This week in 1994, Pantera’s “Far Beyond Driven” shocked the music world by debuting at #1 on the Billboard Charts. This was no real surprise to metal music fandom, but it did jolt the popular music world. It was the 1st time a metal record had debuted in the charts at top slot. Even more […]
If you are paying attention, you will see we have silently launched variant designs for our original GHOST Cardinal Copia Rock Iconz® Statues. Cardinal Copia “White Tux” and Cardinal Copia “Black Cassock” are now shipping. We launched these via our opt in e-mailing list last Friday and the super limited edition of 333 per design […]
Here’s a a couple of shots showing the custom packing for the Rock Iconz® Collector Series. Pictured here are the designs for Metallica Lars Ulrich’s Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue. These are designed and drop tested to keep the statue safe as it travels to Metallica Superfans around the globe. There’s actually (2) designs as […]
Now that Metallica Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statues for James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo are shipping, lots of you have been asking. if they will fit into our lighted display cases??? The answer is YES… In the KnuckleBonz® Blog is a shot of Lars Ulrich in one of our lighted display […]
To say it’s taken a while would be an understatement, but at long last, we are happy to announce Tony Clifton is coming to the Rock Iconz Limited Edition Statue Series. This will not be the bullshit Andy Kaufman “Faux Tony”. It’s the real Tony Clifton. The crooning, belligerent all-star will be sculpted at life-size […]
Just saw some studio footage of Grand Funk Railroad in the studio making the Multi-Platinum “We’re an American Band” album and it struck me how underrated the “Boogie Rock” bands are today. You know Mark Farner, Don Brewer and Mel Schacher SOLD OUT Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles for their 1971 concert. In a […]
A “High Voltage Happy Birthday” to AC/DC’s Angus Young. Like the electricity from “High Voltage,” Angus Young continues to power AC/DC into their 5th decade. Since forming in 1973, AC/DC’s fiery brand of hard rock has rolled on consistently selling out arenas and stadium tours. Check our the Pre-Order for our Angus and Brian Johnson […]
April 1st is a bitter sweet day in AC/DC history and it has nothing to do with April Fools. It’s the day the band officially announced Brian Johnson as their new singer to replace Bon Scott after his tragic passing. Brian may have been somehow destined for the AC/DC gig by Bon Scott himself. Before […]
This was Van Halen’s 3rd studio release and they were now firmly atop the arena rock scene. Recorded in only 2 weeks, this record got lots of airplay, but take some time today to drop the needle on a couple of tracks. “Everybody Wants Some!!” is a fav here at KnuckleBonz. The intro shows off […]
Metallica Monday is Coming – Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statues Start Shipping Worldwide The KnuckleBonz warehouse will be working throughout the weekend setting up to ship out all the Pre-Order of our Metallica Rock Iconz Statues for Lames Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammet and Robert Trujillo. Orders are stacking up fast on this limited edition. […]
If you were lucky enough to see the original Van Halen lineup of brothers Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth, you will might will probably remember the dive boming EVH speaker and effect rig, complete wity the “speaker bomb” looming stage left. I say “might”, will get to that […]
Attention All Metallica Superfans!!! … Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statues start shipping Monday March 29th. Our inventory is in place for Metallica James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo Rock Iconz and begins shipping to all fans this coming Monday. We have months of pre-sales and Covid-Delays and so please be patient. Pre-Orders […]
On this day in 2014, we lost Dave Brockie, better known as Oderus Urungus of Gwar. RIP Head Master Scumdog! Thought we would share a shot from the KnuckleBonz studio this AM. One of the KnuckleBonz founders actually went to High School with Dave and was fortunate to work w/ GWAR on a couple of […]
In 1982, after the moderate success of their debut album “Killers,” Iron Maiden took a big chance, hiring a new singer and frontman, Bruce Dickinson. Uhh, things worked out pretty well for Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Clive Burr and Dickinson as Iron Maiden “Number of the Beast” cracked the Top 10 UK charts […]
On this day in 1994 Pantera showed the music world that metal was not just a “sub-genre”, but was #1 in music. Pantera’s “Far Beyond Driven” became the 1st true heavy metal record to debut in the US. What’s super impressive is that Phillip Anselmo, Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul Abbott and Rex Brown took no […]
KnuckleBonz® Knews Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl® and On Tour® Collectibles Things are slowly improving on the import/export side of things, but we have a few products that are still being impacted by port closures and production delays during the height of the Covid Outbreak at end of last year at to start 2021. Here’s the […]
Heard a recent interview with KISS Paul Stanley on Sirius/XM Radio and he was talking about the pressure on KISS to follow up on the massive success of KISS “Alive.” Another live record was not on the table. KISS Alive was basically a “best of” record with no new material. KISS Alive featured tracks from […]
Hard to grasp it’s been 39 years since we lost guitar virtuoso Randy Rhoads. Can still remember the lingering effects of the damage we did from the partying at the Ozzy Osbourne Dairy of a Madman concert at the Omni in Atlanta March 17th, 1982. We got to see Randy Rhoads ablaze that night. Ozzy […]
