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Production Updates – KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz and 3D Vinyl January 2023

KnuckleBonz® January 2023 – PRODUCTION UPDATE

Here’s a quick update on the all the KnuckleBonz productions as of this AM here from our SF Bay Area studios. Many products wrapped production  this week and new 2023 projects are gearing up. Here’s the full scoop.

Iron Maiden Piece of Mind 3D Vinyl® Ltd. Edition Statue – Production is wrapped and Maiden Piece of Mind is in route to out USA warehouse to go out to pre-orders. Inventory is limited so get in the pre-order queue to have any chance at this 3D Vinyl Limited Edition Statue. Up the Irons !!!

John Lennon Rock Iconz®  Ltd. Edition Statue  – John Lennon production completed this week and is on the way to our US warehouse. Stay tuned here for specific updates on pre-order shipping. ship date. You can still pre-order here.

Cliff Burton Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue – Cliff Burton production is complete and is in the container on the way to our US warehouse. . Pre-Order now to make sure you are part of the few Cliff Burton Superfans to own this very special ltd edition.

Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue – Mass production completed this week and Phil Lynott is also in route to our US warehouse to go to Thin Lizzy/Lynott Superfans. Stay tuned here for specific updates for shipping.

KnuckleBonz Black Sabbath Rock Iconz Statue Set – Production has been flowing well and we are beginning final painting and detailing on Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward Rock Iconz Statues. Production is on track for late Spring ship date. Don’t miss out on the massive pre-sale special pricing here…

Misfits Jerry Only Rock Iconz Statue – Misfits Jerry Only statue wrapped production and is on the way to KnuckleBonz US warehouses. Stay tuned here for landing and ship dates to pre-orders. Pre Order The Misfits Jerry Only here.

DEATH Scream Bloody Gore 3D Vinyl – Scream Bloody Gore production went at record pace and it has already wrapped production and is in route to our US warehouse. All looks good for a Spring 2023 ship date to pre-orders. Pre0Order here to have any chance at this amazing 3D Vinyl design.

DEATH Chuck Schuldiner Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue – Chuck Schuldiner’s production was done side by side with Scream Bloody Gore and has also wrapped production. All looks good for a Spring 2023 ship date to pre-orders.

Guns N’ Roses Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statues – Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagen rolled right along and actually wrapped a little early. All looks good for a Spring 2023 ship date to pre-orders. Pre-Order Guns N’ Roses here to have any chance at this amazing 3D Vinyl design.

Behind the scenes “2023 Sneak Peaks” from KnuckleBonz:

*AC/DC will be coming to the KnuckleBonz 3D Vinyl Series with Powerage. New Angus Young and Malcolm Young Rock Iconz designs are being finished and will go to the band for approval soon.

*A New Randy Rhoads KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz design has been approved by the Randy Rhoads Estate and is in pre-production for a late Summer release. This design captures Randy in the early part of his career when he owned the Sunset Strip, just ahead of his years with Ozzy. Think bow-tie and Polka-Dot Vest…

*Cheech and Chong Collectible Statues are in design featuring the comedy duo from the iconic Shred Session in Cheech and Chong’s next movie.

*KISS Destroyer Era KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Statue designs for Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter are in sculpting and will roll-out later this Spring. Probably a Fall ship date for this new KISS Set from KnuckleBonz.

Stay tuned here for more specific updates…

Rock Hard this Weekend !

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Fall Production Update and a Sneak Peak – All Your KnuckleBonz Collectibles

Hi All,

Here’s a quick update on the all the live KnuckleBonz productions as of this AM here from our SF Bay Area studios…

Iron Maiden Piece of Mind 3D Vinyl Ltd. Edition Statue – Production is in the final stages and should wrap up near the end of November.  Sales are super hot on this one so make sure to get in the per-order queue here and Save 20%. No FoMO! All on track for early 20223 ship date for pre-orders.

