a great experience for us both! She even wants to start one for herself now! I’m glad I was able to share my love for the genre with her and have her share the love!
About fake Metal Vests, i think I have some kind of explanation.
I remembre being around 12-13 and starting then listening to Metal. And so on I started to discover and learn the culture and the Battle Vest was THE icon of an "edgy and cool different and original guy" so i didn't really understand the purpose of it either than looking cool and original.
I think "Wannabes" is the word
Only time fake battle vests make sense is as a movie outfit
But death is a band
Thanks, I figured they'd have just that much authenticity.
Heinrich Volke sounds like copy-write infringement to me
You call a group of gorillas a band of gorillas. So yeah, I imagined a raging band of gorillas charging at me😭🤣 Yup, that would mean death.
@@yms4355 huh?
I just started listening to them! I'm talking about the proto-punk/metal/classic rock sounding band....are you? haha. It's a tad confusing.
I fucking need a battle vest.
slipknot forever me too
Triple _ ST it's all about Korn bro
Dirty Dan That’s his name
Dirty Dan I didn’t realize it til now
aye silent planet
Yo I'm digging that red dead redemption undead nightmare poster :p
Cesar Martinez I had that jawn bro😣😢
Oh fuck. You just made me think of a horrible "battle vest" I saw. I saw a girl wearing a vest with patches of cities in metal band logo font.
I bought one from China and the patches are all wrong like crayle of filn and colonial corse
Bunker Sieben Colonial Corse is the best band
Crayle of Filn is the best goddam band in the world
My favorite album from colonial corse is tome of the mutelatd
@@cheesecake3036 nah dog its all about the skelretal doughmarn
John Marston no-you’re also wrong. The best colonial corse album is esen bak tu lief
i have this beautiful black jean jacket but guess what ? i can't add spikes or patches on it because of the dress code in my school, for the metal spikes ok it's dangerous i understand but i mean patches really ?
meanwhile girls at my age wear high thigh boots with mini skirts (also band t shirt, they obviously don't listen to those bands and it makes my eyes bleed everytime)
Mayonetta be rebellious
I'm testing the limits of the dress code for now (they can temporary expel me if they judge my clothes inappropriate) i've tried pentagram, platform shoes band t and some other small things, for the moment nothing happened just some weird looks, the oh so annoying "Does your t shirt has any satanic meanings?" and people that yell Satan when they sees me...oh boi they're not ready for what's coming next
Mini skirts? how early 60s !..I didn't think that they ( teen age girls) still wear them !
even worse she can wear her high thigh fake leather high heels boots (whatever is it even suppose to be) with her mini skirt without any leggings/tights and you can't wear ripped jeans...
LOGIC !
When I was in middle school, the teachers actually liked my battle vest.
I think it's an extension of the whole metal shirt trend
I've also seen hoodies that look like they have a black metal band's logo on them, but when you take a closer look, it's just some bullshit words that are made to look like a metal logo. WHY?
i see those hoodies all the time, it's a shame.
Gross.
if anything, all these posers just force the real metal heads to be more extreme. Just pull out your Tomb of the mulilated & Burzum t shirts.
j Ernust that’s why I mainly only wear extreme band shirts like cannibal corpse, gorgoroth, obituary, mayhem etc
j Ernust I mean, I have Nightwish and Symphony X. Not exactly extreme but power metal is not what most outsiders, hell even people within the community sometimes, would not really think about when they think of metal music.
How is Burzum extreme ? Their album art is not gory or "brutal" at all and I listen to them when I'm in a mood for soft, inspiring music.
@@TheCryptCrawler It's the more context the music was made by a church-burning Neo-Nazi that did time for manslaughter than the music itself that makes Burzum controversial.
Y'all going to make me bust out the Nickleback shirts
There is no point to get a fake battle vest, not for metalheads and non-metalheads since they dont really appreciate the meaning/artstyle. Totally pointless because they will get called out by anyone
On one of my vests I have more than just metal patches. I have some hip hop pins and patches mixed amongst some punk patches, even movie, or pop culture references. I find myself choosing to wear it more often than my full metal jackets because I feel like it expresses a lot more of my personality and my interests. I’ve gotten a strange look or two from other metal heads tho. I think they are debating if it’s a fake vest or what. I get it though. Seeing Ghost or behemoth patches next to suicidal tendencies, brand new, Kanye, mf doom, or parkway drive patches isn’t something you see everyday. Typically most of the bands are from the same genre or at least similar. But I wanted a jacket that truly showed what I care about and I think it’s pretty sick.