One of things we get asked the most when talking about the KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statue Series is, “how do you decide on the era.” When working with the likes of QUEEN Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon there are so many eras and looks for the band. How do […]
We are so fortunate to have the support of KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz® Ltd. Edition Statues by the band Queen (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon) on their official website and social media. When launching a new products, we always get the word out through our online sites and social media, as well […]
Our Metallica Rock Iconz® Statues continue to go through the on-going international Covid-related shipping back-log. But, we’ve made significant progress since the last update a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the latest for Metallica James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo limited edition statues. The US shipment for www.KnuckleBonz.com and the Metallica store […]
The KnuckleBonz® 3D Vinyl® Series has been in production for over 3-years now for those Superfans worldwide that want to celebrate the great album art of the last 50 years in 3D. When we decided to produce KISS Destroyer for the series we knew we had a touch task ahead. We first had to sculpt […]
KnuckleBonz announces Queen statues are in production for the Rock Iconz® collectible series The hand-painted and numbered collectibles feature Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon in a limited edition of only 3000 each. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> March 11, 2021: KnuckleBonz® announces its plans to create a limited-edition Queen set of collectible […]
Caught some of Tom Morello on Sirius XM the “Ozzy’s Boneyard” channel on the way into the KnuckleBonz® studio ahead of our QUEEN Rock Iconz® launch tomorrow AM. His show #RadioComandante is talking about his influences. Eddie Van Halen was the subject and how EVH how looked at the guitar and his tone differently than […]
Here’s s great shot of Ozzy Osbourne on the tour for the initial solo album “The Blizzard of Oz.” Stage left of course is the great Randy Rhoads ripping his signature polka dot, harpoon-headed V-guitar. Photos of this period that have both Ozzy and Randy in frame are so precious. Ozzy was just beginning to […]
The “progressive rock live show manual” clearly states that each musician must have an extended solo moment. Queen embraced this with Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor all taking center stage for thoughtful and entertaining solos once they achieved arena headliner status in the late 70s. One of the highlights of Queen’s live show […]
Not all heroes in the the KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl® and On Tour™ and On Tour Series played an instrument. The paint brush and camera lens also made music for all of us when wielded by the great album cover artist and designers. Before the digital age of music, Album and Poster art was […]
Jason Newsted of Metallica fame is celebrating a birthday today. As we all know, Jason famously left Metallica at a peak and went on to do some really cool work with Ozzy Osbourne, a revitalization of Voivod and Echobrain. We are currently working with Metallica on a Rock Icons Limited Edition Statue Set for the […]
While KnuckleBonz is known for bringing music Superfans high-end collectibles in the Rock Iconz, 3D Vinyl and On Tour Collector Series, we do have Tee Shirts, Hats and other cool apparel for all the bands we work with and more. Before you check out of www.knucklebonz.com on your next visit to the store, go to […]
Singer/song writer, creator of the band GHOST and the PAPA EMERTITUS bloodline Tobias Forge turns 40 today. Hard to believe it’s been over a decade since the original GHOST album “Opus Eponymous“. The path forward for the Ghost faithful is unclear. The Clergy enters into a new age with the demise of Papa Nihil and […]
From the advent of the music industry, the bands we listen to and revere defined us in our formative years. We paired off into groups that gravitated to musical genres. Pop music always had the largest following with fans that may or may not be passionate. As you descend into other genres, fandom becomes more […]
29 Years since the Pantera “Vulgar Display of Power” Release – 3D Vinyl Sale Today ONLY ! Hard to believe it’s been 29 years since Pantera dropped “Vulgar Display of Power” on us. We remember the heavy metal scene struggling with it’s identity at that time, with some of the heavier bands embracing the grunge […]
On this day in 1975 Led Zeppelin released their 6th studio album “Physical Graffiti “. The term studio is used loosely here because the album was primarily recorded at the Heady Grange county estate in Hampshire England. This is significant because the allowed the band ample time to improvise arrangements which fuels this masterpiece. Some of […]
Yesterday was blues guitar great Johnny Winter’s birthday. He rocked the blues from the time he was a grade-schooler playing with his father right up until his passing in 2014 while on tour. He played the blues until the day he died which is exactly what he sad he would do. Johnny Winter was the […]
Hi All, A quick update on the KnuckleBonz Metallica Rock Iconz® statue set. Wish the short term news was better, but your Metallica Rock Iconz Limited Edition Statues for James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo are still stuck in the Covid-related slow down at the US west coast ports. They are in […]
SOLD OUT and and Back Order Blues – KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz® continue to be some of the most sought after collectibles in music and entertainment. As you know, all of our products are limited editions. Here’s an update on some recent availability…don’t miss out of you are a Superfan on any of our bands. KISS® […]
