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BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES join roster, new MONOTONIX tees, BAD BRAINS, WEEDEATER, more! • BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES – Alive Records duo joins roster with PUCKER UP tee! Nashville’s BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES have joined the Shirt Killer roster with their new “Pucker Up” logo tee! Their two albums on Alive Records have garnered the band worldwide praise with their powerfully scuzzy garage rock / soul groove. Only a duo, the BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES are led by James Leg’s gritty voice and stunning organ work, while drummer Van Campbell seamlessly completes the sound. Check out the BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES on tour now and get their new tee exclusively from Shirt Killer! View the BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES store here. • MONOTONIX – Two new designs from Israel’s hard-touring rockers! International purveyors of good times, rocking riffs, big hair and lots of sweat, MONOTONIX have a new album, Where Were You When It Happened?, out now and have released two new designs available only from Shirt Killer! First, the light blue “Drummers” shirt immortalizes former MONOTONIX drummer Simhon on the back, while featuring current drummer Bonanza on the front. Next, the album title is plainly spelled for all to see and question, “Where Were You When It Happened?,” on an asphalt colored tee. Get these new designs, plus other classic MONOTONIX shirts and hoodies direct from Shirt Killer and catch the band’s amazing, unrivaled live show when they come near you on their current North American tour! View the MONOTONIX store here. • EDWARD COLVER’S CALIFORNIA CASUALTY – Exclusive BAD BRAINS tee finally available! Possibly the most highly anticipated shirt in Shirt Killer’s history, we are honored and humbled to finally offer the exclusive BAD BRAINS tee from EDWARD COLVER’S CALIFORNIA CASUALTY! Officially licensed and authorized by Colver and BAD BRAINS, this incredible shirt features a photo by Edward Colver of a young, airborne HR, the infamous and iconoclastic frontman of BAD BRAINS, from a 1982 Los Angeles show! Considered by many to be the originators of hardcore punk, BAD BRAINS formed in the late 70s and inspired countless artists across many musical genres. This unique t-shirt was designed by Shirt Killer while working closely with Colver and BAD BRAINS, to bring you an EDWARD COLVER’S CALIFORNIA CASUALTY / BAD BRAINS shirt like no other! Also available from Shirt Killer and EDWARD COLVER’S CALIFORNIA CASUALTY: Limited number of signed softcover and hardcover editions of EDWARD COLVER’s Blight At The End Of The Funnel: The Art & Photography Of Edward Colver 198 page book, Colver’s "Boots '80" Limited Edition Silkscreen Print, and of course the fan-favorite “Rollins Surfing” T-Shirt, an exclusive officially licensed Edward Colver's California Casualty t-shirt featuring an original Edward Colver photograph of BLACK FLAG's first Los Angeles show with Henry Rollins from 1981. View the EDWARD COLVER’S CALIFORNIA CASUALTY store here. • BURNING LOVE – New exclusive CRAWFORD tee from Toronto’s best! BURNING LOVE, featuring former CURSED frontman Chris Colohan, quickly sold out of their limited edition cassette demo and now we’re left eagerly anticipating their upcoming vinyl debut. To hold us over, Colohan has brought out another shirt designs in his now instantly recognizable style. Titled “Crawford,” it features an axe-wielding, wild-eyed Joan Crawford in her psychotic prime. Grab this tee as well as BURNING LOVE’s “Face” and classic CURSED and LEFT FOR DEAD designs available only from Shirt Killer! View the BURNING LOVE store here. • WEEDEATER – New EYEHATEKNIFE design, on tour with DOWN and MELVINS now! WEEDEATER is smoking their way across North America with DOWN and MELVINS, and have released yet