John Lennon Rock Iconz  Ltd. Edition Statue  – Production continues on John Lennon, the casting of his glasses just finished. Very intricate for the 1mm details on this part. All looks good for early 2023 ship date. You can still pre-order here.

Cliff Burton Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue – Cliff Burton production is rolling along with final paint detailing happening over the next few weeks. All is still on track for an early 2023 ship date. This very special limited edition is one of the hottest sellers in the KnuckleBonz 20 year history. Pre-Order now to make sure you are part of the few Cliff Burton Superfans to own this very special ltd edition.

Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue – Mass production on Phil Lynott the legendary singer, songwriter, musician and ultimate frontman just got underway. All looking good for a late Q1 2023 ship date. Pre Order Thin Lizzy here.

KnuckleBonz Black Sabbath Rock Iconz Statue Set – The production team is in the casting stages at the very beginning of the production for Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Once casting finishes over the next couple of weeks, each part goes thru a hand-cleaning and refining process to set up for the primer coat of paint. Production is on track for a late Q1 2023 ship date. Don’t miss out on the massive pre-sale special pricing here…

Misfits Jerry Only Rock Iconz Statue – Initial molds are ready and casting begins next week. All is looking on track for a late Q1 2023 release. Pre Order The Misfits Jerry Only here.

Behind the scenes “Sneak Peaks” from KnuckleBonz – If your are part of the KnuckleBonz faithful following us on the Blog, here’s some down-low on what we are up to for future KnuckleBonz collectible releases later this year and in 2023. Chuck Schuldiner, founder of DEATH Rock Iconz Statue and a super sic Scream Bloody Gore 3D Vinyl, a new Queen Rock Iconz statue set for Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon circa 1975 and a new Guns n’ Roses set for Axl, Slash and Duff from circa 1992…

Stay tuned here for more specific updates as we get closer to the holidays.

Rock Hard this Weekend !

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34 Years of Lady Justice – We Celebrate the Metallica Masterpiece

34 years ago today Metallica release And Justice for All… to both critical and commercial acclaim. The track One would win James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Jason Newsted their first Grammy. That same video would break Metallica to a wider audience outside of the thriving Thrash scene of the late 80s and set them on the trajectory that we see today. Sadly, this was the first album after the tragic death of the great Cliff Burton.

We have honored Lady Justice and the And Justice for All album art in our KnuckleBonz 3D Vinyl(R) collector series. “The Lady” stands 12 inches tall and is hand cast and detailed. Only 1988 have been created for Metallica Superfans worldwide.

Order Metallica Lady Justice Ltd. Edition Statute here.

All KnuckleBonz products are officially licensed limited editions. Once a design is SOLD out or retired, it is gone FOREVER, No FoMO.

Rock Hard today!

 

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I’m a ROCKER !!! Phil Lynott Coming to KnuckleBonz

I’m a ROCKER !!!!  Phil Lynott Coming to KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statue Series.

It’s taken a minute, but Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy is in production here at the KnuckleBonz Studio. Phil is one of our most requested statues over the 20 years of KnuckleBonz. All our work is officially licensed so we wanted to wait and bring it to you when it could be a full Thin Lizzy production…it is!

Somewhere Cliff Burton is smiling. He loved Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy.

We think it is possible that even as celebrated at Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy are, they are underrated. One of the original duel guitar attacks; Thin Lizzy could boogie, swing or play with speed and ferocity like no other. Check out the “UK Tour 75” live record of you don’t believe us.

#staytuned for detail…

Rock Hard this Friday !

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Cliff Burton Statue in Production for the KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Series

If you’ve been out of touch since last Friday, you missed our very exciting announcement that Cliff Burton is coming to the KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Series.

Pre-Order Here: https://knucklebonz.com/product/cliff-burton-rock-iconz-statue/

The statue is in production currently and we have already had to upsize the production team. It is one of the hottest announcements and launches in 20 years of KnuckleBonz.

