We Wish You an
Ugly Christmas II Reunites 80's Thrash Metal Bands for Charity on 12/19 at The
Ritz
Headliners Ugly
But Proud Celebrate 30th Anniversary
The 2nd annual We Wish
You An Ugly Christmas – a concert featuring mostly 80’s Detroit thrash metal
bands is at The Ritz in Warren, MI on Saturday, December 19, 2015.
Admission is $10, or just $5 with a donation of a new unwrapped toy or 4 canned
goods/nonperishable goods.
A portion of the proceeds and ALL donations to the
event will benefit local charities All About Animals, a Metro Detroit pet
rescue, and the Warren chapter of Goodfellows, helping needy families and
individuals during the holidays.
Ages 18 and over are welcome to
attend.
Pioneering thrash metal punks Ugly But Proud headline the show. Formed in 1985, the Detroit band is celebrating its
30th Anniversary. Although only releasing two albums “Knuckles From
Nowhere” (1987) and “Bein’ Ugly is Alright” (1994), Ugly But Proud was a major
force in the Detroit thrash metal scene throughout the 80’s and 90’s. Ugly But
Proud is equal parts Motorhead, Exodus, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Renowned
for their high energy, theatrical live performances, Ugly But Proud will also be
debuting two new songs at the show.
Ugly But Proud’s mosh-pit inducing
peers: Gore, Blasphemous and Raw Image open the show - making this
perhaps, the largest reunion of Detroit thrash metal bands of the 80’s and 90’s
eras in recent years.
Hard Edge Radio’s Howie Herula and
Rachel May are hosting the event, with May’s Dio focused Black Sabbath Tribute
“Banned from H.E.L.L.” also performing that night. “This will be an incredible
night of raw, Detroit thrash metal – a line up that hasn’t been seen since the
hey day of Blondie’s and the Graystone Theater,” says Herula. “It’s a rare
reunion of some of the most influential bands of the thrash/metal/punk and
hardcore genres, benefitting two important local charities,” he
adds.
The lineup for the entire evening shapes up like this:
(Doors open at 7pm)
UGLY BUT PROUD - 30th Anniversary
12:00 - 1:00
GORE
11:00 - 11:40
BLASPHEMOUS
10:00 – 10:40
BANNED FROM H.E.L.L. (Dio-era Black Sabbath)
9:10 – 9:40
RAW IMAGE
8:20 - 8:50
12:00 - 1:00
GORE
11:00 - 11:40
BLASPHEMOUS
10:00 – 10:40
BANNED FROM H.E.L.L. (Dio-era Black Sabbath)
9:10 – 9:40
RAW IMAGE
8:20 - 8:50
The Ritz is located at 24300 Hoover
Rd. in Warren, Michigan.
For more information please call The Ritz at
586-756-6140 or visit http://theritzvenue.com or
http://facebook.com/theritzvenue