another awesome t-shirt design via Shirt Killer. The “Eyehateknife” tee features a sketch of a Southern Doom-Metal legend by artist Arik Roper! Also recently available is the truly demented “Nuclear Family” tee, the All-American family with a special WEEDEATER twist. Shirt Killer is WEEDEATER’s official online store, also carrying the God Luck And Good Speed album cover t-shirt featuring artwork by Arik Roper and fan-favorite Burn One, featuring spaghetti western imagery on the front and "Burn 1" on the back. View the WEEDEATER store here. • TORCHE – Tour-favorite VIKING design available now, plus recent DRAGON tee! Shirt Killer is proud to launch the new TORCHE “Viking” design! This four color behemoth features a bearded viking wielding a massive Les Paul (R.I.P.) guitar, designed by COLISEUM’s Ryan Patterson. This tee was a smash hit on TORCHE’s recent tours and is now available for order to all points worldwide. Also recently released is the TORCHE “Dragon” tee, a three color design by drummer Rick Smith, available online for the first time. Finally, the Meanderthal Demos cassette from Rick’s Rotting Chapel cassette label is here and features seven studio demos and alternate versions of TORCHE hits from the Meanderthal album. TORCHE are now home from massive tours in the US with HARVEY MILK and Europe with KYLESA, working on songs for their next Hydra Head full length due in 2010, and preparing for a split release with BORIS, out later this year! View the TORCHE store here. • YOUNG WIDOWS – New Walleye tee available now! Louisville’s YOUNG WIDOWS have added the new Walleye tee to their official Shirt Killer store, available now for your ordering pleasure! This stark post-punk inspired tee features a photo by bassist Nick Thieneman, responsible for the gorgeous black and white photography gracing the band’s recent releases. Shirt Killer also has limited amounts of YOUNG WIDOWS’ Old Wounds LP in its third pressing on “Strawberry Dipped Sky” vinyl, a color exclusive to Shirt Killer customers. YOUNG WIDOWS will be hitting the road this Fall supporting THURSDAY throughout the U.S., catch them near you! View the YOUNG WIDOWS store here. • COLISEUM – BIKER White and Black tees at closeout prices, 7” back in stock on Orange vinyl! COLISEUM’s Biker tees on White and Black are now on sale at closeout prices while supplies last. The Brown Biker will continue to be available, but this will be your last chance to pick up the other color options! The long awaited COLISEUM “True Quiet / Last Wave” 7” EP on Deathwish Inc is in the store now, featuring all three colors of vinyl and the incredible limited edition covers featuring artwork by JOHN BAIZLEY of BARONESS. Also much anticipated is the COLISEUM skateboard, the first for COLISEUM and also the first deck to feature artwork by Baizley! View the COLISEUM store here. • BARONESS – Complete new album, exclusive tees from Shirt Killer! BARONESS is preparing for the release of the Blue Album coming in October, followed by a North American headlining tour. Shirt Killer is the official exclusive BARONESS online store, featuring their collection of stunning shirts featuring artwork by frontman John Baizley. Their Fleurskull, Femme, Morphine Hawk and other tees have already reached legendary status. Along with the clothing, Shirt Killer carries all BARONESS releases, The Red Album 2xLP and CD and the recently released First And Second CD. View the BARONESS store here. • NO FRIENDS – Hardcore punks featuring members of MUNICIPAL WASTE and NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD join the Shirt Killer roster! Just in time for an inevitable world takeover following the release of their upcoming album on No Idea Records, NO FRIENDS join the Shirt Killer roster! Featuring vocalist Tony “Guardrail” Forresta of MUNICIPAL WASTE and 3/4 of NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD, NO FRIENDS play catchy melodic hardcore punk owing much to both coasts, the classic