Category: Metal

The headbanger’s vintage poly-cotton headquarters. Shirt #8: Faster Pussycat Availability: Check Defunkd’s Metal Tees Tour: The Itch You Can’t Scratch Date: 1987 Fact: Faster Pussycat was formed in L.A. and took their name from the 1965 exploitation film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Approximate value: $125 Image Courtesy of: wyco-vintage Check out the previous vintage Kix t-shirt

The headbanger’s vintage poly-cotton headquarters. Shirt #7: Kix Availability: Check out Defunkd’s Metal Selection Album: Blow My Fuse Date: 1989 Fact: Kix is also a cereal introduced in 1937. A few months after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima the cereal offered an atomic bomb ring in exchange for a proof of purchase and 15 cents. Approximate value: $100 Image Courtesy of: blackrebelvintage Check out the previous vintage Scorpions t-shirt

The headbanger’s vintage poly-cotton headquarters. Shirt #6: Scorpions Availability: Check Defunkd for Scorpions Tees Album: Lovedrive Date: 1979 Fact: Rudolf Schenker founded Scorpions 1965. In ’69 his brother Michael Schenker joined the band but then bailed when he was offered the job of lead guitarist for UFO. After being ejected from UFO for alcohol abuse Michale performed lead guitar and provided back-up vocals for three songs on Lovedrive. Approximate value: $300 Image Courtesy of: wyco-vintage Check out the previous vintage Def Leppard t-shirt

The headbanger’s vintage poly-cotton headquarters. Shirt #5: Def Leppard Availability: Check Defunkd’s Metal Selection Album: Hysteria Date: 1987 Fact: The producer of this album intended Hysteria to be a metal version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller by heavily focusing on each single to ensure they were potential hits. It worked given it’s the band’s best selling album of all time. Approximate value: $100 Image Courtesy of: wyco-vintage Check out the previous vintage RATT t-shirt

The headbanger’s vintage poly-cotton headquarters. Shirt #4: RATT Availability: Check Defunkd’s Metal Section Album: Invasion of Your Privacy Date: 1985 Fact: The origins of RATT can be traced back to a 1977 San Diego band called Mickey Ratt. Approximate value: $100 Image Courtesy of: stormcrow-vintage Check out the previous vintage Whitesnake t-shirt