Got wind of this “cover” of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir by Polish Guitar Virtuoso Marcin while listening to Sirius MX Radio Ozzy’s Boneyard Channel from Keith Roth this AM while on the way into the KnuckleBOnz Studio. He briefly described this acoustic this cover of the Physical Graffiti masterpiece, saying the both Paul Stanley of KISS […]
A happy 73rd birthday to the Black Sabbath’s “Godfather of Metal”, Tony Iommi. Iommi’s new KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz® statue is super hot and has already sold-thru the initial production units. More are on the way later this year, but you will have to queue back up up this one to gurantee your place in this […]
Rock Iconz Bon Scott – “Riff Raff” in Peace. On this day, 1980 rock music lost one of the most powerful front men of all time. Bon Scott of AC/DC would have been 74. BON SCOTT, the charismatic frontman of the legendary hard rock band AC/DC®, was born Ronald Belford Scott in Kirriemuir, Scotland on […]
Provided you are of the age to remember “Release Tuesdays” and buying music 1st on Vinyl, you will recall how many albums you bought because the cover art was cool or spoke to you somehow. Such was the case of the KISS “Debut” album for sure. The iconic make-up for Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace […]
Gojira – New Music – New Videos – Like It Should Be… Gojira dropped their new music video today called “Born for One Thing” from there new album “Fortitude”. Gojira sans can pre-order here: http://gojira.lnk.to/fortitude Nice to see a metal band moving through this really f#cked up time without missing stride. The new video boats […]
Our rare sale of KISS Rock Iconz® and 3D Vinyl® Collectibles ends at close of business today. We are coming to the end of our KISS “Hotter Than Hell” and KISS “Alive” Rock Iconz sets. Don’t miss out if you are a KISS Superfan. Check the sale out here: https://knucklebonz.com/product-category/kiss/ In KnuckleBonz KISSTORY, we have […]
Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” – Simple Designs Can Be the Most Complex When we began the initial discussions for our 3D Vinyl® Limited Edition State Series in 2017, the initial focus what to create something in statue and collectible form for Superfans™ that for what ever reason, did not dig the statue […]
Les Claypool of Primus has written and directed a new short film pulling in the slap bass and acting chops of none other than Ro bert Trujillo of Metallica. Claypool uses his music video and filmography skills to shoot this wacky ode’ to the old west that would make even “The Good the Bad and […]
For years, like many music Superfans that saw their bands get snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, we would get pissed when the new inductees list would come out. We railed against the opaque nomination process controlled by a select few, expressing personal opinions rather that a true indication of […]
KISS Rock Iconz® and 3D Vinyl® – Valentine’s Day Sale ! As most KnuckleBonz® collectors will know, the officially licensed, limited edition nature of the Rock Iconz and 3D Vinyl Collectible Statue Series does not really allow for many sales and discounts. That said, we have tried to offer more in this area given the […]
The Power of Album Art – 3D Vinyl Collector Series from KnuckleBonz® The digital music firehose began to run at full force either side of the new millennium. With it came more choices and access to music of all kinds than ever. It was also the footsteps of doom, and the beginning of the end […]
The album art of Def Leppard’d classic “Hysteria” gives only a hint at what the band and recording production team went through ahead of the 1987 release. This was the 4th studio recording for the band Def Leppard featuring Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage. All wanted to step up the […]
A quick backorder update for all you music Superfans…Back Order Update – Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Motorhead ON Tour and Rock Iconz Collectibles “Algie” the Pink Floyd Pig for our ON Tour™ Collectible Series has gone on back order. We will be keeping this limited edition open to ship new units for this limited edition collectible […]
There are many great concert light rig set-ups from over the years, but how many felt like a living breathing entity? The Pink Floyd circular projection screen immediately come to mind, but for us the QUEEN concert rig that was born in the 80s is super signature. The individual light banks had the ability to […]
KnuckleBonz Production Update “February 2021” Hey all, here’s the latest updates of ship dates and production for KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl ® and On Tour™ Collectible. Covid-related slowdowns and restrictions continue impact our schedules, but thing are improving. GHOST – Ghost Papa Nihil , Nameless Ghoul Guitarists Rock Iconz Statues and On Tour Stage […]
The Mighty Bon Scott, powerful AC/DC singer/song writer graces the KnuckleBonz® Lighted Stage today. All Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Collectible Statures are a blast to photo, but just like live rock-n-roll, some performers just can’t take a bad photo. Such is the case with our Bon Scott Rock Iconz. Bon’s powerful stance portrays the “weight” […]
Here’s a quick shot from the KnuckleBonz factory production floor of Pantera “Far Beyond Driven” 3D Vinyl® Limited Edition Collectible Statue. Picture here shows the shading step to get the dark colors into the sculpted textures on the skull and base. That is done by hand, using special paint and a skilled artist with a […]
Our original Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Hear” 3D Vinyl® Limited Edition Statue was inspired by the robot hand shake logo that originally appeared on the inner sleeve of this record. A really difficult design challenge to pull off. The final limited edition statue is coming to the end of it’s run and will soon […]
