“Terra Vista is the best up-and-coming metalcore band in Cleveland; they’re absolutely insane and have to be seen to be believed,” says Kahan via phone when asked about the concert’s lineup. “They’re my personal favorite local band right now.
Ichabod Crane are legends of the Northeast Ohio Metal Scene who just reformed after a decade. They even brought on Joe Lowrie from Nunslaughter and brought back Mike Oiler on guitar who is one of the most universally beloved guys in the metal scene. Centerless is a really cool up and coming band. They’re on the younger side, but a true melodic death metal band. You don’t see a lot of melodic death metal with younger dudes in it, and we’re super excited to be playing with them. Melodic death is where our heart is.”
The bands will donate all money from the door to RAINN, and there will be a raffle to raise additional money.
“I think it’s a really cool where we as a metal scene are taking a stand against sexual assault and violence,” says Kahan. “I think it’s important that we as a scene take this stand as there are a lot of unchecked power dynamics and themes in metal music that give the impression that for the most part the metal community does not stand for that kind of stuff. We’ve got some amazing sponsors for the show: AEG Presents, Bravo Artist, Cleveland Guardians, No Class, Black Cat Barbershop, the Foundry, House of Blues, Photographer Veronica Mihalus, Tattoo Artist Ashlee Jades, Artist Shawn Coss and Superscript Comics.”
He adds that his wife motivated him to assemble the bands and put the show together.
“My wife is my best friend, and this is a charity that means a lot to her,” he says. “Ten years ago, I had something in motion that just didn’t work out. It was in the back of my head that I wanted to do something. It means a lot to the band too. It doesn’t get talked about a lot in our community. From my perspective, there have been a lot of musicians that I’ve looked up to and enjoyed that have let us all down. From victim blaming to overlooking glaring issues to straight-up committing the worst acts imaginable. And I mean this from a national perspective all the way to a local one. It does give me a lot of hope to see a lot of musicians taking a stand, especially the younger guys, and that’s what this is about. Coming together as a community, standing up for what’s right and raising money for people who have been affected by this kind of harm.”
The concert will also mark the return of Jötunn, which took a year off from performing live.
“We ducked out of shows for about half a year and started working on new material,” Kahan says. “This is us coming back out and showing new lineup and new songs. Instead of just doing a regular show, we want it to be for something good. We are getting older and we don’t have the delusions of rock stardom. At the end of the day, if we are going to play out and do some good, why not?”
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This article appears in Cleveland SCENE 7/16/25.

