If you don’t like heavy metal, okay—fair enough. Many don’t, and that’s fine. And there are times when even the most ardent metal fan would rather hear birdsong than Judas Priest. The morning after a Judas Priest concert, for example.
But most people most of the time have at least a couple powerful numbers that get their heart rate up, and some make a lifestyle out of heavy rock and hard living.
Heavy Metal communicates certain images and ideas that are almost universally agreed upon. This world of ideas is bound up in the sound, behaviour, and artwork that has developed over metal’s 50+ year history, granting the first definitive example of heavy metal is often argued. And of course, heavy metal typography is iconic. Consider logos and record covers from Iron Maiden, Metallica, Krokus, Kreator, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötely Crüe and Mötorhead.
When you hear those power chords, fast drums, and scary or operatic vocals, you just know that band does not have a wishy washy font, or a warm and cozy one. You know it will be metallic, of course, and gothic, blackletter, Germanic. It will be dark, hard, and fast. It will often have a blade-like quality. It will be rebellious and intimidating, futuristic and ancient at the same time. You will hear engines roaring, rockets blasting, screams from the depths. They are fonts that speak to individuality and personal freedom, with a dark edge.
Wild Star from Set Sail Studios gets it. This font doesn’t deride those hardcore, musclebound runners that blaze past so fast that we can’t decode any of the tattoos covering them. Wild Star understands the separation of sports and rock and roll was always a dubious proposition, as the physicality of the music and extreme athletics have so much in common. Wild Star loves it loud and fast, whatever “it” happens to be.
Wild Star understands what you want to say to that person passing you in the street. The pheromones you want to blast, the implications you want to suggest. No, the two of you won’t be shopping for doilies or tasting scones at a quaint little B&B. Wild Star speaks of the open road, the roaring Harley, partying til dawn, getting up again every time you’re knocked down. It’s a flash of chrome on a dark street, a neon motel sign on a rainy night, last call signalling that your evening is just getting started.
Wild Star Font Duo pairs modern blackletter and unrestrained script. Your message will be loud and clear. People are rejecting the status quo and searching for something new. Wild Star is perfect choice for merchandise, album artwork, logo designs, quotes, sportswear, film titles, t-shirts, web design, social media, and more. You know what to do with it. It’s for any instance in any medium where you want your viewers to see heavy metal, to understand the powerful messaging, to cut loose and not worry. Love it loud with Wild Star, Wild Star Outline, and Wild Star Script from Set Sail Studios.