When we designed the original Motorhead Warpig Rock Iconz(R) statue back in 2017 we ha d a few problems to solve to have it work as a desktop or shelf mount statue. As Motorhead Superfans will know, the original logo of the menacing Snaggletooth is white on black and has the Warpig floating above the […]
Just updated our Youtube channel with lots of new videos. These include all our Rock Icons, 3D Vinyl and On Tour Launch videos as well as some work in progress clips. Videos date back over a decade to show some our long sense SOLD OUT limited edition collectible statues. Some highlights include our original Jimmy […]
Edward Lodewijk van Halen was born on this day in 1955 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Already feels like a long time since we lost Eddie Van Halen to his long fight with cancer in October of last year. There are numerous news stories that report Eddie had big world tour plans before his cancer returned that […]
Up this AM on the KnuckleBonz lighted state is our RUSH “Hemispheres” 3D Vinyl® Collectible Statue. This is a limited edition, as are all KnuckleBonz Collectibles. The Hemispheres album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales in 1978. The 1st side chronicles the struggle of heart and mind with “Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres”. “The […]
Check out the newly approved Twisted Sister Color Package Design. This is Jay Jay French’s Box that is currently in production. Drew on the stay hungry, dirty streets theme using the signature neo color pallet that was all the rage across pop culture at this point in the 80s. Twister Sister use this on there […]
Shot this from a display case here in one of the KnuckleBonz Studio offices. The jam session that never happened. Our 2007 Slash Rock Iconz Limited Edition statue release jamming with our 2018 Jimi Hendrix Rock Iconz® Collectible Statue, “Hear That Train a Comin’ “. It’s easy to imagine how great this would have been. […]
The Crimson Ghost was born in the post war movie series 1946 that had the Super Villian in pursuit the Cyclotrode X. An atomic weapon that could wreak havok on the world if in the wrong hands. Funny how little has changed since 1946. Fast forward to 1979 and he is reborn on the Misfits […]
Rust in Peace was the fourth studio album from Megadeth and was released on September 24, 1990 on Capital Records. It’s been argued that this is the finest studio effort from Dave Mustaine. It was a collection of his best writing and featured what many consider to be the classic Megadeth line up of Dave […]
The year was 1978, a 22 year old Eddie Van Halen set out to create a guitar that would deliver the sounds he had in his head along with the playing action that he could not get on any production axe of that day. Also In Eddie’s head was a graphic design sense that would […]
Production is in full swing on the new Randy Rhoads Rock Iconz® statue. As fans and collectors know, this is our 3rd design for Randy Rhoads working closely with the Rhoads family. We hope to wrap production in February. Will keep all RR fans posted here and on official KnuckleBonz social media. This design is […]
Now shipping at www.knucklebonz.com our Ghost Papa Nihil, Ghost Ghoul Guitar White, Ghost Ghoul Guitar Black Rock Iconz and A Pale Tour Named Death Stage Set for our On Tour™ Series. All Pre-Order GHOST SuperFans orders go out first and we will then begin processing new orders on a first-com-1st-serve basis. Don’t miss out of […]
Our 3rd Motorhead Lemmy Kilmister Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statue has been on back order for many weeks now. Please to let all Motorhead Superfans know that a new lot of this KnuckleBonz® Collectible has is finished and on the way to our US warehouse. If we don’t experience delays at our ports Lemmy III […]
After the carnage wrought by 2020, we have gotten the initial production units for Tony Iommi’s Rock Iconz® statue to our USA warehouse and have begin shipping. Pre-Orders are always first to ship and go out in the order they were received. The remaining inventory is super limited so if you are a Black Sabbath […]
KnuckleBonz is excited to bring you yet another moment in Rock Music history for the Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statue Series. AC/DC Angus Young sits atop Brian Johnson’s shoulders, which has been an iconic moment in an AC/DC live set since the Bon Scott days. We have fortunate enough to be seated on the 5th […]
KnuckleBonz Production Update “January 2021” Hi All, As we mentioned on our last update in November, disruptions and delays continue at all international shipping ports due the Covid-19 impact. This is the only area that KnuckleBonz does not control in our process of creating the Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl® and On Tour™ Limited Edition Collectible […]
Hey All, Happy New Year…ready to hit the ground running in 2021. Don’t miss out on the last chance to save on In-Stock items at www.knucklebonz.com. Sale ends at mignight January 4th….aka TONIGHT. On sale are great Rock Iocnz collectibles from amazing artists like Jimi Hendrix, The Doors Jim Morrison, Janice Joplin, Megadeth, Motorhead Warpig […]
Jim Morrison’s Mystical Command – Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statue The Doors’ arrival on the rock scene in 1967 marked not only the start of a string of hit singles and albums that would become stone classics, but also of something much bigger – a new and deeper relationship between creators and audience. Refusing to […]
LARS ULRICH celebrated a birthday this past weekend. A belated birthday wish from us here at KnuckleBonz. The Rock Iconz® Collectibles Statue Series Salutes You! Born in Los Angeles during 1981, but bred and nurtured in California’s Bay Area, Metallica (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo) rewrote the heavy metal and hard […]
