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7/21/2026

Meshuggah Announces Exclusive Signing and Limited-Edition Transformers Collaboration at San Diego Comic-Con

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MESHUGGAH members Tomas Haake and Mårten Hagström will make a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, signing for fans at the Reigning Phoenix Music/Stern Pinball booth, #4029, on Friday, July 24, at 3:30 p.m.

The appearance will coincide with the unveiling of a limited-edition MESHUGGAH x Hasbro’s Transformers T-shirt, created to celebrate four decades of The Transformers: The Movie and three decades of MESHUGGAH’s seminal album Destroy Erase Improve.

The collaboration draws inspiration from the transformation of Megatron in the 1986 animated film. After being destroyed in battle by Optimus Prime, Megatron is betrayed by Starscream and cast into space, before being rebuilt by Unicron as Galvatron, a narrative progression that mirrors the title Destroy Erase Improve.

“Big machinery. Massive destruction. Reconfiguration. A pretty accurate analogy to our sound, is it not?” says Mårten Hagström.

The limited-edition design brings together two influential forces in music and pop culture, connecting the mechanical destruction and transformation of the Transformers universe with the precision, power and constant evolution of MESHUGGAH’s sound. The artwork was done by renowned Transformers and G.I.JOE artist, Ken Christiansen. (@ken_christiansen_art ) Ken has spent over a decade shaping the Transformers franchise's visual identity for Hasbro and Activision, from Generations toy packaging and Covenant of Primus lore art to Transformers video game concept art and IDW comic covers.

Ken comments, "Two of my favorite things are Transformers and metal music, when the chance came up to combine the two, how could I pass that up?  And to do it for a killer band like MESHUGGAH, can't get much better."

Reigning Phoenix Music will also celebrate the band’s anniversary remastered reissues of Destroy Erase Improve and Catch Thirtythree with San Diego Comic-Con-exclusive splatter vinyl variants of both releases.

Fans attending the signing will have the opportunity to meet Tomas Haake and Mårten Hagström and explore the exclusive merchandise and vinyl offerings available at the booth.


Event Details:

MESHUGGAH Signing
Friday, July 24
3:30 p.m.
Reigning Phoenix Music/Stern Pinball Booth
Booth #4029
San Diego Comic-Con

Quantities of the collaborative T-shirt and exclusive vinyl variants will be limited and available while supplies last.



About MESHUGGAH:
 

Formed in Umeå, Sweden in 1987, MESHUGGAH have spent more than three decades redefining the outer limits of heavy music. Known for their groundbreaking use of complex polyrhythms, down-tuned guitars, dissonant atmospheres, and surgically precise execution, the band has become one of the most influential forces in extreme and progressive metal.

Across their catalog, MESHUGGAH have continually pushed their sound forward, from the technical thrash foundations of their earliest work to the genre-altering breakthroughs of Destroy Erase Improve, Chaosphere, Nothing, Catch Thirtythree, obZen, and beyond. Their music has had a profound impact on modern metal, inspiring generations of artists and helping shape the rhythmic vocabulary later associated with the djent movement, while remaining unmistakably singular in vision and execution.

Rather than following trends, MESHUGGAH have built an entire language of their own: mechanical yet human, cerebral yet crushing, and as hypnotic as it is devastating. With a reputation for uncompromising innovation and formidable live performances, MESHUGGAH continue to stand as one of the most original, challenging, and revered bands in heavy music.

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1/28/2019

(Video) My Blu-ray & DVD Collection Part 1: Some Sets, TV Shows, & the Letter A

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This is something I have been thinking about doing, forever, and that is showing my Blu-ray and DVD collection on a series of videos. My collection is massive and ever growing. Movies, especially horror films, are my life. I love to buy physical media (SORRY, I do not do digital downloads).

In this first of a multiple part series, I will show you some box sets, TV shows, and all of the letter "A". Within these sections, I also show which ones are signed, as well as, talk a little about some discs and my thoughts, here and there.

Be sure to show me any links to pics and/ or vids of your collection in the comments section. I LOVE seeing other people's collections, which is why I wanted to share mine.

The video is below. Enjoy!

5/25/2018

(Video) Super7 at Toy Fair 2018

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At this year's Toy Fair, I got a tour of the Super7 booth. There I was shown and told about all the cool toys and collectibles that have out and are coming out. They include product from franchises and fan favorites like: Transformers, G.I. Joe, Alien, Planet of the Apes, Universal Monsters, Masters of the Universe, Iron Maiden, King Diamond, and more!
Check it out in the video below:


 

Video shot and edited by BAS Photography & Design.
Photography by Janice Leung.

3/08/2018

Some Highlights from Bandai and Cryptozoic at Toy Fair 2018

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Here are a couple of cool toys that caught my eye from Bandai at Toy Fair 2018:
 Of course, there was a lot of cool "Dragonball Z" figures!
 Their "Transformers" toys are so freaking badass!

Over at Cryptozoic, there were so many cool figurines. Of course, they have a lot of DC comics stuff, especially in terms of their super popular Bombshells line. Here are a few that caught my eye:
 These Lynda Carter "Wonder Woman" figurines are gonna be must haves for her and WW fans!

