If anyone deserves to be designated a historian of battle vests — the patch-covered denim jackets that metalheads use as the ultimate ongoing arts and crafts project — it would be. The American photographer rose to widespread acclaim with True Norwegian Black Metal, a collection of photographs chronicling the second wave of black metal in Scandinavia. During that time, and while attending metal shows, Peter witnessed the stylistic versatility of corpse paint, spikes, and of course, battle vests.
Jul 14, 2018 Modern battle jackets are common among any genre related to rock n roll, from grunge to black metal. Making your own won’t take too long either–just get a cheap denim jacket, optionally hack the sleeves off, and sew patches on in whatever order you get them in. How to Make Your Own Battle Jacket. Metal, Nerd Shit. By Sweetooth0. June 28, 2016. Share: At the behest of Joe Thrashnkill I’ve decided to create a handy guide for newbies to the battle jacket (cut-off, patch vest, kutte, battlevest, etc). Those of you already in the game may not agree with all of my points, but this is what.