Hi All, Posted here is the approved package design for our new Randy Rhoads Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statue. Those of you who have been with KnuckleBonz from the beginning back in 2003, will remember we founded the company with the 1st Randy Rhoads limited edition statue. Had something pretty cool happen when working on […]
Hey All… If we were to produce something that revisits a statue were have created in the past and is SOLD OUT, as all Rock Iconz are eventually, what should it be? We have our personal favs over the years, Jimmy Page Stormtrooper, Randy Rhoads 2, Dimebag Darrell 2, Keith Emerson of ELP…it’s hard to […]
The color package design for our Scorpions “Blackout” 3D Vinyl has been approved by the band Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine and Matthias Jabs and is in production. Thought we would share with all you hard rock Superfans. This 3D Vinyl collectible should wrap up production in January. Will keep all of you posted here and […]
Hey, We have heard all you Superfans and will be keeping our Holiday Sale pricing on In-Stock Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl® and On Tour® Collectibles through the end of the year. Don’s miss out on chances to get official licensed collectibles from KISS, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, Jimi Hendrix, The […]
While we were hoping for the best, the anticipated delay at the US shipping port is upon us and has delayed our Fall 2020 shipping dates. Here’s the latest update: US customs has placed an exam HOLD on all our containers filled with our Rock Iconz, 3D Vinyl and On Tour products. The delay is […]
On this day in 2004 we lost Dimebag Darrell. We were up early that day @ 4AM to catch a flight to LA for the photo shoot on Zakk Wylde’s Rock Iconz Statue design at Neil Zlozower’s Hollywood studio. Going out the door we went to check email quickly and happened to catch a small […]
As we head to Christmas and year end for this god forsaken 2020, we are reflecting on the 3D Vinyl Series and one of the productions that really shows off the category. That would be Megadeth’s Vic Rattlehead and the “Rust in Peace” 3D Vinyl® design. It continues to be one of the favs here […]
The Mercyful Fate “Don’t Break the Oath” Special “Darkness” Limited Edition Collectible Statue is a perfect example of a “happy accident” that occasionally happens here at KnuckleBonz. That can be defined as, when you are working on something completely unrelated to the final product, and something happens during design or production that gives rise to […]
KnuckleBonz Holiday Sale…We Rock On! Hey All…as any KnuckleBonz collector probably knows, discounting is something that we rarely do. The officially licensed limited edition nature of all our work does not really allow for this during most of the year. We do have a few times during the year where we put in-stock items on […]
Pantera “Far Beyond Driven” Announced for KnuckleBonz® 3D Vinyl® Collector Series “Far Beyond Proud” to show you the newest addition to our 3D Vinyl Collector Series, Pantera “Far Beyond Driven.” We have tweaked the format on this design with a slightly smaller scale and different mounting than the previous 3D Vinyl for artists like Ozzy […]
QUEEN Live In Montreal – Great Reference for KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Statues If you are a QUEEN fan on any fervor, this post is probably not news, but we might have a few points that will have you take a new look at this amazing concert footage of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and […]
Hi All, Here’s the latest for Live KnuckleBonz “Pre-Order” projects. Most Pre-Order projects have wrapped production and are in the ocean shipping queue to come to our US warehouse. As you can imagine with our Covid Planet, global shipping of all products is a bit slower and less predictable than it has ever been. As […]
Rock Iconz Randy Rhoads – What Would RR Be Doing Now? We lost Randy Rhoads on March 19, 1982. At this time Randy star could be considered still on the rise, even though he had already created 2 heavy metal masterpiece recordings with Ozzy Osbourne, “The Blizzard of Oz” and “Diary of Madman.” We recently […]
KISS® Dynasty Era – Amazing Costume Decadence If you have an opportunity to speak with any of the original KISS lineup today about the Dynasty era, I think you might get Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter to agree; “this is where things went a bit too far.” However, these costumes and era continue to be […]
Scorpions “Blackout” In Production for KnuckleBonz 3D Vinyl Collector Series. “Blackout” is the eighth studio album from the Scorpions, released in March 1982. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Blackout as 73rd on their list of “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.” The album was certified Platinum is the US in 1984. The […]
As we approach All Hallows Eve, thought we would share an image of the original Kind Diamond Rock Iconz® Statue design. All of us and KnuckleBonz® really dug this, but it was shelved in favor of the actual release using this pose and his signature lantern. As you probably know, the original King Diamond Rock […]
KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz® Production Update – Shipping on Planet Covid Another update as production wraps up on many projects. All the Ghost Rock Iconz and On Tour (Papa Nihil, Ghost Ghouls Guitar White/Black and the Ghost “A Pale Tour Named Death” Stage Set) projects have been completed and are going thru the final QA steps. […]
Looking into a new subject for the KnuckleBonz® 3D Vinyl® and have zeroed in on Pantera’s 1993 release “Far Beyond Driven”. The haunting facial image in Dean Karr’s cover creates a great design challenge. The real issue is how we might represent the Pantera logo which covers a large amount of the face and still […]