Think, Day of the Green, Oakland Coliseum August 31st 1985. That what we were going for in the design. It was a real challenge to capture the fierceness of Cliff live in a stationary piece of art. The Burton Estate and all of us here are super pleased with the result…Cliff Em’ All !

Joining Metallica on stage at the 1985 day at Day of the Green was an amazing lineup that included Scorpions, Raising Force, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ratt and Y&T.

Rock Hard!

 

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KnuckleBonz and The Cliff Burton Estate Announce New Partnership to Bring Cliff Burton “Cliff ‘Em All” IPA Beer to Heavy Metal Fans; Brewed by Calicraft

KnuckleBonz and The Cliff Burton Estate Announce New Partnership to Bring Cliff Burton “Cliff ‘Em All” IPA Beer to Heavy Metal Fans; Brewed by Calicraft Brewing Co.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>   July 20, 2022 – – KnuckleBonz, Inc. and The Cliff Burton Estate are announcing they will launch a Cliff Burton branded beer and a KnuckleBonz Limited Edition Collectible Statue (coming soon, stay tuned!) with a portion of all proceeds going to the Cliff Burton Music Scholarship Foundation for Rising Youth Musicians. The beer is the first product to release, with pre-sales now available.

The Cliff Burton (Cliff ‘Em All) IPA Beer (6.4% ABV), the latest in the KnuckleBonz® Beverage Series, is brewed by Calicraft Brewing Co.® and is now available for pre-sale online at CraftShack®, pre-order now: https://craftshack.com/products/cliff-burton-cliff-em-all-ipa

A collaboration between the Cliff Burton Estate, KnuckleBonz and Calicraft Brewing spawns the 7th beer in the KnuckleBonz Beverage Series. This collaboration series combines the love of great beer with a devotion to great music.

Brewed to celebrate the music, life, and legacy of the master musician Cliff Burton, Cliff ’em All IPA is made in a classic NorCal style: hoppy, bold, and crushable! Capturing the best of a classic West Coast beer, and made with simcoe and citra hops, this IPA pairs well with all forms of incredible music!

The Burton Family has issued this statement: “Continuing the mission of Cliff’s father, the late Ray Burton, the Cliff Burton Foundation is centered on fostering the next generation of musical talent. We hand pick young individuals from around the world with the same enthusiasm for music and dedication to their craft as the late bassist Cliff Burton had. Cheers to Cliff and Ray Burton who loved a good beer!”

The Cliff Burton IPA will be available for fans in 40 states to buy online through CraftShack. See product page for details. The Cliff Burton IPA beer ships nationwide with some exclusions based on individual state laws.  CraftShack is the premier online marketplace and platform for specialty craft beers and spirits delivered to your door.

First 500 Customers Receive a Free Poster Cliff Burton fans who order first will receive a limited-edition collectible poster included free with their order. This poster only ships to the first 500 customers.

“We are honored to be working with the estate to bring premium products to music Superfans that help contribute to help these talented and hard-working youth musicians,” says Tony Simerman, CEO/Creative Director of KnuckleBonz, Inc. “Not only is this foundation and what it stands for near and dear to our hearts here at KnuckleBonz, but honoring Cliff in any way, whatsoever, is very important to us. The integrity, passion and drive he always had along with his obvious musical talent has gained him the highest place of respect in our company. We are truly honored to be working with the family on anything that can pay tribute to Cliff Burton.”

KnuckleBonz, Inc. (KnuckleBonz.com) is a music merchandising company focused on the creation of high-end products for music enthusiasts since 2003. KnuckleBonz is committed to fine craftsmanship and artistry and has developed the Rock Iconz®, 3D Vinyl™ and On Tour™ collectible series. With a passion for music and a drive to make the highest quality products possible, this collaboration on the music-based craft beer line emphasizes that KnuckleBonz is solely focused on offering quality products specifically for the music superfan.

