HAHAHA, I remember that thing!
There was an entire set, and I had it on my necro on Live (minus the shield) - Lanys T'Vyl for the Rogue 1.5 dropped the set for a while before it was patched out.
Abhorrent Armor of Darkness. The stats were terrible, but it looked like plate.
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/search.html?q=Abhorrent