'80s Heavy Metal Band Announces Exclusive Partnership Amid 2026 Tour
Iconic '80s heavy metal band Mötley Crue and Japanese toy and game manufacture Epoch Company, Ltd are collaborating on an exclusive trading card collection. The announcement came Thursday morning via Mötley Crue's licensing agent Global Merchandising Services.
The news comes amid the band's 2026 summer tour, Return of the Carnival of Sins, which will trek through North America until the end of September. The partnership will consist of an all-new premium Mötley Crue trading card collection that will be available for purchase across North America by December 2026 in both specialized retail outlets and mass-market locations.
The partnership marks the band's first step into the blooming trading card industry. The cards will feature rare item inserts and chase cards that include features such as authentic hand-singed cards and used concert items like guitar picks and lanyards.
Lisa Streff, Senior Vice President of licensing and brand development at Global Merchandising Services, spoke on what the collection means to her team, expressing her excitement to honor the band's legacy with this new release.
"Our goal is to curate a trading card product that fans will truly enjoy collecting and that the members of Mötley Crue themselves will be proud to launch with us," said Streff. "We are creating an incredible tribute to the history of the band through an exciting and energetic perspective combined with premium quality and highly collectible features, including authentic autograph cards and memorabilia featuring concert-worn and concert-used items. This is the ultimate trading card product for Mötley Crue fans and collectors."
Producer for Epoch's trading card division, Jamie Kiskis, added a similar sentiment: "Mötley Crue has one of the most passionate fan bases in music history, and we believe collectors and fans alike will be excited by the premium quality, rare memorabilia content, and unique collectibles we are creating together."
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This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 11:44 AM.