Get ironic metal up your ass with the Urban Outfitters Metallica collection
Like classic rock and punk before it, metal has become a fashion accessory, as today’s young celebrities and the sorority girls who mimic them—who all might have rocked pre-faded Ramones shirts just a few years ago—are now wearing vintage Judas Priest and Testament T-shirts, scavenged from the acne-ridden back of that guy in your junior high who tried setting his locker on fire and was never seen again. Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Rihanna all adopted metal as an “aesthetic” several years ago, which means it’s right on time for the trend to wash up in Urban Outfitters, where you can now shop an exclusive, officially licensed line of Metallica clothing without ever having to get anywhere near one of the band’s concerts. They’re so loud!