Earlier today, President Donald J. Trump announced the honorees for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors. The announcement can be viewed via the embedded video from CBS News and the nominations include Country superstar, George Strait, singer Gloria Gaynor, actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford, and “The Hottest Band In The World”, KISS.
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Though KISS in the incarnation that we knew them best seems to have packed up their gear and greasepaint for good after their 2023 final concerts, the love for their music and the bands history remains strong within the members of the KISS Army. This Reel from their Official Facebook Page alerts the masses to an upcoming super special happening called the “KISS Army Storms Vegas”. Check it out.
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: I don’t think that I need to tell the readers of this website that KISS is my very favorite band ever and had been so for as long as I can remember enjoying music. I supported all eras and caught a number of tours over the years including their two blockbuster final shows at the famed Madison Square Garden. Those were emotional nights for many of us and while they say that the makeup era was over, I did realize that the creativity between the two founders would not end if they could help it. To my knowledge there was no official press release about this “KISS Army Storms Vegas” event but that doesn’t stop me from sharing this barest of intel with our audience. As more details come to the surface you can count on my bringing it all to your attention. Let’s see what happens shall we? Feel free to chime in down below if you like or just wait until we have more details. Either option works and until then I say farewell.
Official: https://www.kissonline.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiss
As previously noted, Toy Fair just wrapped up its four day takeover of the Javits Center and I was once again bringing the PiercingMetal outlet into the mix for our 12th official visit in a professional capacity. The way the coverage is being laid out is for a number of exhibitor presentations of the stuff that speaks the loudest to our demographic. These first few posts will load in those exhibitors where we didn’t go crazy in photos and then the more comprehensive ones will follow. Generally speaking I like to post a maximum of “50” images in these kinds of narratives but will occasionally be breaking my own rules to keep true to my plan. Let’s continue along with the topical finds from Funko and Nacelle Toys. Please enjoy the presentation.
For many years Funko has been one of my favorite providers of coolness based on all of their music related Funko Pops. They’ve done so many groups that I enjoy such as KISS, Iron Maiden, Ghost, Judas Priest and so many more. What I’ve done here was only to spotlight the upcoming music releases. One can truly get lost in the Funko booth at Toy Fair.
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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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For the last few years, I’ve been attending the massive gifting show known as NY NOW for “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” website and that’s because I usually find myself seeing the kinds of things that were more applicable to that side of the creative coin. However, since there is usually a big publishing presence at the trade show and many of those items fit better here on PiercingMetal, I’m going to share some special features with you right here based on a visit to the Quarto Books publisher booth.
It’s without question that we just love the output from Quarto Books here at the PiercingMetal High Command and their books are not only beautiful to look at and leaf through but they are massive as well. Let’s start off with “Alice Cooper @75” by Gary Graff. These cover images were secured from Amazon to have a nice clean visual.
Continue reading Music Biographies from Quarto Books @ NY NOW Summer Market 2024
