Cobra/ Dreadnok Band COLD SLITHER Announce NYC Show!

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Reigning Phoenix Music, in collaboration with Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, is thrilled to announce that COLD SLITHER, the reimagined heavy metal menace inspired by the infamous band from G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero, is preparing to take New York by storm. The show will take place on October 11th, the same weekend as NYC’s Comic Con, where the Gramercy Theatre will be conquered by an explosive sonic force that fuses nostalgia with a modern metal powerhouse. Get your tickets HERE.

Zartan comments on the forthcoming NYC show: 

"Well, well, it seems as though there are several potential recruits whom have a desire to join our small but elite society of Dreadnoks... This time in New York City! Our services are once again called upon by Cobra Commander and Reigning Phoenix Music to melt minds with Cold Slither! So be it, my Dreadnoks and I will see you all October 11th... Come prepared...Cobraaaaa!!" 

The show announcement follows the release of the self-titled debut album in June of this year via Reigning Phoenix Music. Also on the horizon, the G.I. Joe-stanning supergroup are set to join the Decibel Flexi Series with an exclusive new banger, “Cobra Island."

Cold Slither is a declaration of war. Fronted by the enigmatic Zartan and his ruthless Dreadnok bandmates Torch, Ripper, and Buzzer, the band fuses old-school heavy metal with anarchic energy and unrelenting force. With tracks built on punishing riffs, venomous vocals, and apocalyptic atmosphere, COLD SLITHER resurrects the myth and turns it into a modern-day metal juggernaut.

Watch "Zartan's Revenge" HERE: https://youtu.be/AlOhHT1SdAY
Watch "Cold Slither" HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhU2Fai5beI

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Cold Slither – Track List

1. Welcome to the Swamp (Intro)
2. Cold Slither 
3. Knock ‘Em Dread 
4. Thunder Machine 
5. Zartan’s Revenge 
6. Snakes on the Bayou
7. Torched
8. Under the Dreadnok’s Spell
9. Master of Disguise
10. The Ballad of Buzzer
11. These Fluffies Are Fatal

About Hasbro
Hasbro is a leading games, IP and toy company whose mission is to create joy and community through the magic of play. With over 164 years of expertise, Hasbro delivers groundbreaking play experiences and reaches over 500 million kids, families and fans around the world, through physical and digital games, video games, toys, licensed consumer products, location-based entertainment, film, TV and more.   
 
Through its franchise-first approach, Hasbro unlocks value from both new and legacy IP, including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, MONOPOLY, HASBRO GAMES, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands. Powered by its portfolio of thousands of iconic marks and a diversified network of partners and subsidiary studios, Hasbro brings fans together wherever they are, from tabletop to screen.  
  
For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, a 2025 JUST Capital Industry Leader, one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50, and a Brand that Matters by Fast Company. For more information, visit https://corporate.hasbro.com or @Hasbro on LinkedIn. 
 
About Reigning Phoenix Music
Founded in 2023, Reigning Phoenix Music is truly the 100% independently owned vision of music industry professional Gerardo Martinez and avionics and tech entrepreneur, Sven Bogner. The blueprint is to continue to help heavy metal, extreme and hard music thrive by partnering with an array of well-established acts, new talent, and iconic artists by offering best services and practices in the industry. RPM’s paramount goal is to help the artists amplify their music and talent to a winning formula for success. The label recently opened a new office in London, UK.

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Mezco One:12 Collective Major Toht and the Ark of the Covenant (Toy Review, Pics & Video)

The Mezco One:12 Collective Major Toht and Arc of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Arc came out fairly recently. And, here is my review of this truly amazing and mind blowing (melting?) figure!

Packaging- The packaging of this figure  looks awesome! The front (right) has very cool looking artwork. I love the shading and limited use of colors The right lens on his glasses has this cool reflective color, which is a nice addition. In all, he looks very much as it does in the movie.

