To enter one or more of the prize draws on this Crowdfunder you must select the given entry-ticket reward option. You can also make a donation without entering one of the prize draws using the 'donation only' tab towards the top of this page. You can also enter a prize draw for free by post. See terms and conditions below.
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Stage Crew Need Our Support
UK Metal Merger is raising money for stage crew charity Stagehand’s #ILoveLive campaign, which is providing financial help for all UK stage crew who are in the greatest need. Stage crew seem to be the forgotten ones in the current pandemic. They’re the unsung heroes of the live entertainment world. Without them shows just couldn’t happen.
The impact of Covid-19 has been devastating for the whole music industry but particularly for the stage techs, sound engineers, guitar techs, keyboard techs, drum techs, stage managers, production managers, tour managers and other live support personnel who make shows possible.
With no shows since March 2020, crew’s income has been slashed with many finding that they are ineligible for any kind of government financial aid. Many are in desperate need and most are sitting with mental health issues.
Let’s help raise some money to support. It could literally save lives.
The #ILoveMetal Prize Draws
UK Metal Merger has collated a selection of exclusive #ILoveMetal prize bundles to this prize draw fundraising campaign.
To be in with a chance of winning one or more of the #ILoveMetal prize bundles we are holding a series of prize draws via this Crowdfunder with each entry ticket costing £5.
To enter simply select the prize bundle reward option you wish to enter and purchase at least one prize draw ticket. You can enter multiple times. You can also enter to win multiple prize bundles.
Entries can be purchased between Friday 14 May 2021 and Friday 11 June 2021. The winners will be notified by Friday 18 June via email.
Everyone who enters will get a free download of the ‘Metal-Merger’ album, featuring previously unreleased tracks and remixes.
What are the prizes?
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Bundle 1 – Black Sabbath
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win this exclusive bundle from the founders of heavy metal themselves; Black Sabbath. In collaboration with Laney, Gibson & Epiphone, this incredible collection was donated by the legends that are Tony Iommi and artist Krusher Joule.
Bundle Contents:
- Epiphone Tony Iommi Signature SG Custom personally signed by Tony Iommi
- Laney ‘TI-Boost’ Tony Iommi Signature Boost Pedal
- Exclusive Black Sabbath book personally signed by Tony Iommi. With extras including a pendant, a commemorative tour ticket, picks autographed by Ozzy, Tony, and Geezer, flyers and replicas of tickets for classic shows
- Numbered Limited Edition Black Sabbath Born Again Print hand-signed by Krusher Joule
- Numbered Limited Edition Black Sabbath Happy Samhain Print hand-signed by Krusher Joule
- Black Sabbath 'The End' Live DVD and Angelic Sessions CD
- Krusher Joule 'Corononavirus Survivor' Born Again Sweatshirt
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 2 – Nuclear Blast
The world’s biggest independent metal label Nuclear Blast have kindly supported the ILoveMetal campaign with this stunning package, comprising limited-edition packages from Slayer, Lamb of God, Nightwish, My Dying Bride, Anthrax and Kreator.
Bundle Contents:
- PRS SE Standard Tremonti in Black personally signed by Richard Shaw of Cradle of Filth
- Limited edition deluxe Slayer vinyl box-set featuring six highly-collectible black 6.66 inches and 16 page-booklet.
- Lamb of God 'Lamb of God' Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set, with picture disc LP, digipack (includes bonus track and 20-page booklet), poster and Lamb of God vinyl slipmat
- Nightwish 'Decades: Live in Buenos Aires' Blu-Ray
- My Dying Bride 'The Ghost of Orion' Double Gatefold Picture Vinyl signed by the band
- Anthrax: Kings Among Scotland Vinyl Box Set Album 2 x Vinyl LP, 1 x Vinyl LP, Single Sided, Etched
- Kreator: London Apocalypticon - Live at the Roundhouse CD Digipack and Blu-Ray
- My Dying Bride ‘The Ghost of Orion’ CD signed by the band
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 3 – Download Festival
A pair of VIP tickets for Download 2022 (featuring amongst many others Iron Maiden, Korn and Deftones) would be an incredible prize on their own…but the winner also receives a Nightwish Live Tour Sold Out Framed Poster Presentation, and Download merchandise.