A very Happy Birthday Wish to Robert Trujillo of Metallica. It our great honor to be working with Rober6t Trujillo and Metallica on our new Rock Iconz® Limited Edition Statue set. We have created Robert and all of Metallica from their most recent world tour that was in support of their tenth studio album “Hardwired… […]
Metallica Rock Iconz® Package Design – 1st Look Hey All…if you are paying attention, here’s a sneak peak at our Metallica Rock Iconz Package Design. These color box designs are approved and in production now for our individual Metallica Rock Iconz Limited Edition Statues of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo. The […]
On this day in 1977, KISS Fans were treated to their 2nd live concert recording KISS “Alive” II. This morning we are remembering our 1st opportunity to work with Gene, Paul and the entire KIS Army. In 2015, KnuckleBonz 1st got the chance to work with some of their all time Rock Iconz Heroes KISS. […]
KnuckleBonz Production Update “Rocktober” 2020 – Rock Iconz Hi All, Here’s a quick production update for Live KnuckleBonz projects. All projects currently remain on schedule for their respective ship windows. However, navigating all the things needed to bring the Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl® and ON Tour series to you is more challenging than ever in […]
QUEEN’s News of the World Robot – “A Gulf Between” KnuckleBonz 3D Vinyl® In October of 1977, QUEEN would make a departure from the imagery usually associated with their album covers and release one of their most iconic recordings, “New of the Word.” The previous studio albums had seen various images of the band members […]
Happy Birthday to Rock Iconz AC/DC Brian Johnson Born on this day in Dunston, England: Brian Johnson, began as lead singer with the band Geordie, before he joined AC/DC in 1980, after the death of Bon Scott. Brian first appearing on the AC/DC 1980 masterpiece Back In Black, which has now sold an estimated 50m copies worldwide. Johnson‘s first […]
In case you missed it, we launched our new Metallica Rock Iconz® set last week with designs of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo. It’s always and exciting time around here for a product launch. The same efforts that go into every hand-cast and detailed KnuckleBonz® Limited Edition collectibles. However, this one […]
KnuckleBonz® and Pantera have gotten together to bring music Superfans a cool Labor Day Giveaway of our “Vulgar Display of Power” 3D Vinyl® Limited Edition Collectible. All you need to do to enter is: *Follow @Knucklebonz and @Pantera and leave a comment on our post *Winner will be chosen at random and announced Tuesday September […]
Where’s the Full Drum Kit for Metallica’s Lars Ulrich for Rock Iconz®? Superfans Want to Know… Rock Iconz are hand cast and detailed limited Edition Statues. A skilled artist casts, refines and paints every part by hand in cold cast resin and assembles them to create a finished fine arts collectible for the Rock Iconz […]
Ghost Nameless Ghouls – Guitar Crunch for the Rock Iconz Collectibles Series The Nameless Ghouls are the live performance band for Ghost. On the “A Pale Tour Named Death” tour, seven Ghouls patrolled the stage with Cardinal Copia bringing the Ghost heaviness around the world. While the Ghouls are virtually identical, the guitar crunch fueled […]
Metallica statues will be created by KnuckleBonz, makers of the Rock Iconz® Collectible Series Hand-crafted collectible statues will be created featuring James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo statues from the “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” era. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> August 31, 2020: KnuckleBonz® announces its plans to create a limited-edition Metallica set of collectible […]
Metallica – Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica has become one of the most influential and successful rock bands in history, having sold nearly 120 million albums worldwide and generating more than 2.5 billion streams while playing to millions of fans on literally all seven continents. The band’s several […]
Great Photos Make Rock Iconz – Neil Zlozower’s Work w/ Eddie Van Halen… From the earliest days of the great artists in music, what we call Rock Iconz® here at KnuckleBonz, the great photos often define our memories. This was before the fire-hose on content we have become accustomed to today. The album cover, posters […]
Where’s My Favorite Band for Rock Iconz® or 3D Vinyl®? KnuckleBonz is coming to the end of the company’s 17th year bringing music Superfans the only collectible series focused on music, that would be our Rock Iconz and 3D Vinyl collector series. Oh yes, lets’s not forget the newest limited editions for the On Tour® Series. […]
We Owe It All to Alice Cooper – KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz While rock music was certainly mature and well entrenched in the lives of both young and old when Vincent Furnier a.k.a Alice Cooper and his band mates emerged in the late 60s and early 70s. The original Alice Cooper band released their debut album […]
Vote for the Next Rock Iconz or 3D Vinyl Collectible from KnuckleBonz KnuckleBonz only exists and is able to continue to create the Rock Iconz® and 3D Vinyl® Series because of all the great superfans of music around the world. We always want to hear what you think is cool and relevant when deciding what […]
AC/DC For Those About to Rock “We Salute You at KnuckleBonz ” Is the 8th studio album for AC/DC® and was the debut of the “Cannon” that would become a staple of the massive AC/DC live productions. The album was yet another multi-platinum release for the band and the “For Those About to Rock” tour […]