The left side of the box has artwork of the Arc of the Covenant. While the right side also has artwork, but only showing part of it as well as a spirit, all in a horizontal manner. Both look awesome!

The top of it has the Indy logo and artwork of Toht's face beginning to melt. I get a kick out of seeing this bloody image now associated with Disney!

The bottom, of course, has the legal and copyright info.

The back showcases the figure and his accessories. Below it is a cross-cell with glamour shots of him, all of which are super cool!

As with most of these releases, the contents are split into three compartments of packaging. This is unlike the Indy figure which was split into two. Anyways, I can already tell that this is gonna be a truly awesome figure!

First Impressions & Articulation- I really like the way that he looks right out of the box. The likeness to the actor who played him, Ronald Lacey, is uncanny. He is packaged with a regular face, an open right hand, and curled left fingers on the other hand. 

His suit looks and feels great. The stripes are a nice detail. I love the shirt and tie, too, as well as the handkerchief. 

Arm and elbow articulation are definitely limited by the suit. It doesn't seem removable, nor am I gonna try to do so. Wrist movement is excellent though.

Legs have better mobility but are still limited by his pants. 

His shoes have some detail, while his ankles have nice articulation. 

He comes with the same stand as Indy did. Although, he stands well enough on his own, I will be using this stand from here on in.

Accessories- There are a couple of pieces that this character always wears, so let's put those on now. 

First up, we have his coat, which he wears over his shoulders. It looks pretty damn good and stays on well enough on the figure.

There are four sets of glasses. We'll use the regular set for now, as the others are for the various stages of him melting.

The glasses slide on easily and feel nice and tight on him. They stay on perfectly. With the glasses on, I said to myself, this is definitely Toht! 

The left hand he comes packaged with has the burnt in marks from the medallion! 

We get 3 1/2 sets of extra hands. The first one we'll look at from these is the one that can hold the the head of the staff of Ra. 

It has a real nice grip on the medallion, which has some awesome detail, by the way. I gave him the screaming head to show that he is in pain! 

We get trigger hands, which hold on really nicely and securely to the Luger pistol. 

Let's move use the pair of non-gloved hands for him to grip the fire poker. It looks real good, especially the glowing tip. You can now recreate the scene with him threatening Indy that he will melt Miriam's eye! Will except we don't have Miriam. But, you get my drift, and it's another awesome accessory.

Let's move on to the Arc of the Covenant. First off, we have a ghost and a display stand with a base. The ghost looks really cool, and I love the fact that the stand is translucent. 

The Ark of the Covenant, itself, comes with batteries and is in four pieces, the body, top cover, and the two side, carrying handles. The color and detail on it is awesome.

The three batteries go underneath the body of the Arc. The screw on mine was screwed in too tightly was a bitch to unscrew and open. But, eventually, I did get the batteries in. And, let me tell it looks awesome lit up. You will be using the on/ off switch also located at the bottom of the Ark.

On a side note, the lighting from the Ark makes for a cool effect and look on the ghost, who looks extra eerie now!

Recreating Toht melting is the most fun aspect of this figure. We will be using the various heads and the set of bloody hands for this part.

The bloody hands look particularly cool and truly fucking awesome!

Each head has its own pair of glasses that go with it, as we see the progression of his face melting. This is so fucking cool! 

Until we get to the final stage head, which is a bloody skull of melted flesh. This is my preferred look for him, and I how I chose to display him. 
 

I absolutely love that something that Disney owns has this much gore. And, save for the more adult side of the MCU and obviously the horror 20th Century Fox releases, I don't see them going down this route themselves. I mean their Indy had no graphic violence, and I also had zero interest in seeing it. And, no it's not cuz Indy needs splatter, it's just I didn't give a flying fuck for anything post the third flick.

 

Final Thoughts- Holy fuck! This figure rules! The level of detail and the accessories fit perfectly with Major Toht. The welcome addition of gore makes for a fun display and play piece. This is bwithout a shadow of a doubt not just one of the best figures of the year, but one of the best One:12 Collective figures ever!

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