Bundle Contents:
- A pair of VIP tickets for Download 2022
- Nightwish Live Tour Sold Out Framed Poster Presentation
- Official Download TV hoodie
- Download Shield Trucker Cap
- Unique Download Dogfighter t-shirt
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 5 – My Dying Bride
This bundle of limited edition, extremely-rare My Dying Bride merchandise and memorabilia would literally take a lifetime to collect, added to which most items are signed by the band. This is the ultimate My Dying Bride collection, unmatched anywhere on the planet!
Bundle Contents:
- My Dying Bride Backdrop. The only one of its kind. Approximately 12 feet x 12 feet!
- Macabre Cabaret - White-and-Grey Splatter Vinyl Signed by the band
- The Barghest O' Whitby - Red Vinyl Signed by the band
- Rare/Limited Edition 35-page My Dying Bride Photo & Lyric Album signed by the band
- Turn Loose the Swans CD in card slipcase signed by Aaron with message on the back
- My Dying Bride Darklands Brewery Old Earth Bar runner signed by Aaron
- Four My Dying Bride Beermats signed by Aaron
- Four Cans of My Dying Bride Old Earth Beer signed by Andrew and Aaron
- My Dying Bride 6-page tour schedule from late 1996 – signed by Aaron
- Macabre Cabaret CD signed by Aaron with message inside
- The Ghost of Orion CD signed by all band members
- The Angel and the Dark River CD in card slipcase signed by Aaron with message inside
- My Dying Bride track sheet for the song Edenbeast (1999) from Academy Studio signed by Aaron
- Limited Edition My Dying Bride Facemask
- Signed 'The Light at the End of the World' Mousemat
- 'The Ghost of Orion' 72-piece circular jigsaw
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 6 – BMG x Motorhead
Donated by BMG, this comprises a Limited Edition/Rare Motorhead Ace of Spades - Box Set, and the Motorhead 1979 - Double Vinyl Box Set.
Bundle Contents:
- Limited Edition/Rare Motorhead Ace of Spades Box Set
- Motorhead 1979 Double Vinyl Box Set
You can click on either image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 7 – Earache Records
This stunning bundle with numerous one-of-a-kind rarities has been kindly donated by Earache Records….don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bag this hyper-rare, highly-collectable package.
Bundle Contents:
- Brian ‘Head' Welch Signed book - With My Eyes Wide Open
- Love and Death Perfectly Preserved - Test Pressing
- Massive Wagons Full Nelson - Blue Vinyl / signed insert 2 hand written lyrics sheets Lanyard Record Store day 7” - transparent yellow - Sad Sad Song / Changes
- Misfits Walk Among Us - Green/Purple Propeller effect vinyl
- Green Druid Lyric sheet and signed drum head
- Skindred Roots Rock Riot - Transparent Green Vinyl
- Buckcherry Signed Lyric sheet - ‘Sorry'
- Goodbye June Signed poster
- Those Damn Crows Point Of No return - Signed LP Rock N’ Roll Aint Dead hand written lyrics Record Store day 7” - transparant Purple - “Sick Of Me” / “Blink Of An Eye (Piano Version)”
- The Dust Coda Handwritten Lyric sheet
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 8 – UK Metal Merger Bundle
Partly featuring items donated by the bands and artists that contributed to the UK Metal Merger ‘In Solitude’ campaign (My Dying Bride, Cradle of Filth, Kill II This etc.) this bundle includes a Jackson Sharkfin guitar, t-shirts, rare vinyl, and a killer Brainfreeze package!
Bundle Contents:
- Jackson Sharkfin Guitar - EMG pickups - with soft case
- Limited Edition Winterfylleth 'The Reckoning Dawn' 3LP Ultra Clear Vinyl deluxe Gold/Black Boxed set with Bonus 12" LP, exclusive cover artwork and extended booklet & poster.
