Gap seemingly rips off Judas Priest album art, possibly breakin' the copyright law 

Gap seemingly rips off Judas Priest album art, possibly breakin' the copyright law 

The Gap has really gotten into ‘80s metal lately, particularly of the leather-clad Rob Halford variety. Unfortunately for Judas Priest, Gap isn’t so into acknowledging where a T-shirt’s image came from or who designed it: As Metal Injection recently pointed out—after it was brought to the Internet's attention by Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher—the store is currently selling a boy’s T-shirt for $7.99 that seems to rip off the art from Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance.

So far no one from the Priest camp or Team Gap has commented on the similarities, but—in a stroke of publicity synergy—it may soon be on everyone's minds, as Screaming For Vengeance will be released as a deluxe 30th-anniversary edition on Sept. 4. The record will include six live tracks, a bonus DVD of a 1983 performance, photos, liner notes from That Metal Show host Eddie Trunk, and will not be available at the Gap.

 
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