Gear of the Gods: The 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Nike Zoom ONCORE 6.0’s!
Okay, so I bought these shoes, right? Had no idea that they would turn out to be TWITTER celebs! Plus, NIKE shoes are for basketballer players and Hip-Hoppers these days… not for Metallers! Back in the old days, the Thrash guys would sport ‘em bright white and all puffy and wear ‘em until they were falling apart. METAL!! Not so much these days. But, shit… 3 INCHES OF BLOOD shoes, man?! I had to have them! I keep getting questioned about them, so down below are some pix for you to see the for yourself. They are by far the fugliest shoes I have ever owned, and therefore the most METAL!
I bought mine from www.milosport.com, a snowboard shop located in Salt Lake City, UTAH. Since I had problems ordering shit from VOX’s webstore (thanks for calling me back in regards to my ordering issues you fuckin fags!), I called them up to see if they had problems with shipping to APO (military) addresses. The dude that answered was hella cool about the whole thing and wicked helpful! So props to the cats at MILOSPORT! If I’m in the market for any other snowboard/skateboard gear, I’m buying from them!! Some of that CREATURE SKATEBOARDS shit is pretty fucking METAL! Ever seen that video with the dude skateboarding in warpaint and spikes?! CREATURE “BLACK METAL” skate vid… look it up on YouTube, it’s badass!
Anyways, the shoes ran me $124.95 after shipping and diddling. That is the most I have spent on shoes in 20 years, as I usually wear skate shoes, or driving shoes, and buy the shit when it goes on sale. Pick yer jaw up off the floor, because I’m gonna say that they were worth every cent! Not only did they come with both red and black sets of laces (I chose to use the black, cuz they matched all my clothes… though the red made them UBER-UGLY!!), but they came with a killer pair of SKULLCANDY Headphone in matching colors! The headphones feature a pissed looking viking on one side and a battle axe on the other! How metal is that?! These aren’t cheapy bullshit headphones either! They sound fucking, and are devastatingly loud! The headphones themselves came packaged in a drawstring blood-splattered sack, which added to the overall metalness of the whole deal.
As far as comfort is concerned, I found them to be extremely comfortable. I have really bad ankles and feet from the Army’s fantastic health/fitness/travel plans. I have osteochondritis and I have plantar fascitis, which in normal English means the bones in my ankles are turning to dust and when I walk it feels like walking barefoot on broken glass. I justified my purchased by my need of some real ankle support and I was not disappointed. The ONCORE soles are nice and cushiony, so expect extreme comfort while moshing!
Like I said previously, thes are some ugly fuckin’ shoes, guy! A red tongue that stands out like a bloody gored animal on the highway, grey toe piece and ankle padding, purple worn looking leather, shiny purple “dragon-skin” leather accents, purple speckled outer sole, and a corroded looking silver side panel adorn the shoes. When I say purple, I guess it’s really “plum”, but that sounds fruity. It’s definitely not Prince’s Purple Rain purple or anything so gay as that. The 3 INCHES OF BLOOD logo appears on the heels in a drunken bile vomit mustard yellow/green color. The logos are a little hard to see against the worn purple leather background, but who gives a shit really? The insole of the shoe appears blood splattered and again features the band’s logo, this time in an easy to read for the legally blind black.
Overall, I think that it was money well spent. Too bad I can’t wear them too long… they make my shins swell up real big like. Hopefully my next session under the blade will cure that! Here’s some pix that members of my Twitter Horde asked for… ENJOY!
DON’T FORGET, I BOUGHT MINE FROM www.milosport.com AND YOU SHOULD TOO! They got no problem shipping internationally! Get yours before they’re gone. One of the Twitter Metal Horde said today they were out of size 13 already, so they’re going fast!
They are indeed br00tal, and a quite revolting colour too. Good find!