Would you wear "the mark of the beast" on your T-shirt?

[Alex K]

True, but the thing is that with band shirts what you're communicating is your support of the musicians and by wearing a shirt with just a 'satanic' symbol, well, it may come across as trying to be 'edgy'. I don't really care what people wear personally, but I can understand why it could seem gimmicky to some.

To be honest though, I don't think many people would recognize this symbol at all. First time I've ever seen it and I recall having a whole lecture on 'bad' symbols back in the day (and now I sound old :|).

Some people would argue that heavy metal itself is an attempt at being edgy. You ever read some heavy metal lyrics? Some of that shit tries so hard to be edgy that I cringe just listening to it.

I don't buy that someone wearing a motley crue t shirt with the depiction of demons on the front is simply innocently "supporting the band" and isn't at all aware of how those images come across to other people.

All clothing is a form of ornamentation. Unless of course your walk around in tattered rags that do just enough to cover your naked body.

I get where you guys are coming from but it's a little off the mark. All clothing is a statement of some sort. Even if that statement is saying, "I'm a normal, boring person who only wears solid colors with no graphics or designs."

Your example is Mötley Crüe? Lol. Yeah, Posers.