SAN DIEGO, CA — July 18, 2023 — REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC makes its debut at San Diego International Comic-Con (SDCC) and announces its schedule of activities for attendees to look forward to. Get ready for your chance to meet Twin Temple and Deicide’s Glen Benton, El Hijo del Santo, scope out show exclusives, and play the iconic and outrageously fun game of pinball!
MEET TWIN TEMPLE
The purveyors of Satanic Doo-Wop, Twin Temple will make their very first SDCC debut on Friday, July 21 at the Stern Pinball/Reigning Phoenix Music/Rebellion Republic booth (#3721). Twin Temple will be unveiling merchandise featuring exclusive artwork in the form of a T-shirt and a lithograph limited to 666 pieces. Twin Temple will be doing signings at the booth on Friday, July 21 at 12:00 PM.
MEET DEICIDE’S GLEN BENTON
Death Metal Legend, and singer/bassist of one of the most successful Death Metal bands in the world makes his first appearance at SDCC 2023. There will be a convention exclusive T-shirt, and Glen will be doing a signing on Saturday, July 22 at 12:00PM. Free 8×10 will be signed while supplies last.
MEET EL HIJO DEL SANTO
The king of Lucha Libre is back! The biggest name in Mexican wrestling, and a staple at SDCC, returns to Comic-Con for two days of signings. Son of the iconic Lucha Libre, El Santo, El Hijo del Santo is celebrating 40 plus years as a professional luchador. Come to the Stern Pinball/Reigning Phoenix Music/Rebellion Republic booth on July 21 and July 22 at 2:00 PM for your chance to meet El Hijo Del Santo. Come for an autograph, and exclusive merchandise!
CHECK OUT STERN PINBALL’S POP-UP ARCADE FEATURING NEW VENOM PINBALL GAMES
Visit Stern Pinball’s Pop-Up Arcade at any time throughout SDCC to check out the brand’s new Marvel Venom pinball games and more! The Pop-Up Arcade will be set up outside the convention center at the Marriott Marquis.
COME BY THE STERN PINBALL VENOM PANEL LED BY GAMESPOT HOST TAMOOR HUSSAIN
On Thursday, July 20 at 2:30PM – 3:30PM, attend Stern Pinball’s panel discussion, “Into the Pinverse: From Comic Book to Pinball Machine, the Making of Stern Pinball’s Newest Game,” moderated by GameSpot’s Tamoor Hussain. At the panel, you’ll hear from Stern Pinball’s Zach Sharpe (Head of Marketing), Seth Davis (CEO), and Brian Eddy (Lead Game Designer) about the art and design process for the new Venom pinball machine revealed here at SDCC, as well as Stern’s larger focus on changing the landscape of the gaming industry as a whole.
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, hard, and heavy 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. But most important is to help the artists amplify their art and talent to a winning formula for success!
ABOUT STERN PINBALL, INC.
Stern Pinball, Inc. is a global lifestyle brand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game of pinball. Headquartered minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in the heart of North America, the company creates, designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and distributes a full line of technologically advanced terrestrial and digital pinball games, parts, accessories, and merchandise. Stern Pinball serves digital, consumer, commercial, and corporate markets around the globe.
Recent Stern Pinball titles include Rush, Godzilla, The Mandalorian, Led Zeppelin, Avengers: Infinity Quest, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stranger Things, Elvira’s House of Horrors, Jurassic Park, Black Knight: Sword of Rage, The Munsters, The Beatles, Deadpool, Iron Maiden, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, Aerosmith, Ghostbusters, KISS, Metallica, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Star Trek, AC/DC, Batman, and Spider-Man. A broad range of players enjoy Stern Pinball’s games from professional pinball players who compete in high-stakes competitions around the globe to novice players who are discovering the allure of the silver ball for the first time. To join the fun and learn more, please visit www.sternpinball.com
ABOUT REBELLION REPUBLIC
Independently owned, Rebellion Republic has over twenty years of experience in the music industry and is the home to bands like Meshuggah, Arch Enemy, Carcass, Eleine, Exodus, Brujeria, Accept, Ad Infinitum and many more. They strive to step out of the bounds and challenge the status quo when aligning with musicians to convert their art into unique compelling merchandise and collectibles while utilizing responsible resources as often as possible. Creativity is inherently bold, unique, and rebellious – Rebellion Republic not only nourishes that, but they also embody it.
