Tower Records has announced the release if its exclusive Heavy Metal 4-figure set produced by Moore Action Collectibles. This massive set, based on the Heavy Metal 2000 animated feature, includes F.A.K.K. 2 Julie in red, Holyland Julie in blue, Lord Tyler (available only through this set and another exclusive 2-pack) and Zeek. Each figure comes complete with figure bases and an arsenal of weapons and accessories. This exclusive set is limited to 2,500 units and retails for $29.99. The set is available at Tower Records locations, and online at www.towerrecords.com.

As an added bonus for Julie Strain fans, Tower Records is releasing an advance figure of Julie as Vampirella. This figure will be released blister carded later in the year in a joint venture between Tower Records and Fandom.com. For now, fans can grab this figure, which was made for an exclusive Julie Strain instore appearance, in a custom collectors box.

Tower Records has its sights set on offering its customers the best selection in all entertainment media, which now includes toys and collectibles. Tower has had success with exclusive toys that included this years release of H.R. Pufnstuf for President (who, given the current political situation, really should have won the election) and the Rocky Horror Picture Show 4-figure set from Vital Toyz. Tower Records has several other exclusives already lined up for the future which include Futurama toys from Moore Action Collectibles, the Crow collector figure from McFarlane Toys, Space Channel 5 merchandise from Palisades Marketing and an exclusive Lucifer figure from the Dark Alliance Collection from Chaos! Comics and Eternal Toys.

For the last year, Tower Records has been developing its complete entertainment selection by introducing toys and collectibles to its already massive selection of CDs, DVDs, books and electronics. Tower operates over 100 locations domestically and has over 160 additional locations across the globe. Tower Records has just reached its 40th Anniversary in the music industry and is viewed by the music industry as the leading force in entertainment media retailing.

[Posted 11/20/2000]