GHOST Rock Iconz® “ON Tour” Stage Set Witnesses the Demise of Cardinal Copia Ghost launched the “A Pale Tour Named Death” in September of 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall in London and played with many of metal’s biggest bands. This was also headlining tour with the most elaborate stage show in the bands 14-year […]
Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, SO Many Rock Iconz® Growing up in the 70s there was no firehose of music and video content like today. You had to work at it to get a glimpse of your favorite band playing live. You either had the good fortune to go to a live show, or you planted […]
The Motorhead Warpig – At Home in the Rock Iconz®Collector Series The Motorhead Warpig made the first appearance on the 1977 self-titled debut album, “Motorhead.” Also, affectionately known as “snaggletooth,” it has become one of the most iconic and loved symbols in music. Motorhead, with Lemmy at the helm, was a band that fused many […]
Creating Syd Barrett, “The Crazy Diamond” Knucklebonz® Rock Iconz® Collector Series Syd Barrett perhaps had more impact on rock music, over a shorter span, than any song writer and frontman in history. Syd’s life began with a simple and pleasant childhood in Cambridge, England. He then gained prominence as a local art and musical bohemian […]
8-Track Tape – Intro and Inspiration to Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath While the 8-Track tape music format had many frustrating aspects and was somewhat limited for sound quality versus vinyl, it is still held in high esteem here at KnuckleBonz. 8-track tape is not only a 70s era tentpole, it’s the format that I […]
KISS Alive Era Rock Iconz “On Tour” Collectible – “Riding the road cases” – From the time I was about 9 years old, I was hanging out backstage at rock shows. I wasn’t there because my parents were that nutty, but because my father was involved in theater management. In these pre-teen years, it was […]
Making Jimmy Page – The “Poppy Suit” in the KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz® Collector Series It’s been over a decade since we first had the pleasure to work with Jimmy Page, founder of Led Zeppelin, on the original Rock Iconz Statue. The original “Poppy Suite” statue design had us travel to London to meet with Jimmy […]
KnuckleBonz Commemorating 40th Anniversary of Motörhead Ace of Spades with Rock Iconz® Statue… Lemmy Kilmister began his musical career in the early ‘60s with acts such as the Rockin’ Vickers and Sam Gopal before finding fame in the pioneering space rock legends Hawkwind. After departing in 1975, Lemmy formed Motörhead and would go on to […]
An obvious subject for the new Rock Iconz® On Tour Collector Series was the Pink Floyd Pig, nicknamed “Algie”. It spanned 40 ft. and was floated over Battersea Power Station on the south bank of London’s River Thames as part of the photo shoot for the “Animals” album. During the 3-day shoot in December 1976, […]
Here at KnuckleBonz, we take pride on traveling the while creating the Rock Iconz® and 3D Vinyl® Collectible Series. This was our thinking when releasing our most recent Jimi Hendrix statue. We always look to give fans and collectors something that others might not value or ignore because it’s not the most popular. We do […]
KnuckleBonz® Rock Iconz® Building the “Lighted Stage” For 17 years, KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz has brought the greatest music artist to life in limited edition statues. We began with the great Randy Rhoads of the original Ozzy Osbourne solo lineup, and are honored to continue to work with the music industry’s biggest artists. Photo shoots at […]
41 Years ago today I remember driving to the beach and hoping the radio would play something from the new AC/DC record “Highway to Hell.” As you know, this is the last to feature the great Bon Scott and was the worldwide breakthrough for AC/DC. Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd and Bon […]
Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd – The Alpha, Rock Iconz, and Crazy Diamond Syd Barrett perhaps had more impact on rock music, over a shorter span, than any song writer and frontman in history. Syd’s life began with a simple and pleasant childhood in Cambridge, England. He then gained prominence as a local art and […]
Debbie Harry of Blondie – Rock like a girl! Rock Iconz Limited Edition Statue Debbie Harry, a seminal rock-n-roll figure, complex songstress, incandescent front-woman, and fashion icon. A vibrant global force whose enduring presence forever changed pop culture when she entered the scene. Debbie’s chart-topping success, fearless spirit, and ongoing creativity led her band, Blondie, […]
GnR Appetite for Destruction – A perfect storm for KnuckleBonz 3D Vinyl® When the crew here at KnuckleBonz were working on the original ideas for the 3D Vinyl® Collectible Series in 2017, there were a few albums that immediately came to mind. To make a fitting subject for a 3D Vinyl Collectible, the album obviously […]
Marilyn Manson Rock Iconz Limited Edition statue from KnuckleBonz…”It’s for Beautiful People” The Marilyn Manson Rock Iconz Limited Edition statue from KnuckleBonz captures Manson from “The Beautiful People” era of his career when he was on the way to multiple chart-topping album releases. This design is one of KnuckleBonz creepiest. This Rock Iconz will soon […]
Rock Iconz with Signature Tones – Brian May of QUEEN Brian May has crafted one of music’s signature guitar tones and playing styles. However, his contribution to music goes far beyond the guitar. Brian and his father built from scratch the guitar that would become the foundation for the progression rock engine that is QUEEN. […]
With the bloodline of Papa Emeritus at an end, Papa Nihl tapped Cardinal Copia to lead the band through a tumultuous time for the GHOST faithful. Many thought Cardinal Copia would earn the right to ascend and perhaps become the new Papa Emeritus. He had so such promise. However, those hopes for fans of the Cardinal were dashed in Mexico City on […]