I never knew this was a thing until now. I'll keep an eye out for this next time I'm out a show.
I understand 500%. Fake battle vests are for POSERS! Fellow female metalhead. Peace! 😎
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i would prefer invest all My money on original patches
I don't understand why someone would buy a fake one or even a real one it kinda ruins the fun
Love your spiked gauntlets dude! From one Metalhead to another
at first i thought you meant making a battle vest from bands you either dont like or dont listen too either way a less then smart move but at least it wouldnt have been as blatantly obvious
That's what I thought as well. Though idiotic, it would still make more sense.
I have done both. I have made my own and I had a Rob zombie vest made for me and a super bad ass Amon Amarth jacket made for me. I hade these two made because I don't possess the necessary skills to achieve this level of awesome. I wanted somthing more than I could do myself.
i was walking around school wearing my battle jacket and i looked inside a class and saw a guy with a bunch of patches all over a vest, and they were all metal band logo fonts like iron maiden or metallica but they were logos for other clothing brands and i got so pissed about it
No self respecting metalhead would wear a fake vest period
Well, I don’t have any patches yet! Maybe one day I’ll get patches of my fave punk/ metal bands
My best friend sewed all of my patches on for me but to me its so comforting because its like a piece of someone looking out for me is sewn into my jacket. Plus its helped us bond over something because she likes to ask about the stories of my patches.
😌 that's sweet of your friend
What's a fake battle vest
Never mind
I never saw one.
Fakery and fuckery everywhere. On the positive side, it was a poser wearing a COB vest that sparked my curiousity in metal as something worth a shot. So maybe it's not that bad after all.
Just bought a candlemass patch and mortician back patch from Metal Devastation. been buying from them for a while and i love them!
You are so inspirational when it comes to battle vests. Death to fake battle vests
1:52 Bc they want to be apart of the fashion trend if yk what I mean. They take band logos and slap them on top of regular trendy words like ratchet, lit, fresh, etc(ringe)...
Chicks ain’t hot. YOU ARE!!
I built my own vest and I'm actually pretty damn good at it. My boyfriend however is a lost cause when it comes to sewing it's just not a good time. I put all of his patches and spikes on his vest. It's still a vest and to him it's incredibly special and important
I've seen a shirt that said "PLAYER" in SLAYER font...
Dillon Williams no way!!! Augh...
Christian version of Slayer 😶
There was a fake punk jacket going around being sold from H&M and there was a huge uproar because that’s ridiculous why would you want a premade jacket that’s supposed to look unique buying a premade jacket to look unique isn’t unique in itself and is a contradictory idea because thousands of people could be wearing the same jacket which defeats the purpose of the uniqueness
Awesome shirt mate!
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DIE BY HONOUR OUR CALL!!!
Well a "battle vest" isn't just associated with metal or bands, only the ones covered in heavy metal patches are. Bikers could easily go and say that metal battle vests are copied from biker's vests covered in patches to support their favourite motorcycle companies, and/or affiliations, which is the exact idea of a metal battle vest, supporting your favourite bands and what parts of metal you affiliate with, whether it's death metal, black metal, etc. Punk fans have also been wearing "battle vests" for a long time.
"Battle Vests" are about making a statement, whether it's metal, motorcycles, etc. Showing pride to be a part of something that is larger than yourself, but at the same time demonized by mundane society, that's why the term "battle" is there, fighting back, saying "this is who I am, don't like it, well, fuck you, keep walking."
A lot of this type of thing is what has pushed me farther from wearing my metal battle vest out. But for me, I also have a "battle vest" (or "Witchy Vest" as I call it) that is my path of witchcraft, that vest is filled to the brim with patches solely associating with Witchcraft and Witches, a statement of "Yes I am a Witch, don't like it? fine, fuck off then, I've been walking alone on this path for 20 years just fine." Just like my metal vest is for metal, the only difference between the two for me is that I've been a die hard metal fan for just under 25 years and a Witch of 20 years.
