Metal Artists Mad at Pop Stars Wearing their Shirts
Some of the old school rockstars and metal artists have been upset about pop stars of the 2000's wearing some of their t-shirts. It started with a tweet from Dee Snider, the frontman of the band Twisted Sister, when he called the new trend of non-metal artists wearing metal t-shirts as "sickening" and later says that the skulls and metal horn imagery belongs to the metal bands exclusively.
Among the pop stars that are wearing these metal t-shirts are Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Rihanna to name a few. Kanye West in particular has used these metal-esque images in his clothing lines, borrowing from bands such as Iron Maiden in order to make his images on t-shirts and other clothing. Beyonce has been using the logo of the band Slayer on t-shirts but instead saying "Slayonce" on her tour shirts. Slayer guitarist Gary Holt accused Beyonce of appropriation for using the log and styling of the bands logo without permission.
However, not all metal artists are upset with it. Rob Halford of Judas Priest doesn't have a problem with it, and says that is shows how far of a reach and force that metal has in the music of today. Tommy Iommi of Black Sabbath says, "the more the merrier."
I could see how some metal artists and bands would be upset about this but in my opinion, I don't think they should be upset about it. I think they should be proud not only that their music and culture is inspiring to the newer generation, but it would also be kind of cool to know that these big name artists of today like and enjoy your imagery and style. Below is an example of Kanye shirts that borrow heavily from metal imagery:
Among the pop stars that are wearing these metal t-shirts are Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Rihanna to name a few. Kanye West in particular has used these metal-esque images in his clothing lines, borrowing from bands such as Iron Maiden in order to make his images on t-shirts and other clothing. Beyonce has been using the logo of the band Slayer on t-shirts but instead saying "Slayonce" on her tour shirts. Slayer guitarist Gary Holt accused Beyonce of appropriation for using the log and styling of the bands logo without permission.
However, not all metal artists are upset with it. Rob Halford of Judas Priest doesn't have a problem with it, and says that is shows how far of a reach and force that metal has in the music of today. Tommy Iommi of Black Sabbath says, "the more the merrier."
I could see how some metal artists and bands would be upset about this but in my opinion, I don't think they should be upset about it. I think they should be proud not only that their music and culture is inspiring to the newer generation, but it would also be kind of cool to know that these big name artists of today like and enjoy your imagery and style. Below is an example of Kanye shirts that borrow heavily from metal imagery:
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