May 1980, Peter Criss takes part in a 1-day video shoot for the KISS single “Shandi”. KISStory reports that, unbeknownst to Peter, he had been let go sometime earlier via a band meeting vote by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and manager Bill Aucoin. The band’s European your had to be put on hold […]
AC/DC “Hell’s Bell Rock Iconz On Tour Limited Edition Collectible “It’s like you were there” in 1980. The AC/DC “Hell’s Bell” first graced the AC/DC live stage in support of the “Back in Black” world tour in 1980. This was the band’s 7th studio album and the 1st with new frontman Brian Johnson. For anyone […]
A heads up for the music super fan and collectors worldwide. “This is Spinal Tap” limited edition statues are now in design for our Rock Iconz Series at KnuckleBonz Studios for Davis St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnell and Derek Smalls. No launch or pre-sales date yet, but sculpting and pre-production is going well. We can’t stop […]
Not every great album makes a great subject for a 3D Vinyl limited edition. In 2019, the 3D Vinyl® Collectible Series from KnuckleBonz was created for the Super-Fan that just may not be into the statue and figure category we have created over the past 17 years. 3D Vinyl brings the great album art to […]
Scorpions Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statues, it’s like it’s 1989. Scorpions were founded in Hannover Germany in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker. From the outset, the band has laid down hard rock and heavy metal that has excited fans across the planet. The soaring vocals of Klaus Meine along with the dual guitar attack of […]
Watching the Pantera Home Videos, we get our first glimpse of Phillip Anselmo, Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul Abbott and Rex Brown on the road, being Pantera. The Pantera Home videos chronicle what it was like being a hard-working touring band in the late 90s as the heavy metal scene was under attack and in need […]
4th of July 20% Off Sale. Get rare limited edition KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz®and 3D Vinyl® at www.knucklebonz.com Last chance on many low inventory items like Dimebag Darrell from Pantera, Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, Jim Morrison of The Doors and Johnny Ramone. The entire Rock Iconz and 3D Vinyl IN-Stock line-up is available at these 20% […]
KnuckleBonz Production® Rock Iconz® Update, Ghost Papa Nihil Ghouls, Iommi, AC/DC and Bon Scott. This quick KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz production update is mostly for all the super-fans and collector elite that have Pre-Orders with us via www.knucklebonz.com . Just and FYI for the rest of you… Ghost Papa Nihil, Ghost Ghoul Guitar Players Rock Iconz […]
Super Fans rejoice with the addition of Megadeth Rust in Peace to the 3D Vinyl® Collectible Series from KnuckleBonz. The new collectible category was created for Super-Fans may not be into the statue and figure category KnuckleBonz has created over the past 17 years. Not every great record album will yield something that a music […]
Heavy Metal Godfather Tony Iommi’s Rock Iconz Statue is in full production at the KnuckleBonz production facility. Iommi’s Rock Iconz statue design is inspired by the early 70s era of Black Sabbath when metal classic albums like Paranoid and Volume 4 were being created. I can still remember Black Sabbath Vol. 4 being under the […]
Hi All, 2018 will be another behemoth year for KnuckleBonz with even more new products to be announced. Along with these new additions to our Rock Iconz™ series, there will be a price increase, our first in almost a decade. This is needed to allow us to continue to deliver the same great official licenses […]
Hi All, A quick production update for Live KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz projects King Diamond – Production is wrapping up next week and the King Diamond Rock Iconz™ Limited Edition Statue will begin the trip to our US warehouse. Looks like and end of February or early March ship. King Diamond has signed all the special […]
These products will be shipping mid-November: Lemmy (Motorhead) Rock Iconz Statue Warpig (Motorhead) Rock Iconz Statue Syd Barrett Rock Iconz Statue Alice Cooper I Rock Iconz Statue Alice Cooper II Rock Iconz Statue KISS (Alive!) Rock Iconz Statues KISS (Hotter Than Hell) Rock Iconz Statue Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) Rock Iconz Statue Vic Rattlehead ‘Peace Sells’ (Megadeth) Rock Iconz Statue We […]
Greetings from the Boneyard, Good news is we are getting close to shipping several of the Rock Iconz statues that have been in production. We anticipate shipping in mid-November. We will post more updates on that timing as we get closer. Today is the last chance to use those coupon codes to receive a discount […]
Early November Ship Date: Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Motorhead, Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd and KISS are all scheduled to ship in early November 2017 from our USA warehouse. To all our customers who pre-ordered this spring and summer 2017: First of all, thx for your support of our work as we near our 15th year. […]
Rolling out our Megadeth Rock Iconz(R) Limited Edition statues for Dave Mustaine with his Angel of Deth Guitar. It’s a timeless image of Dave in a signature military top and the black and yellow radiation logo. Our 2nd design brings the Peace Sells, But Who’s Buying? album cover art to life. Vic Rattlehead is hunched […]
Some history that set up KnuckleBonz and still is a strong influence. I had the unbelievable fortune of growing up backstage at the prestige concert venues in Washington DC, D.A.R Constitution Hall and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. On any given week, I would see a great composer Aaron Copeland […]