My "Witchy vest" isn't "fake", because it's as much a part of me as metal and my metal vest, just like other metalhead's vest isn't fake because it's who they are, and so on. I do of course agree that someone having one to "look cool" or as a fashion statement is fake, because metalheads and bikers, and myself wear them pretty much well religiously.
Overall, there is no "law" to battle vests, anyone can put patches on a vest and wear it, and it doesn't mean they're trying to copy or imitate metalheads, or that they "stole the idea from a metal battle vest", and possibly never even seen a battle vest, but the only one saying that, is the asshole that confronts them or takes pictures that provide hearsay evidence.
Good comment! I know my partner wears a more punk battle jacket rather than a metal one and my concert friend´s battle jacket is a mix between punk and metal. Mine is going to mostly focus on metal but I might throw in some patches of my favourite games or some lgbt related patches, I am also heavily considering putting safety pins on the battle jacket when I make one to show that I support my partner and my friend.
I turn 23 this year, but I’ve been on heavy metal since birth probably from my family, I finally decided to make a battle vest so I’m super excited to finally start after waiting so long
Currently sewing patches on my vest now. Actually a lot of fun imo
I went to a metallica concert recently and to my dissapointment they weren't selling patches...BUT they were selling pre-made battle vest! Which is some hardcore poser shit to me.
Started my own out with a death, cannibal corpse and a pantera patch along with the sigil of baphomet, a leather sewing kit helps
Check out the story behind my Battle Vest: ua-cam.com/video/bop9RIKlnD8/v-deo.html
There are people who make pretty cool vests the way you want but he’s right it’s way more fun to DIY
although I can sew, I am not that good at it, mostly because of my poor fine motor skills related to having Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Type 1). So I would need help putting one together.
Wah wah wah
Same bud
Well I’m going to make my first battle jacket be a trench coat because the more patches the more power
I was wondering when you'd make a video about this topic thank you for the honest opinion man hails from Montréal
Wannabes
or faker?
I believe the proper word is poser
@@buttholelicker1874 yep.
... and i think your assumptions of my answers to those questions are very accurate. There is absolutely no defense to sell or own a "fake patched vest". And to ask someone else to sew on the patches for you is absurd, and i believe that is for the same reasosn that you explained (part of the journey, part of what makes it unique and "yours" etc.).
I had absolutely no idea how to sew when i started mine, but i looked it up and then kind of improvised as i went along. As frustrating it was at the points when i messed up, i don't regret any of that today since that really added to the experience and to the accomplishmet to when i finally got it right. I could also add that i refuse to re-sew the first patches even if i messed up alittle. The reason is because those mistakes are a part of the journey. I can look at those mistakes and say, "hey here's the first i ever sew" and then look at the other patches and really see how my vest and skill has improved over time.
To wear a vest like this is a very meaningful thing and a sign of a deep passion, therefore i believe that you need to "earn the right" to wear it. In my book, you earn the right by spending the time, energy, dedication and maybe even sweat and blood to actually make it.
ok this quickly became a long ass comment, so i'll stop here i guess.
Haha yeah don't wear a fake vest around a metal chick, she will call you out in a matter of seconds 😉 Myself and other people take real pride in our their vests and when someone fakes it is really sad..
Fake battle vests are stupid. It’s a personal thing. Even though my mom kindly sews the patches on I bought the vest and I buy the patches of the bands I love. I really hate that some people just do metal for fashion. Yeah ok us Metalhead loves battle vests, Army boots, camouflage pants, spiked bracelets etc but we wear it because we love it as well as actually listen to the music.
I love that "A Matter of Life and Death" poster
From what I've seen, they're used in pop music to seem edgier. It's really cringy
toxicsoup true
The puppies on the left side. So metal.
“Hey, Jen, wouldn’t it be cool to go to that metal show Saturday just for laughs?” “Yeah sure! Hey I know where we can buy battle vests! This is gonna be fun!”
To be honest I think getting someone to sew your vest isn’t that bad. Just pin on the patches yourself so you have the choice of where the patches are.
I agree
I love your wolfman tattoo. I’m making my own jacket with horror and band patches. One of them is a wolfman and creature from the black lagoon patch
Bro your videos have improved so much! Well done!
