*By Invitation Only*
October 9th, 2026
@ The Meadows 17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn, NY
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
With All Star Jam Band Featuring
Bobby Blitz – Overkill
Chris Caffery – TSO & Savatage
Ron Lipnicki – Ex-Overkill
Mike Orlando – Category 7
Danny Schuler – Biohazard
Alex Skolnick – Testament
Tommy Victor – Prong
Veronica Belino – Life Of Agony
Puch – Sworn Enemy
Sal Locco – Sworn Enemy
Jeff Cummings – Sworn Enemy
Will Winton – Whiplash & Thanatotic Desire
+ DJ Alex Kayne From L’Amour
New York, NY — Skateboard Marketing will celebrate their 35th anniversary with style at The Meadows in Brooklyn on Friday, October 9th, 2026. The final lineup for the All Star Jam Band has been confirmed and will include some of metal’s finest musicians – Alex Skolnick, Bobby Blitz, Chris Caffery, Tommy Victor, Danny Schuler, Veronica Belino, Mike Orlando, Jeff Cummings, Will Winton, Puch, Sal Locco, and Ron Lipnicki. In addition, host of The Slaughterhouse Radio Show, DJ Alex Kayne from L’Amour will be behind the turntables rocking the party.
CEO and founder, Munsey Ricci, is pleased to announce Lagunitas Brewing Co. will be the official sponsor with their Iron Maiden collab brew Trooper Beer. The legendary promo man adds “I am so happy this all came together for our 35th anniversary. It’s been five years since the last company showcase and we’re all looking forward to a great night with some classic songs and laughs with Don. Having everybody in the room together will be nothing short of brilliant.”
Founded, August 12th in 1991, Skateboard Marketing, has operated at the heart of hard rock, heavy metal, and heavy music culture, working across commercial, satellite, syndicated, and college radio to break new artists and support legacy acts for three and a half decades with passion and precision. It’s a legacy built on relationships, experience, and an unwavering commitment to the bands that define the genre.
Since it’s inception Skateboard Marketing’s campaigns have supported an enormous spectrum of heavy music — from underground breakouts to globally recognized icons — across major and independent labels alike. The company has contributed to national radio strategies for a roster that includes Motörhead, Testament, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Dio, Overkill, Soulfly, Sepultura, Parkway Drive, Exodus, Death Angel, Soilwork, Iron Maiden & Ozzy Osbourne. They continue with the new breed of artists as Lorna Shore, Signs Of The Swarm, Jinjer, Tailgunner, and Urne carrying the torch.
In 2016, Skateboard Marketing launched Metal Contraband, a reporting and information platform that provides labels, managers, and artists with accurate visibility into metal radio performance through commercial, college, and syndication metrics, along with charts, news, street dates, add dates, and more. When CMJ discontinued publishing in 2017 there was a empty void without a chart or metal section for labels and artists to gauge weekly airplay. It went a step further with a full radio editorial section run by Chelsea Nelson-Fernandez along with complete tour dates, upcoming adds section as well as Q&A. All was created in conjunction with Beatrix Danko & Steve Walker at Radio Contraband. As a necessary media outlet Metal Contraband grew to become one of the industry’s mainstay press outlets for radio.
The company is known for convention showcases. Past venues include Don Hills, The Bowery Poetry Club, Webster Hall NYC and Coney Island High in New York. Some of the biggest names in metal have privately performed, namely Fear Factory, Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, Warrior Soul, Brand New Sin, Killgore Smudge, Black Crown Initiate, Ikillya, Thy Will Be Done, Byzantine, Otep and more. This year’s gala will feature an All Star Jam Band sure to raise the roof.
