Thornspawn "Thornspawn"

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It is not often that we here in Malaysia get shirts released by underground bands from the land far, far way like the United States and if we do, they're probably made available from a label/ an individual based locally here or in neighbouring country like Indonesia or Thailand.

I saw this shirt during my last visit to Kedah, one of the Malaysian states located in Peninsular Malaysia earlier this year. I was really excited to get a hold of this shirt... but there is just one thing; I do not have any CD or physical release by this band during the time. Only later this year then I bought this shirt when I bought their 2002 album "Wrath of War". 

The ink used for this shirt is of gold coloured rubber dye and yes, for some unknown reason to myself, when its gold and printed on something black I just can't help but to fall in love with it. Gold on black just seems so right and beautiful, like this shirt here.

This shirt here is not really specifically based on any other physical audio release by the band and in my opinion, anyone who have any release by the band can buy and wear this shirt. Apart from the band's logo, nothing else is written on this shirt.

According to Encyclopedia Metallum, this band Thornspawn is based in San Antonio, Texas, USA, So far up to the point of writing this, they had not released any album since the year 2007 but have been actively releasing splits physical audio releases since that year up to three years ago in 2013.

BASIC INFO

Shirt: Thornspawn "Thornspawn"

Category: North American underground band t-shirt

Subject Origin: San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Condition: 9/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: original, released by local Malaysian label

Printing ink and method: rubber dye, silk screen

Unholy Sin "Soul From Hell"

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The Sarawakian district of Daro is such an obscure place for many people who are not from the area, the areas nearby and metalheads from Malaysia.

Yes, those in the Malaysian underground metal scene will know Daro as one place, part of the famous Unholy Triangle underground metal scene, where the scene is active in the areas in the middle region of (the Malaysian state of) Sarawak.

Unholy Sin is one band to emerge from the area and they pride themselves as the "only band playing death metal" in Daro, a claim made by the band members who live in a scene where Norwegian black metal reigns supreme.,, well this goes as so far at the time of writing this.

Not much was recorded by this band, which was formed in somewhere in the early millenium ( the year 2001 or so) and for anyone's information here, their entry in the Encyclopedia Metallum was added by me.

They only recorded a two track rehearsal demo so far in 2001 and was involved in as compilation for local band from the Unholy Triangle scene as recent as in the year 2011, contributing a track which was recorded by the band in the same year.

I got this ultra rare shirt from the band's frontman Kumar (real name Razkumar Abu Bakar) and I am honoured to have this shirt in my collection, not only because it is ultra rare... the front print design of this shirt was designed by me as well!

BASIC INFO

Shirt: Unholy Sin "Soul From Hell"

Category: local Malaysian band t-shirt

Subject Origin: Daro, Sarawak, Malaysia

Condition: 9/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: original, self-released by band

Printing ink and method: rubber dye, silk screen

Deleted "777"

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Bestial Warmetal act from Tawau Deleted released this shirt to accompany the release of their demo entitled "777" in 2009.

It sold like hot cake as I myself bought two copies of this shirt, one for myself and another one given to a friend.

This shirt is also only available in red colour, or at least I have not seen this shirt in other colours apart from red.

I was excited to own a copy of this shirt as this band have a very cult following and I hope to buy more releases by the band in the future.

Interesting to note that this band claims to be based in the country of Brunei but is actually based in Tawau, a town located in the Malaysian state of Sabah, or at least in Tawau many years ago.

BASIC INFO

Shirt: Deleted "777"

Category: local Malaysian band t-shirt

Subject Origin: Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Condition: 9/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: original, self-released by band

Printing ink and method: rubber dye, silk screen

The Gathering of Terror III

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The Gathering of Terror is a series of underground metal music genre gigs organised by a Kuching-based circle of metal-heads friends.

This shirt's front artwork was designed by some kid by the name of David Dean... oh well, he's actually a friend of mine.

I designed this shirt and printed something like 30 copies of this shirt and it was available in black and white versions.

Ain't nothing like a review of a shirt printed/ produced by yourself on your own blog eh? I'll make it short here.

The Gathering of Terror enters it third round (the gig was also known as The Gathering of Terror III) in 2016 and the gig was first organised in 2011.