sounds from DC to OC. To kick things off, we have added their first two shirts - “Black Hearse” designed by Ryan Patterson (COLISEUM) and “Scared” designed by band member Richard Minino aka HORSEBITES Design. View the NO FRIENDS store here. • SHIRT KILLER RECORD STORE – New stock: MONO LPs, CDs, and DVDS, PULLING TEETH CDs. Recent stock: BLACK TUSK / FIGHT AMP Split 7” featuring BAIZLEY artwork, PULLING TEETH Paradise Illusions LP and Martyr Immortal LP, COLISEUM 7” on Orange restocked, TORCHE cass, TORCHE In Return, plus more! Shirt Killer’s Record Store is packed full of great releases from our roster of bands as well as the best from Temporary Residence, Hydra Head, No Idea, Deathwish, Relapse, Auxiliary, Hyperrealist, and more! New this month: All of MONO’s in-print releases on LP, CD and DVD, Hymn To The Immortal Wind, Gone, One Step More And You Die, Walking Cloud..., You Are There, and more! Plus PULLING TEETH’s Deathwish CDs. Recent stock includes BLACK TUSK / FIGHT AMP split 7” featuring BAIZLEY cover art, PULLING TEETH’s Paradise Illusions LP and Martyr Immortal LP. Back in stock: COLISEUM True Quiet / Last Wave 7” on Orange vinyl. Recent stock: TORCHE Meanderthal Demos cassette, YOUNG WIDOWS Old Wounds exclusive colored LPs, BLACK TUSK / HOLY MOUNTAIN split 7” on No Idea, TOMBS Winter Hours LP/CD on Relapse, LEFT FOR DEAD Splitting Heads CD on No Idea, BLACK TUSK Passage LPs, BARONESS First & Second CD, TRAP THEM’s Seizures In Barren Praise and Séance Prime on vinyl and CD, VICTIMS’ Killer CD, BURIED INSIDE’s Spoils Of Failure CD/2xLP and Chronoclast CD, ZOMBI’s new Spirit Animal CD, BLACK CROSS’ Severance Pays LP back in stock, COLISEUM’s No Salvation LP repress, and BARONESS’ Red Album 2xLP. View the SHIRT KILLER Record Store here. • SALE RACK – COLISEUM, KYLESA and YOUNG WIDOWS designs on sale for a limited time! The Shirt Killer SALE RACK is our newest addition to the store, featuring all of our currently discounted shirts, with closeout prices on select designs and low prices on overstocked sizes. Now on sale at closeout prices are COLISEUM’s Biker White and Biker Black t-shirts, available only while supplies last! We also have numerous additional items in the SALE RACK this month, including multiple YOUNG WIDOWS designs – their Art Skull, Huge Print, and Zipper Hood designs are all at closeout prices. Also on sale are COLISEUM’s Maximum and Blind Dead designs, KYLESA Gunsho and Mind Feeder shirts, KYLESA Bug long sleeves, designs from LORDS, SHITLUCK, and more. Keep your eye on the Shirt Killer SALE RACK as special limited-time deals will appear soon! View the SALE RACK here. • SHIRT KILLER Bands On Tour! WEEDEATER are out with DOWN, MELVINS and VOIVOD for an incredible package tour this Fall. YOUNG WIDOWS will join THURSDAY through the US in September. KYLESA will be headlining a massive Fall tour with support from TOMBS, SAVIOURS, and more. MONOTONIX continue to tour nonstop, as does JUCIFER who also cross the US this Fall on their never-ending tour. TRAP THEM join BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SKELETONWITCH and TOXIC HOLOCAUST for a metallic Fall trek. View tour dates from our entire roster by visiting our MySpace page at www.MySpace.com/ShirtKiller • WE OFFER HARD TO FIND SIZES - From YM to 3XL Shirt Killer offers many sizes that are often hard to find from bands on the road or from other online stores. Almost all of our shirts are available in sizes Youth Medium, Youth Large, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, Double Extra Large and Triple Extra Large. The majority of our sweatshirts are available in sizes Youth Large, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and Double Extra Large. This is an extra step we take to do our best to accommodate everyone that we can. If you are in need of a size not offered, get in touch and we’ll take care of you! Thanks for your support! Shirt Killer http://www.shirtkiller.com 15 Sep 2009 All news messages...