Pantera Announces US Summer Amphitheater Tour

February 24, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
Heavy metal legends PANTERA is pleased to announce their 2025 US Summer amphitheater tour! Produced by Live Nation, the journey will commence on July 15th in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania and wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close on September 13th in West Palm Beach, Florida. Support will be provided by Swedish heavy metal icons Amon Amarth and an additional guest opener to be announced at a later date. Get ready for The Heaviest Tour Of The Summer!

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Win A Ticket For Adrian Vandenberg @ Sony Hall on 3/2/2025

February 22, 2025 Ken Pierce 8 Comments

The 2025 Year in Live Music is already doing well and as March moves us closer and closer to Spring, it’s time to start the month off right with what will surely amount to being a solid show as Adrian Vandenberg arrives in New York City to play at Sony Hall with a new lineup and to celebrate his tenure in the legendary Whitesnake.

The Details: Guitarist Adrian Vandenberg is an incendiary player who founded his own band Vandenberg back in the early 80’s and released three powerful albums before joining Whitesnake to be a part of a killer lineup with David Coverdale. For this brief tour, the guitarist has revitalized the band Vandenberg with new players and will celebrate with an evening of their most killer numbers along with numerous Whitesnake classics. Thanks to the marketing team of the Blue Note Entertainment Group, PiercingMetal is going to be putting a few of their readers into the Sony Hall show.

When and Where: Sunday, March 2nd at Sony Hall (235 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036) at 7:00PM.
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Five Points Festival 2024 Takes Over The PiercingMetal Instagram

February 20, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

This is pretty embarrassing. So as many of my more tenured readers know, when I go to a convention or trade show of any kind I like to let the event take over the Official Instagram of the website that was on point to cover it. After working on numerous posts about the event and even premiering a healthy batch of artist interviews for the Official YouTube Channel, I neglected to get around to this piece of the creative puzzle for the 2024 Five Points Festival. While I have the Toy Fair on the docket in the coming weeks, I want to do that little takeover starting today because why not. It let’s me have a bunch of latergram posts on The Gram and also reminds our audience of the coverage that was done if they missed it for some reason. I’ll begin with the image below that celebrates the spiffy press badge. I love fashioning a post with the badge and some of my fashion sense.

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KISS Celebrates 50 Years of “Strutter” with Limited Edition Gold/Gold-Plated Playable Collectibles

February 18, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
The #1 most Gold-awarded U.S. artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame© Inductees KISS, proudly present “Strutter” on a limited-edition, playable gold records in honor of 50 years of the single available now. KISS partners with Precious Sound to produce two versions—the ultra-rare Pure Gold Edition and the Gold-Plated Edition. Order, HERE.

As the ultimate KISS precious metal collectible, the world’s first-ever Pure Gold Edition playable disc will be limited to only 5 copies worldwide pressed from eight ounces of pure .999 24-karat gold. These 5-inch records are specifically remastered for gold playback on any manual turntable system. The A-side boasts the playable grooves, a rim engraving with each record’s unique edition number as well as the KISS logo adorned with Swarovski crystals and the B-side celebrates the original Casablanca single label etched into the gold with proof-quality finish. The package features a luxurious coffee table display case bound in sustainable faux leather with gold foil accents and a Swarovski crystals KISS logo. The two-drawer case is hand-crafted to preserve this everlasting record for a lifetime. One drawer houses a protective sapphire crystal glass capsule and the other holds an exclusive book signed by Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley. Other accessories in the set range from the gold-accented pen utilized to sign the respective book, a laser-engraved and numbered metal certificate of authenticity, a custom-made cork record mat for optimal playback, and a microfiber cleaning cloth. Each pressing is made-to-order.
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Now Playing: Marvel Studios “Captain America: Brave New World” (2/14/2025)

February 14, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The moment has arrived my fellow comic book movie loving geeks, “Captain America: Brave New World” is opening up today in theaters across the country and of course in other nations around the world. This continues the expansion of the MCU on film after the “Deadpool & Wolverine” film which was absolute craziness. Other posts relating to the film can be found by clicking on its hyperlinked title in the opening sentence. As most know, the famed shield of Steve Rogers is now in the hands of Sam Wilson who dons the mantle in a patriotic suit crafted by Wakandan engineering. This all firmed up at the end of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” series that Disney+ aired a few years ago. That was a really good one in case you missed it but now without any further adieu, let’s check out the theatrical poster, light premise and some casting.

The Premise: Following the election of Thaddeus Ross as the president of the United States, Sam Wilson finds himself at the center of an international incident and must work to stop the true masterminds behind it. (c/o Wiki)
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Pantera Announces US Summer Amphitheater Tour

Win A Ticket For Adrian Vandenberg @ Sony Hall on 3/2/2025

KISS Celebrates 50 Years of “Strutter” with Limited Edition Gold/Gold-Plated Playable Collectibles

Now Playing: Marvel Studios “Captain America: Brave New World” (2/14/2025)

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