Broadcasted hard rock / heavy metal weekly radio show from June/July 2006 to Jan 2014.

Monday, 30 June 2014

Heavy Metal Sports Merchandise

Are you not into sports?

Is the work betting pool the only real contact you have to the FIFA World Cup?

How about try some merchandise from all your favourite bands, but with a foot ball / soccer twist?

Motorhead have shirts out for the different countries (i.e USA, Germany, England, Russia, Mexico etc etc) going to $25USD

http://shop.imotorhead.com/index.php/world-cup-tees.html


Iron Maiden have a similar situation going on, but theirs are football style shirts, rather than the usual cotton tee. Mind you, you pay for it at 45 pounds a piece (not including shipping etc)


http://ironmaiden.com/maiden-brazil-football-shirt.html



I remember reading somewhere that Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy) was providing music for ESPN's coverage, adding a Brasillian flavour to proceedings. Haven't heard an update on this to confirm anything, but if we're talking football/soccer tees from metal bands, Sepultura's classic one surely deserves a mention.

http://tshirtslayer.com/tshirt-or-longsleeve/sepultura-football-shirt-signed-andreas
I know that the sports to metal merch cross over is far larger market than the three examples I've shown here would suggest. But, unfortunately, apart from searching each band that sells merch on onlines web-stores, it's difficult to judge the scale of it (well it is on my phone during my lunch break at work, with all my bookmarks saved on the computer at home.).

As someone who is not a sports fan I am finding it weird that, at some level, I am interested to find out more about the extent of the Heavy Metal Sports Merch. I know Basket Ball singlets are another common option, but what are other merchandise options? Does an Irish Metal band have a line of Hurling shirts, or has there been a New Zealand band with Rugby shirts available at gigs?

So, in summary, I want to know:
  • How far does Heavy Metal Sports Merch spread? (i.e. bands vs types of sports- like, I don't see Pantera have had a line of Badminton shorts, as humourous as that may be- but Cowboys from Hell American Football gear totally works, right?)
  • Also, what would be some good sports gear to brand with metal band logos?