10/22/2015

NYCC: Friday, Pt II- More Cosplay than Meets the Eyes!

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Friday saw me shoot lots of cosplayers, so let's not waste and more time: here some more of my personal favorites from that day!

This is was was really cool, as her beautiful outfit had comic-book pages attached to the back of her dress. It definitely was a big favorite of mine, and you can get a better look at what I mean in the picture below.

The absolutely stunning Azzy. This cosplayer is a new favorite of mine.

I always get a kick of seeing a cosplayer interview another cosplayer, especially when one of the is a hottie. Here a stunning Daenerys of Game of Thrones interviews the Thing of the Fantastic Four. The fact that she has her dragons with her and on him, just makes this that much more epic!


If you scroll above you'll see the Hamburgler, being pestered by a Unicorn lady. Maybe he should ask this Ronald McDonald Thor for help!
Oh dear God, I was in love with these two! This cosplay based on Nintendo's classic Ice Breakers was one of the cutest and sexiest cosplays at the entire con, at least in my humble opinion!
How awesome is this dude? He did Soundwave from the Decepticons and even had Ravage and Laserbeak attached to him. So cool and original. You know this had to have taken a lot of work!
These two stunners to the left were part of a group of beautiful women dressed in black at NYCC promoting The Last Witch Hunter with Vin Diesel. While, that movie looks to be a load of shit, the girls promoting it were breathtaking. I just had to shoot a pic of at least two of them. I mean I do this for you guys, my loyal readers, cause I love you all! I also, do this cause I love beautiful women but honestly that is besides the point!
Finally I leave you with this foursome. The ladies consist of a beautiful female Joker, hanging around with a very cute Harley Quinn, and a hot as fuck Seven of Nine. Lurking in the back of them is the Punisher. At first I thought he was just a random dude and not a cosplayer as I could not see his outfit. But, then I did see it. I guess Frank Castle is just here to take care of these lovely ladies from all the Comic Con creepers!

For part 1 go here: http://themastergio.blogspot.com/2015/10/nycc-2015-friday-pt1-empire-cosplayers.html

10/20/2014

NYCC 2014- Friday, Pt. 1

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The second day of NYCC, Friday, began with me getting my ass out of bed, nice and early. OK, actually nice is really not the appropriate word here. But, early most definitely is! I was hoping to get the exclusive Stan Lee NYCC pop figure for this year, but they only get 200 a day and sell out of them in 20 min! Even though, I got to the booth early, it wasn't early enough. I would suffer for this, as I felt dead tired all day. That being said there was much fun to be had, enough so that I am splitting Friday into two parts of coverage.

As you might be able to tell from the above Legend of Zelda pic, cosplay was in full swing. Below you will find some of my personal favorites from this day (with more to come in part 2!):
Long time readers will know that this is not the first time that I have run into Pedobear at Comic Con. I always get a kick out of getting my pic taken with this perverted mammal! Lol!

The Tri-Force booth had some sexy DC Comics cosplay!

DC villains really seem to love Comic Con!
This Carnage cosplay is just too fucking wicked and badass!

Of course, my time was also spent hitting up some booths, mostly for toys, whether it's buying them or looking at them and wishing I could buy them or checking them out specifically for posting here, or a combination there of:
 The Red Ranger guards the Ban-Dai booth. This booth had a crazy-ass line, until Sun afternoon!
 
 Sexy Tardis alert! This hottie was at the Geeky U booth, who specialize in geeky apparel.
 
 
 
 As a hardcore Transformers fan, I was drooling for these beautiful but expensive toys.
Oh my God!!! This Predaking figure really captures the beauty, size, and badassness of who is probably the most powerful of all the Transformers combiner robots.
 The Alien Queen is coming soon from NECA. This gorgeous, fully articulated action figure should go around the $80 or more mark. But, dear God, will she be worth it!
Here we have some Robocop Vs. Terminator toys. They, and this is display, is based on the comic-book of the same name.
 
 This has to be one of the most awesome Terminator figures, that I have ever seen!
 
 Leatherface and Godzilla!! NECA really knows what, we genre fans want and love!

This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/ Leonardo and Shredder hybrid with Spongebob Squarepants and Plankton is a Funko Pop exclusive from San Diego Comic Con. It's freaking awesomely cute and a tad on the more expensive side. Fugitive Toys was selling him, at their booth, which also had a long-ass line. Though, I did got on said line to buy the glow-in-the-dark Ice Giant Realm Loki exclusive Pop figure. That wait was over an hour, by the way! Still, better than the line for Toy Tokyo, believe it or not!

Let's end this part with a visit to the Vampire Freaks booth and this British stunner. This gorgeous booth babe, really liked my Hello Kitty/ Red Skull/ Hello Hydra tee that I bought off of TeeFury back in May. Her sexy accent and sweet attitude really made her a pleasure to talk to. Of course, so did the fact that she is hot as hell! In all, she's a great reminder as, to why this is always one of my favorite booths to hit up at Comic Con!



Well, that is it for this half. Stayed tuned for more stuff, not just from Friday but the other two days, as well!

NYCC 2014- Thurs



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