- Winterfylleth 'The Reckoning Dawn' Double Translucent-Gold Vinyl
- Cradle of Filth King of the Woods T-shirt; Cradle of Filth Midnight is My Hour - Ladies T-shirt
- Limited Edition Very Metal Art Prints. Set of Four hand-signed and individually numbered
- Krusher Joule Designed 'Stoned to the Bone’ T-Shirt
- Blaze Bayley signed 'Tenth Dimension' 20th Anniversary CD, 'Live In France' laminate & lanyard, signed picture card, 'Endure & Survive' patch, signed 'Tenth Dimension' 20th Anniversary large t-shirt
- Divine Chaos 'The Way to Oblivion' CD and White Vinyl signed by the band; Divine Chaos T-Shirt; Divine Chaos 'A New Dawn in the Age of War' CD signed by the band
- Original Kill II This 'Another Cross II Bare' long-sleeved European Tour shirt
- Absolva 'Live In Europe' laminate & lanyard; Absolva Magazine - Issue No.1; 'Absolva 'Live In Europe' T-Shirt; Absolva - Live in Europe Blue Vinyl
- Biff Byford / Saxon 'The Power and the Glory' Vinyl Artwork
- Signed Brainfreeze vinyl LP and CD, apron, stickers, lollipop, stick of rock
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
Listen to 'In Solitude' ↓
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Bundle 9 - Judas Priest
Heavy Metal legends Judas Priest whose influence on generations of musicians and metal-heads is incalculable, have supported the Stagehand cause with this killer bundle.
Bundle Contents:
- Framed Epitaph Presentation personally signed by Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner, Ian Hill, and Scott Travis.
- Judas Priest – Battle Cry Live from Wacken Festival DVD
- Judas Priest – Angel of Retribution CD and DVD digibook
- Judas Priest – Redeemer of Souls CD
- Judas Priest – Firepower CD
- Judas Priest – Nostradamus Double CD
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
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Bundle 10 - 5B Artists and Media Bundle.
Featuring items from Behemoth, Kreator, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate and Tesseract. Courtesy of Bravado and King's Road merchandise, this bundle includes signed items by Nergal (Behemoth).
Bundle Contents:
- Behemoth – ‘Angel Of Death’ T-Shirt, personally signed by Nergal
- Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest Digi-Book, personally signed by Nergal, featuring: Hard Cover Digibook, Hot-Stamped Gold Foil with Spot UV Gloss, 40-Page Booklet, Altar’ Folded CD Envelope
- Behemoth – Thelema.6 2xLP Import (Blue) personally signed by Nergal
- + The 20th Anniversary 2xLP colored vinyl edition of Behemoth’s fifth album featuring 4 bonus tracks and an etching on Side D.
- Behemoth - Triumviratus Flag
- Behemoth – Messe Noire Prayer Beads
- King Diamond - Metal keychain
- King Diamond – Sew-on patch set (3)
- Mercyful Fate - Raglan longsleeve in black / white with logo print
- Tesseract – ‘Glyph’ black cap
- Tesseract – ‘Face’ gym bag
- Kreator – K-line Pentagram Scarf in black/red
- Kreator – K-line Pentagram Light Beanie. One size fits most
- Kreator – Metal keychain, embossed on both sides
You can click on the image to enter. Each entry costs £5. Select multiple entries at the checkout to increase your chances of winning ↓
How do I enter to be in with a chance of winning?
- To enter to win one of the #ILoveMetal prize bundles simply select the prize bundle you wish to enter and purchase at least one prize draw ticket for £5.
- If you select multiple entries at the checkout you stand a higher chance of winning the prize bundle.
- You can enter to be in with a chance of winning as many #ILoveMetal prize bundles as you like.
- You can make a donation without entering one of the prize draws using the donation only box towards the top of this page.
- You can also enter to win one of the #ILoveMetal prize draw bundles without donating by post. See terms and conditions below for details. By donating and entering the prize draw you agree to the terms and conditions.