I purposely featured the white version of this shirt in this post as the white version of this shirt is of more limited quantities released when compared to the black version.

BASIC INFO

Shirt: The Gathering of Terror III

Category: local Malaysian metal gig t-shirt

Subject Origin: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Condition: 9/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: original, released by organisers

Printing ink and method: rubber dye, silk screen

Cromok "Image of Purity"

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First and foremost, any Malaysian metal music lover would know what band Cromok is.

For those of you who do not recognise the band, please click here or here, here, here or even here for further reading.

Well, is this a bootleg shirt? I am not sure myself but the copyright written on the shirt by the shirt's maker was enough to convince me to buy it.

I have always wanted an official Cromok t-shirt and if this is a bootleg, I guess this is as close as I get to having one because despite Cromok's legendary status, their merchandises are very hard to find.

The band, especially through their "guitar hero" a.k.a. lead guitarist Khairul Anuar a.k.a. Karl is very fierce when they discovered that their merchandises have been bootlegged, so I guess the maker of this shirt should have considered that before printing and putting their name on this shirt.

To date, five years after buying this shirt, I heard no news about Cromok coming out with a statment saying that this shirt is a bootleg, so yeah I now feel confortable wearing it.

Many years ago while visiting the Campbell Complex in Kuala Lumpur, I stumbled upon this shirt here at "Kedai Aunty".

Since it's design is based on the band's debut and my favourite album from the band, I wasted no time and grabbed this fast and the rest I would say is history.

Cromok's debut album "Image of Purity" was released in 1991 and it has a very huge impact on Malaysian who aspires to play and form metal bands not only during the time, but to this day as well.

What Malaysian metal head would not want to listen or have a copy that album in their collection?

Oh well, glad to have this shirt to be one of my shirts in my collection of metal t-shirts.

BASIC INFO

Shirt: Cromok "Image of Purity"

Category: legendary Malaysian band

Subject Origin: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Condition: 9/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: undetermined, released by clothing label

Printing ink and method: professional printing

Foxhole "Sarawak Alcoholic Thrasher"

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Foxhole was formed by Mathew "Boy" Chong, former member of Sarawakian thrash metal bands Militant Attack and Dead Shot.

Like Militant Attack and Dead Shot, this band too plays thrash metal and is active playing shows around Sarawak and the band so far have not played any show outside of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

This t-shirt is the first ever t-shirt released by the band and is based on the band's artwork of their first and only release to date "The Cleansing Act".

"The Cleansing Act" a demo released by the band in 2012.

My sources tell me that this shirt was printed in Bintulu, Sarawak too.

It was only available in red colour, short sleeve and the maker of this shirt have so far made just one piece of long sleeve for the maker's own keeping.

BASIC INFO

Shirt: Foxhole "Sarawak Alcoholic Thrasher"

Category: local Malaysian band t-shirt

Subject Origin: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Condition: 9/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no*

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: original, self-released by band

Printing ink and method: rubber dye, silk screen

Malaysian Metal Warrior

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This is a shirt of a memorable gig which I attended many years ago in Kuala Lumpur.

It was the first and... last time I saw Silent Death perform live in a show and this was the gig.

The shirts design look sloppy and it looked like its a cheap effort but this shirt is will certainly be one of the most sought-after local Malaysian gig t-shirts of all time.

The quality of this shirt leave a lot to be desired to me and I wish it could be better plus I think the back print design looks grotesque.

Oh well, better this than no gig shirt at all right?

As usual I bought this shirt during the show which was held 1Cafe, Kuala Lumpur at the time.

Another memorable fact about this shirt is that I attended a gig for the first time with one of my best friends, Abi "Nayyir Al Fakka" Suffian from Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

Every time when I look at this shirt, it certainly give me not only memorable but significant memories which I will forever cherish.

BASIC INFO

Shirt: Malaysian Metal Warrior

Category: local Malaysian metal gig t-shirt

Subject Origin: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Condition: 8/10

Back print: yes

Long sleeve: no

Sleeves print: no

Shirt status: original, released by organisers

Printing ink and method: rubber dye, silk screen