Steel toe. Metal plate with Demonia logo and screws in the bottom. Stylish. Good thick treads.

Boot laces are the perfect length -- long enough unless maybe you're big-boned or particularly muscular I would guess, but not with a lot of extra laces flopping around, which I like. If they are the wrong length for you, then you might consider not lacing the top two or more eyelets and instead wrap the laces once around the calf and tie them in front. I like to do that anyway. Looks good I think and a little easier to get on and off that way.

On the inside, it seems to be relatively free of spots to give you rubs, but as usual it's not padded so you'll want a good thick pair of long black socks to avoid rubs if you'll be wearing them long or doing anything other than casually strolling.

There is no loop on the tongue, which might be a good thing in this case. It seems to crinkle a lot, but not really slouch, so I don't find it to be a problem.