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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 2d

As an almost lifelong fan of the legendary #kiss my musical heart is heavy at the news of #acefrehley passing away. I always loved watching him perform #restinpeace #gonetoosoon

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 6d

Brief Editorial post #newyorkcomiccon #nycc2025 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFyZ...

PiercingMetal's Post New York Comic Con 2025 Thoughts #shorts

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 14d

I've posted a ticket giveaway for #coldslither at #gramercytheatre on the #piercingmetal site - www.piercingmetal.com/win-a-ticket...

Win A Ticket For Cold Slither @ Gramercy Theatre on 10/11/2025

Fall has arrived and while we’ve had some warmer days to enjoy, the chill is on its way and will likely be here just in time for the arrival of the famed New York Comic Con. arrives in our Me…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 14d

The mighty #rush shall reunite and tour in 2026. The full scoop over on #piercingmetal via the link - www.piercingmetal.com/rush-announc...

Rush Announces “Fifty Something” Tour for 2026

The Press Release: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame® Inductees, GRAMMY® Award-nominated icons, and RUSH Co-Founders Geddy Lee [bass, keys, vocals] and Alex Lifeson [guitar, vocals] have announced thei…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 16d

Also, the #piercingmetal side had a brief chat with Finland's #sonataarctica before their takeover of the #gramercytheatre - www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DW...

Talking To Sonata Arctica @ Gramercy Theatre (10/1/2025)

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 16d

An older report from #piercingmetal but still topical as #dccomics new #batman series reaches issue #2 - www.piercingmetal.com/dc-comics-an...

DC Comics Announces “Batman” #1 Soars to Over 500K Copies Sold Ahead of Batman Day

The Press Release: DC today announced that the first issue of its new Batman comic book series helmed by Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction and superstar artist Jorge Jiménez has sold over 5…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 21d

For those interested, superstar #badbunny has been announced for #SuperBowlLX - www.piercingken.com/nfl-announce...

NFL Announces Bad Bunny As Headliner For Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show

The Press Release: Bad Bunny will bring his Latin trap and reggaeton swagger to the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show in …

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 24d

Here's this week's #comicbooks Some #marvel #dccomics #image #madcave #dynamite and #idwpublishing youtube.com/shorts/udUnk...

The Comic Book Acquisitions for 9/24/2025 #shorts

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · 27d

Some older news but just #icymi - The Official #tiktok has reached its 1100th post - kenpiercemedia.com/ken-pierce-m...

Ken Pierce Media Posts 1100th Clip on TikTok

Hey there my friends out there in Social Media Land and especially our TikTok Followers. So I am of mixed opinion on this announcement because while I am absolutely excited to share the news about …

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Sep 18

The band #phish recently announced their annual takeover of #thegarden and #piercingmetal has the scoop - www.piercingmetal.com/phish-announ...

Phish Announces New Year’s Eve Run 2025 @ Madison Square Garden

The Press Release: Phish returns to New York City on Sunday, December 28 through Wednesday, December 31, for a four-night New Year’s run at Madison Square Garden. A much-loved New Year’s tradition …

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Sep 13

Been hectic busy so I'm late to share my #transsiberianorchestra tour post on #piercingmetal - www.piercingmetal.com/trans-siberi...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Announces “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve” 2025 Winter Tour

The Press Release: Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) today unveiled the exciting details for their 2025 Winter Tour, which will bring the multi-platinum rock group to 64 markets for 106 concerts acros…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Sep 11

Tonight the #piercingmetal high command is on point for #brucedickinson with #anaka for #themandrakeproject at #brooklynparamount

Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hey Fiends, last night #piercingmetal caught an intimate performance by #FrankHannon from the band #Tesla at the #cuttingRoomNYC - A few pics were shared on The Gram - www.instagram.com/p/DOaBulrDe0e/

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Sep 9

Back in April, I saw the "Sargent and Paris" exhibit at #themet and earlier today I shared some highlights in a video - www.youtube.com/shorts/wI3Z6...

