Chris Willman Music WriterDo metal lives believe that Black Lives Matter? Some major acts associated with the metal, hard rock or hardcore scenes would like it to be known that the answer is yes, and are giving fans a chance to put their chests where their mouths are using the vital communications medium of merch.The T-shirt with a Black Lives Matter message fashioned to duplicate the style of Black Sabbath’s purple 1970s logo began life as an unsanctioned homage.
But after Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello was spotted wearing one, demand for the shirt grew to the point that the webstore for the now-defunct Black Sabbath has added an official version of the item, with a promise to donate all net proceeds from the $25 shirt to Black.
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