Wearing a stainless steel ring is about making a statement, and we have a huge range of designs built around expressing yourself and what matters to you.
One of our most striking designs is a ring of razor blades, an iconic alternative symbol, but one that has slightly different meanings depending on the type of music you are into and the message you want to send.
Initially, much like the safety pin, it started to appear as a fashion statement on the jackets of punk rockers in the 1970s. As with the safety pin, the statement was about doing it yourself using whatever you had and speaking your mind with the loudest voice you have.
Razor blades were often used to slice clothing to make it individual, with the blades themselves worn as jewellery even at that point.
However, where the razor blade transcended the relatively limited confines of punk rock was in 1980, when the band Judas Priest released British Steel.
Initially chosen because singer Rob Halford spotted that a Gillette blade he happened to have had Sheffield Steel emblazoned on it, the album’s iconic cover featured a huge, striking razor blade.
It was controversial and fittingly very edgy, which was appropriate for an album which featured the song Breaking The Law.
British Steel was a hugely influential album, and much like how Hell Bent For Leather inspired the style of heavy metal forever onward, that ironic Judas Priest razor blade would inspire a generation of fans.
The most famous of these was the late Dimebag Darrell; not only did he frequently wear British Steel apparel, but he would also regularly wear a razor blade necklace throughout his career.
Whilst a tribute to his idols, through Dimebag it became a symbol of a life lived on the razor’s edge, with his extreme guitar playing style for Pantera and the short-lived Damageplan epitomising this philosophy.