Calicraft Brewing Co. (Calicraft.com) started with a passion for crafted beverages, with the belief that better products can create a better world. Beverages can be more than delicious; they can solve problems and support sustainability. Whether through collaborations, sourcing or storytelling, our products strive to be both delicious and meaningful. Our products reflect our values and beliefs.

Cliff Burton (Cliff ‘Em All) IPA © & TM 2022 Cliff Burton Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Editorial Contact: pr@knucklebonz.com | (800) 638-4180

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Metallica Lady Justice Rock Iconz On Tour Statue Announced

KnuckleBonz® Metallica Lady Justice Rock® Iconz On Tour™ Statue has launched and is now available for Pre-Order. This hand cast limited edition will be limited to only 1988 Metallica Superfans worldwide. Lady Justice is affectionally known by the Metallica camp as “Doris” stands 12 inches tall. She towers over the Metallica Rock Iconz Statue set of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo juts like show does when she appears in Metallica live stage-dress. This beautiful lady first appeared in 1988 as the cover art for Justice For All. This was a big commercial breakthrough for Metallica on the strength of the music video for “One.” The subsequent tour saw a huge step forward is live concert production. If you were there, you’ll  remember the lighting truss swinging down, showering sparks and Lady Justice fell to pieces behind the band as they closed with “…And Justice For All.” There’s great live video of this on  “Live Shit: Binge and Purge”.

Pre-Order Metallica Lady Justice Rock Iconz On Tour Limited Edition Statue here.

Also check out all the Metallica Rock Iconz Statues of the band here.

Rock Hard!

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Metallica And Justice for All – 33 Years Ago…Forever Tied to Jethro Tull

33 years ago Metallica released the …and Justice for All album. If there be such a thing for an under rated Metallica album, this is it as far as we are concerned here at KnuckleBonz®. We know, we know, there’s been all the talk about the mix of this record recently, but bottom line, this is thrash classic, with musicianship at it’s highest. Every song is strong and is a favorite for Metallica Superfans to this day when AJFA is included in any live set. “Blackened” and “The Shortest Straw” are diamonds and of course there is “One.” Many of the younger Metallica fans can point to that as their intro to the band via that great music video. There was still an MTV that played music videos at this point in 1988. We can’t talk about this era and not mention the comical Grammy faux pas. If you recall, Metallica was nominated for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental” and the Grammys continued their “Cluebaggerness” with the metal scene. The award went to none other than Jethro Tull. Too funny to this day.

A quick heavy metal heads up, we are hard at work on a new Limited Edition Collectible for And Justice for All in our 3D Vinyl ® Collectible Series. The cover art by Stephen Gorman, based on a concept developed by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich was a dream to design with. Staytuned for updates…

Check out our current Rock Iconz Ltd. Editions for the entire band from the recent Hardwired to Self-Destruct album here.

Check out all the KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statues here.

Rock Hard!

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Metallica Monday is Coming – Rock Iconz Ltd. Edition Statues

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. Only 3000 are being created for Metallica Superfans worldwide. No FOMO…

All Rock Iconz have particular challenges. The tatts for James Hetfield were a bugger on this Rock Iconz production. Check out the whole band here at the Metallica order pages.

Order Here – https://knucklebonz.com/product-category/metallica/

Rock Hard this Weekend! Kbonz

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Metallica Rock Iconz Shipping Update

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 have finally cleared the US ports and are on the way to our respective warehouses to set up to ship to pre-orders.  The last remaining hold-up is in Europe as we wait for that shipment to clear the ports. The Metallica camp has asked that we hold all shipments until we are able to ship at the same time worldwide for all pre-orders. Stay tuned here for updates and as always thanks for your patience with these, pain the @ss, Covid-jacked times.

You can pre-order our Metallica KnuckleBonz Rock Iconz Limited Edition Statues here. Order will ship in the order they were received: https://knucklebonz.com/product-category/metallica/

Rock Hard! Stay Tuned ! Kbonz