Looking Back at "Sargent & Paris" at The Met #shorts

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Sep 4

There's a brand-new #batman ongoing series from #dccomics on the racks today - www.youtube.com/shorts/-Mu00...

Spotlight on "Batman" V4 #1 Variant Covers #shorts

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 30

Hey #icymi the #universalpictures original summer blockbuster #jaws is back in theaters for a limited time. More on this over on #piercingken - www.piercingken.com/now-playing-...

Now Playing: Universal Pictures “Jaws” in Select Theaters (8/29/2025)

On June 20th, 1975, the Universal Pictures film “Jaws” became the first Summer blockbuster and kept beachgoers terrified about hitting the surf and rightly so. For it’s time it wa…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 29

The #leftfieldmedia organizers of the #rosecitycomiccon have lined out some details about the upcoming convention. Head over to #piercingmetal via - www.piercingmetal.com/organizers-o...

Organizers Outline Highlights of Upcoming Rose City Comic Con 2025

The Press Release: Highlights Include the 40th Anniversary Reunion of The Goonies Cast, And a Star-Studded Line Up including David Harbour, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, And …

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 29

We attended the #animenyc2025 last weekend and now present our chat with #sukebannyc - www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5J4...

Talking To Sukeban.NYC at Anime NYC 2025

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 28

The organizers of #animenyc have offered up a brief recap of this past weekends convention. Head over to #piercingmetal via - www.piercingmetal.com/organizers-p...

Organizers Provide Post-Convention Wrap-Up for Anime NYC 2025

The Note To Press: A huge thank you to all of those who were able to attend this year’s Anime NYC. We truly appreciate you choosing to join us and cover this exciting show. We feel it was the best …

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 26

For those Instagrammers out there, the recent #animenyc is taking over the #piercingmetal #instagram - www.piercingmetal.com/anime-nyc-20...

Anime NYC 2025 Takes Over The PiercingMetal Instagram

It was just this past weekend that the PiercingMetal High Command was once again in attendance for the continually expanding Anime NYC convention at the Javits Center. While this is their ninth yea…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just a few post #animenyc2025 editorial thoughts from #piercingmetal - www.youtube.com/shorts/t1Uro...

PiercingMetal's Post Anime NYC 2025 Thoughts #shorts

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 26

The organizers of the #animenyc and the #japansociety announced the winners of the 2nd Annual "American Manga Awards" at this past weekends convention. Head over to #piercingmetal to see it - www.piercingmetal.com/anime-nyc-an...

Anime NYC and Japan Society Announce Winners of the Second Annual American Manga Awards

The Press Release: Anime NYC and Japan Society are excited to announce the winners of the 2nd annual American Manga Awards. The awards ceremony was held on August 21, 2025 at the historic Japan Soc…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 26

The folks at #Marvel have announced an exciting limited series for December. Learn about #HulkSmashEverything via the link to #piercingmetal - www.piercingmetal.com/marvel-annou...

Marvel Announces “Hulk: Smash Everything” Limited Series for December

The Press Release: This December, the Hulk will prove without a doubt that NOTHING can stand in his way in HULK: SMASH EVERYTHING, an awe-inspiring epic comic series from writer Ryan North (One Wor…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 21

The #piercingmetal side is hitting the 2025 #animenyc convention which begins today. Some preliminary thoughts via - www.piercingmetal.com/today-anime-...

Today: Anime NYC 2025 Begins @ Javits Center (8/21/2025)

Greetings and Felicitations to all of the Anime and Manga fans out there in the readership. Today is the start of the always awesome Anime NYC Convention at the Javits Center and is celebrating its…

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Ken Pierce Media @kenpiercemedia.bsky.social · Aug 18

A few short days ago, #marvelcomics announced a new ongoing series - #infernalhulk - Learn more over on #piercingmetal - www.piercingmetal.com/marvel-annou...

Marvel Announces “Infernal Hulk” Ongoing Series for November

The Press Release: Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s INCREDIBLE HULK has reawakened monsters and reignited horror storytelling across the Marvel Universe! This November, they’ll launch INFERN…

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