OVERKILL, ACCEPT, SKID ROW, T.T. QUICK, BULLETBOYS Members Join Forces For Rock Against Dystrophy Event
July 16, 2015, 9 years ago
In 2009 rock and metal internet radio DJ’s and brothers Jay Scorpion and Turbo, who have Spinal Muscular Atrophy (a neuromuscular disease under the category of Muscular Dystrophy) started the fundraising group known as Rock Against Dystrophy to bring awareness to the masses and fundraise for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They unite the worlds of rock and metal together three times a year for benefit concerts in their effort to “Rock Out to Knock Out Muscular Dystrophy.”
This summer marks Rock Against Dystrophy’s third year of benefit concerts in New Jersey and it’s second with an All-Star line up. This years New Jersey benefit will be taking place on Saturday, August 22nd at New Jersey’s rock and metal haven Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey.
This years Rock Against Dystrophy All Stars show features the following lineup:
Brand Of Julez
Lower The Veil
R.A.D All Stars:
Mark Tornillo (Accept, T.T. Quick)
Walt Fortune (T.T. Quick)
Erik Ferro (T.T. Quick)
Bobby Blitz (Overkill)
DD Verni (Overkill)
Derek Tailer (Overkill)
Ron Lipnicki (Overkill)
Snake Sabo (Skid Row)
Scott Metaxas (Prophet)
Kenny Dubman (Prophet)
Danny Watts (BulletBoys)
Dawn Botti (New Day Dawn)
The MC for the event, returning for his 3rd time, will be TattooTony of Under My Skin Tattoo.
Says Overkill’s Bobby Blitz: “I'm happy to be working with RAD and its founder Turbo, a good cause, a good night coming to Dingbatz and a line up of Jersey's Metal-ists.”
Tickets for this event can be purchased here.
