The Skullox
The most enduring trademark of SPiT LiKE THiS is the Skullox logo, first seen on the cover of the 'Dragged Kicking & Screaming' EP. Composed of a skull atop a pair of crossed B.C. Rich Warlock guitars (at the time, the band used only Warlock guitars), it has been through a number of incarnations over the years, and has been treated as a character, comparable to Iron Maiden’s ‘Eddie’ – depicted in different forms and situations on the covers of various releases.
‘Dragged Kicking & Screaming’ features the Skullox being actually tattooed onto Vikki’s bottom by Sophie Zie-Carreras, who later played keyboards for the band during the recording of ‘We Won’t Hurt You’. Sophie also appears in the crowd scene on the cover of ‘We Won’t Hurt You’.
‘Sleaze Sells’… featured the Skullox depicted as a neon sign, reflecting the lurid nature of the EPs music.
‘Scary Tales’ featured a reversible cover, upon one side of which the Skullox formed the hanging sign outside a pub.
‘We Won’t Hurt You’ has the Skullox logo shone up onto the clouds as a visual reference to the ‘Batsignal’ from the Batman TV series & movies.
Various SPiT LiKE THiS t-shirt designs have turned the Skullox into a pirate flag (2006), added lightning bolts (2007), and splattered it with blood (2008).
The Skullox and the SPiT LiKE THiS name were officially registered as trademarks by LORD ZiON & ViKKi SPiT in 2004.
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