Power move: buy the fake vest and start a band for each patch with the same name and logo
I've spent a decent amount of my own money on getting a good amount of patches of bands/albums I enjoy (somewhat specific but ones I could easily find patches for) to have a good start to my vest, aswell as the specific areas in which to put them.
I'm currently having my mom sew them on but I'm learning in the process of how to sew while she does them so I can learn to do it on my own for possibly future patches.
But all in all, I've had this vest stuff planned out for awhile already and took my time before going forward, I made switches & sacrifices when I chose them because I didnt have enough money to get a ton at once. But yea, I'm still proud of the effort I've put into it thus far.
I'm so glad I found this video!!
Hello Black Metal Werewolf,
I really enjoyed the video.
What's your opinion on people thar wear band patches and they don't even listen to the bands?
I think buying one is ok as long as you still do something to make it your own. still sew some patches on and pins and whatever. just don't leave it ad you bought it. make it unique to you
Ya see? This is the reason why I honestly dig this dude. You rule BMWW!!!!! \m/
I've never seen or heard of fake vests, I actually thought this was gonna be some snobby dig at vests with patches for bands you haven't seen in concert.
I got told mine was fake because I hadn't seen half of the bands stitched on. I just wanted to show off all the bands I love, I listened to all their songs and at the time I was actually really nervous about going to shows plus I couldn't afford to travel to shows. how is that not real?
I know this comment is five years old but I just want to say that the whole "You have to seen the band live to put their patch on your vest" thing is complete horse shit. Metal bands aren't always super popular and a lot of metalheads live in places where metal bands never come through. So it would take a lot of money and enough free time to travel to go see every band that you want to put a patch on your vest.
So in other words you have to have quite a bit of money to throw around in order to have seen every band live that you have a patch of. And battle vests should not be a contest of how much money you have. There's nothing metal at all about that. Not to even mention the fact that a lot of the older bands can't even be seen live anymore because they're not even together anymore or their main members have passed away.
The only thing that matters when putting a patch on your vest is that you love their music or that you're a fan of them. That's it.
Fuck that "you need to have seen them live" elitist bullshit. It's stupid as hell and anyone who believes that is the real poser.
Each vest is unique. Nobody has the exact same taste. Make your own and sewing is easy. No excuses.
the KARDASHIANS.....
nuff said
the elite metalheads keep the gates for us
As we should.
My patches are from actual metal bands on my jacket I have Destruction, Belphegor, Death, Nightwish, and Savage Messiah, I have a Kreator patch I later want to sow on
“They probably won’t fight you over it.” I don’t know why, but I found that extra hilarious for some reason. 😂
I saw you built yours, so I decided I would build my own! I put patches, studs, 3 inch spikes on it, part from old built belts on it, and redid the buttons. It's got lots of wear on it from fake blood from my bands shows but my thoughts on a fake one. Very similar to what you said, is that I feel as if it's people who like the metal look but they don't want to commit. For some people, they just don't know where to go looking for metal patches or which ones to get. I want to look cool and edgy but just don't know how to. Or it's a thing out of laziness. They don't understand the feeling of having your own battle vest that you built, and they are too lazy to make one but want to look cool and edgy. So they just buy one instead of making one. I feel as if the people who would wear a fake battle vest are the same people who go to a hot topic and buy any metal band shirt and claim to be a huge metal head. Love your vids! Stay metal!! 🤘
Metal Devastation, Funk Plus, Ape Leather, Nemesis Leather are usually where I buy MY leather armgear from. Good video, mate!! I’ve already made 2 battle vests, which took about a year to complete each one, but it was worth it! Greetings from Nor Cal!!
Better late than never, I personally think it’s just and aesthetic thing. The modern hip hop culture is flooded with metal font ripped of the OG’s to the music and punk aspect of the culture. Metal is appropriated so much because so little understand it but it’s so fucking BADASS
On the other side of it all. Punks are known for diy and they do make a lot of there patches for vest. What about that side of things? Got you thinking?
I think that in my time among both metal and punk fans, I've only seen one completely DIY battlevest - the poor fellow who made it had copied the cover from Voivod's "War and Pain" album, and, though I'd definitely give him an 'A' for Effort, he was no Away....
