Shirt #9: Metallica, Kill ‘Em All

Availability: Explore Vintage Metallica Tees on eBay

Year: 1983

Fact: Kill ‘Em All was Metallica’s debut album and it only took two weeks to record.

Approximate value: $200-$350

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Every few weeks we scour through eBay’s vintage t-shirt auctions and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet.

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Looks like the 1990s nostalgia bug continues to bite. We reported on the surging Nirvana vintage t-shirt trend a few months back. And Nirvana is to alternative what Morrissey is to indie so it’s no surprise his early 90s tees are now a hot ticket. It’s true, the 1990s are the new 1980s. Like clockwork 90s music swag is experiencing the same eBay action the rock merch of the 80s did in the early 2000s.

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