Celtic Frost, the original extreme death metal band from Sweden, released this 100% cotton, black tee featuring the band's logo in red and white on the front with a solid black reverse in the early-mid 1980's.
This particular tee is not only a classic from the era, but it's from my personal collection of band and music tees that I began collecting since 1984 - during my junior high and high school days.
The shirt, seemingly hand-made by Celtic Frost themselves, boasts an off-kilter hand-screened logo placement with thickly applied ink, giving it a unique touch. Though lacking a brand name on the tag, common perhaps for a home brewed tee, the tag does provide the #RN-41638 which has been documented to correspond to t-shirt blanks used in the early '80s.
Legend has it that this tee once belonged to an undisclosed member of my group of friends who also happened to be the drummer in a local Maryland/DC death metal band from the same era before I "acquired it." It certainly graced the stage a few times, swiftly discarded between songs. Despite its faded look from numerous washes, it remains hole and stain-free, albeit slightly shorter than it had been - though perhaps this was a feature of this t-shirt since other Celtic Frost logo tees of this same time frame appear shorter than most other band and tour tees. It certain gives it a unique charm.
While I may have sported this tee on a couple of occasions, it has mostly rested in my collection, shielded from the elements for decades.
This adult size Large shirt comes with short sleeves and a crew neck. However for accuracy, consider the shirt's current measurements provided rather than the tag's large size when deciding on purchasing.
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An exceptional addition to your vintage band tee or clothing ensemble, this original vintage graphic tee is priced to sell slowly as I battle my inner child.