SLIPKNOT Logo Keychain

In 1999 nine people from Des Moines wearing boilersuits and numbered masks released Slipknot and broke something loose in heavy music that still hasn't been put back.

The nonagram logo is one of the most recognisable symbols in metal, right up there with the Misfits skull and the Metallica M. A quarter century of mosh pits, sold-out arenas, and maggot loyalty later, it still lands. This keychain is the kind of small, daily-carry piece that signals exactly who you are to anyone who clocks it, and goes completely unnoticed by everyone else. That's the point. ALT CVLT stocks it because Slipknot's place in the alternative and metal canon is non-negotiable, and the merch should actually be worth carrying.

Metal keychain. Slipknot logo. Price: $12.95. Available at ALT CVLT, Frankston, Victoria.