Megadeth Drummer Criticizes Fashion Brand for “Stealing” Heavy Metal Imagery

 

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Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren has publicly criticized a fashion brand for allegedly "stealing" artwork from Soilwork's 2005 album Stabbing the Drama. The high-end hoodie in question, manufactured by Vetements and priced at a staggering $1600, features artwork that closely resembles the Stabbing the Drama cover art, which Verbeuren played drums on.

In a post on Instagram, Verbeuren, who left Soilwork to join Megadeth in 2016, expressed his frustration and sought opinions from fellow metalheads. "I'd love to hear your opinion about this Vetements garment including Soilwork's Stabbing the Drama cover art, created by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie, as well as a bunch of other (sometimes slightly modified) band logos and art," Verbeuren wrote. He questioned whether this was "designer fashion or total rip-off," adding that, to his knowledge, none of the artwork was licensed. "Super Bad?!" he concluded.

In addition to Soilwork's album cover, the hoodie seems to incorporate logos and artwork from bands like Ensiferum and Eyehategod, sparking further outrage.

Verbeuren’s post attracted a number of comments, including one from Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe, who strongly agreed that the brand had overstepped its bounds. Blythe commented, "Isn’t this always the way with 'fashion'? Bunch of whack-ass motherfuckers who wanna briefly play tourist in whatever subculture happens to be aesthetically 'hot' at the moment, a subculture they are too terrified to actually experience in real life."

Blythe added that he’d love to see someone wear the hoodie to a Lamb of God show and "watch them shit their overpriced pre-distressed designer pants." He pointed out that this type of cultural appropriation happens across various subcultures, from punk to hip-hop. "Such is the way of 'fashion'," he noted, while expressing his sympathy for Verbeuren and Eyehategod.

The controversy has sparked a wider conversation about fashion brands borrowing from underground music scenes, with many fans expressing their disdain for what they view as a blatant and expensive "rip-off."


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