Auburn Records, WJCU 88.7 FM and Iron Ingo Stührenberg present the fifth annual Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive. The event will feature two benefit concerts for the Cleveland Foodbank, Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel and Lake Humane Society on December 6th and 7th at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio.

The billing is as follows:

Friday, December 6th

DARK ARENA

SOULLESS

EMBALMER

F**K YOU PAY ME

VULGAR DEVILS

ALTERNATE REALITY

Saturday, December 7th

SHOK PARIS

GLOBAL WARNING

GROUND ZERO

BLACK DEATH RESURRECTED

SLITT

SCUM PARK HOOLIGANS

There will also be special guest appearances by Playboy model Daniella Dior on Friday and The Red Hot Heathens burlesque group on Saturday.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Shows begin at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Fans attending the concerts are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and/or cash donations to help those in need this holiday season. A donation will be made from the Cleveland metal community to the Cleveland Foodbank, Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel and Lake Humane Society.

“We've expanded to two nights this year", says event organizer Bill Peters (Auburn Records, WJCU). "This event has taken on a life of its own. I can't thank the Cleveland metal community enough for their outpouring of support each year. We have donated a total of 6,500 lbs. of food and $3,600 to our charities. The donation totals keep increasing significantly each year. The Foodbank needs us more than ever this year with the recent cuts in government food stamp programs. Heavy metal fans are the most generous people when it comes to supporting good causes. This food drive is a labor of love for me and everyone involved. Working together we are making a positive difference in our community. It feels good to be able to give something back to those less fortunate.”

Dark Arena will be headlining the opening night. This will be their first live performance since releasing their Ode To The Ancients album earlier this year. Cleveland metal legends Shok Paris will headline the second night. The band will be debuting new material from their forthcoming Full Metal Jacket studio album. Other highlights include live debuts by two new bands Black Death Resurrected and Vulgar Devils.

Black Death Resurrected is fronted by original BLACK DEATH vocalist/guitarist Siki Spacek. He is joined by Vincent Lindsay on guitar, Bobby Bimm Fusion on bass and Titus the Phantom on drums. The band will be performing a set of classic Black Death material. Formed in the late 1970's, Black Death is considered to be the world’s first all-black heavy metal band. Their self-titled debut album, released in 1984 on Auburn Records, is a highly sought after item on the vinyl collector’s market. Auburn Records will reissue a special 30th anniversary edition of this album in early 2014.

"Once again straight from the pits of hell… Black Death Resurrected!", proclaims Spacek. "The original force behind Black Death returns to set the record straight and reclaim the Black Death legacy. I am the originator. I am the creator. I am black death…resurrected! So let all the poseurs beware. Now the hammer falls. The Black Death wars have begun. Until we rock!"

Vulgar Devils features Dave Overkill (Destructor) on vocals/guitar, Matt Flammable (Global Warning, Destructor) on drums and Erin Corcoran (VENOMIN JAMES) on bass.

"In the beginning of 2013 I decided it was time to start a solo side project that would be different from the band Destructor but still be heavy", says Overkill. "I had many guitar ideas I saved over the years that I always felt were good riffs but would not fit with Destructor. So I began listening to those ideas and it inspired me to put together songs as many new riffs started to flow from my guitar. Ideas started coming to me lyrically and the name for the band popped in my head one afternoon at work. It was then I knew I needed to start this band and find really good musicians to be a part of the plan. Vulgar Devils is all about rockin' heavy metal that embodies the soul of the early 1980's music I grew up with."

"It's unbelievable how fast a year is going by and it´s still unbelievable how many people and also animals are in need for food and help especially through the hard winter times”, says event co-sponsor Iron Ingo Stührenberg (Metal Rules.de webzine) from Germany. The Cleveland metal community is making a difference and proves again that metalheads having their hearts on the very right spot. The motto for this very special event never can grow old: GIVE A LITTLE BIT TO HELP A LOT!”

Credits for flyer and photo attachments:

Flyer designs by Claudia von Bihl

Black Death Resurrected photo by Joe Kleon

Vulgar Devils photo by Hunter Just