About Stagehand & The PSA
Founded in 1996, the PSA is the trade association for individuals and businesses providing technical production services to live events. A member funded, member focussed, organisation, the PSA membership consists of around 2000 self employed technicians and 300 memberships in technical supply businesses.
Stagehand is the public facing name of the PSA Welfare and Benevolent Fund; a registered charity launched over 2 decades ago with the aim of raising and distributing funds for members, former members and their families who fall on hard times through illness or injury. More recently, the trustees launched a ring-fenced fund to subsidise Mental Health First Aid training for self employed members, as part of our mission to improve our sector’s approach to mental health.
The Stagehand Covid-19 Crew Relief Fund
The crisis in our sector caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the focus to those unable to work due to the current crisis. Live production workers and businesses were amongst the first to be affected, it is now clear that many live production crews are reaching a critical point with basic living expenses outstripping income.
This applies across the board, from those people that earn a living building and operating shows at grassroots level to those that work with the largest stadium artists. Extensions to the Job Retention Scheme have come too late for many companies; they were forced to make redundancies in the summer. 20% of self employed workers fell through the cracks in support; these are the people we intend to support through this fund.
Where is the money going?
Our immediate plan is to help the crew in most need, those who are close to losing the roof over their head, or those that are struggling to put food on the table. Grants will be considered to any UK crew worker who is working in the live music sector. They do not have to be PSA members.
For more information head to https://www.stagehand.org.uk/
Terms and Conditions
- Entrants must be over 18 years of age (parents can help here).
- Open to anyone (over the age of 18) worldwide except employees of the Promoters, their immediate families, or anyone professionally connected with the draw.
- Entries will be accepted between 08:30 am BST Friday 14 May 2021 and 18:00 pm BST Friday 11 June 2021.
- Entrants may enter multiple #ILoveMetal prize draws to be in with a chance of winning more than one of the #ILoveMetal prize bundles.
- Entrants may enter the same #ILoveMetal prize draw bundles as many times as they like. Multiple entries will create a greater chance of winning.
- To enter via this Crowdfunder, select one of the #ILoveMetal prize draw bundle entry-ticket rewards. Pledges which are donations without selecting a reward will not be entered.
- Entrants can pledge to this campaign without entering a prize draw.
- To enter one of the draws for free without pledging, please send a postcard with the #ILoveMetal prize draw bundle name you wish to enter, your name, address, email address and contact telephone number to: #ILoveMetal Prize Draw, c/o PSA, PO Box 2709, Bath, BA1 3YS, UK. Entries must be sent on a postcard or on or within an envelope. Entries received on anything other than a postcard or on, or in, an envelope will not be accepted. In the case of multiple entries received in a single envelope or on multiple postcards, only one entry will be entered into the promotion. Entries sent by post must be received by the closing date and time for receipt of entries. Postal entries without correct and sufficient postage paid will be invalid and will not be entered. Personal and hand deliveries will not be accepted.
- Following the closing date, the winners will be chosen at random and contacted before 18 June 2021. They will be contacted by email on how to claim their prize. If the winner does not respond within 7 days of the initial email being sent, the next winner will be chosen at random and emailed within 7 days. Entrants are advised to check their spam folder from 15 June onwards to avoid missing notification.
- Prizes will aim to be shipped to the winner within twelve weeks of the winner notifying the Promoter by email that they accept the prize and at the same time, providing a valid postal address and telephone number.
- By entering this draw, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter only for the purposes of the administration of this draw and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented. We will process your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy.
- The Promoter will keep entrants’ personal details for a reasonable time so that it can communicate with the winners and send any prize that an entrant has won, to verify that these rules have been complied with, and for accounting purposes.
- The Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging entries, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter.
- The Promoter is P.S.A Welfare and Benevolent Fund with the business name of Stagehand (Registered charity 1080524), at PO Box 2709, Bath, BA1 3YS, UK.
- These terms and conditions are governed by English law and the courts of England will have exclusive jurisdiction.
- By entering into this draw, each entrant consents to these terms and conditions.
Thank you!