I'm like the guy in the video: I could sympathize if you physically couldn't sew your own commercial patches onto your own commercial jacket, and I can equally sympathize when most folks really couldn't sew up their own totally home-made copies of elaborate band logos and cover art.
At least with the commercial, official merchandise patches, you're paying your favorite bands a little extra money... I'm sure no realist ever joined a punk or metal band seriously expecting to make a lot of money doing it, but I'm sure both punk and metal musicians would appreciate a little extra income to pay the bills with, especially in a world where even well-known punk and metal musicians have to keep their day jobs to make ends meet.
With these $400+ "fake" battle-jackets with fake patches, I'd guess the only folks getting paid are Hot Topic and a couple sweat shops somewhere in Honduras or the Philippines....
Punk rocker here...my vest is a combination of bought and diy patches....making patches is super easy
Even better, good on punks for that.
I am old fart and I played in a lot of metal bands like trauma with Cliff Burton and hellhammer and I’m recreating my metal jacket from 1987 I found all the original patches and brother you were right I literally spent $400 for an original Metallica backpatch from England ! And I found all my original patches and I sewed them all on by hand! ROCK ON🤘🏻🤘🏻
Some people are twisted and they’re people out there that would buy one. Unfortunately. You are hysterical you had me in stitches with this one.
I can appreciate the pure individualism and art involved in making your own battle vest or any other article of clothing for that matter!! If you ask someone else to make it for you, it's not a true representation of you. I think it's important to put your own elbow grease into something that you are supposed to be proud of! If that makes any sense!! Stay brutal!! \\m//
My vest is my personal journey through my musical culture. I would not ever have someone else doing it or buy a fake one. ITS my passion
Thanks for the Metal Devastation recommendation! Ordering some stuff now! Also i agree 100% about a vest should be yours. My buddy just made his first one (he's been a metalhead all his life he just never made one) and he said it was a lot of fun making it his own and kind of putting himself into it.
In real life I love cars and I own a black hoodie-like mechanics jacket. I was actually thinking of buying another one or taking the one I have now and covering it in death metal and grindcore patches. Like Napalm Death, Cattle Decap, Pig Destroyer, etc.
As far as sew yourself or have someone.. definitely lean towards the do yourself but have had one jacket - star wars- that has a single patch on it.. did have a professional tailor sew on. And that thing has lasted years.
As far as my battle jacket.. will be doing the work myself. 🤘😎
Maybe those are used for movies to avoid copyright issues?
Im making my own patches in printed with sublimation and find a picture in google of a band that I like.. it will become fake battle vest/jacket?
I've seen people purchase one of a kind DIY jackets, for $1,200! That's insane. And you don't have the feeling of accomplishent after you've completed your vest
One thing I will say about battle vests as I think we need to keep gatekeeping to a minimal, I’ve seen a lot of of people bash other people for washing their vest. But that’s their best so they could do whatever they want with it.
Metalhead have a lot in common, but it’s not like we’re all clones of one person .. I personally do not live up to the metalhead stereotype of being Unclean… I’m actually kind of a clean freak, so yeah, I wash my vest because I’m very sensitive to smell, and I get really bothered by continuous stench…… I also have my room in order, I can’t even stand it if there’s like a T-shirt on my floor. It’s just how I am. But I still love the scene, and I have two battle vest that I have made and it’s really awesome to see how they are coming along
I’m a Christian metalhead, Christian group called sanctuary international and I know the guy that does all the artwork for their merch. So I took a couple T-shirts and I cut them up and I sewed his artwork onto the back of one of my jackets, and it looks really cool. And he really appreciated it.
That pisses me off, I put my heart and soul into my vest even making my own patches. For some hipster to go out and wear a fake battle vest infuriates me.
I made vests for my husband as an anniversary gift 🤘 I had a punk girl make a vest for me because i like her art. I don't only put patches i also paint any bands logo or album.
for me, I wanna make a punk battle vest, with an anarchy patch specifically. I'm not into metal, im into punk.
Will I buy a fake battle vest when I already have one I made myself?HEELLLL NOOO!!😕
I'm personally more of a trench coat and gothic pants kind of guy, but I can understand the points you're making.
I fucking love Metal Devastation!!!!
They have some great shit!!