# Back to Before the Beginning

> Cleveland hardcore + metal reunion show. Ascension (1995), Skipline (1995), and Vicar Blood (2025), plus special guest TBA. Friday, November 13, 2026 at Globe Iron, Cleveland, Ohio. All ages, doors 7 PM, $29.50.

A one-night show at Globe Iron in Cleveland on November 13, 2026. The bill spans 30 years of Cleveland heavy music: two 1995-vintage hardcore/metalcore bands (Ascension and Skipline) plus a brand-new local death-metal quintet (Vicar Blood). Doors 7 PM, all ages. Site: https://b2b4tb.com

## Show

- Title: Back to Before the Beginning
- Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
- Doors: 7:00 PM
- All ages
- Venue: Globe Iron, Cleveland, Ohio
- Price: $29.50 GA advance
- Tickets: https://buff.ly/ctlShkU

## Lineup

### Ascension
- Hometown: Cleveland, OH
- Formed: 1995
- Genre: Metalcore / hardcore / metal
- About: "Ascension were in the second wave of Cleveland metalcore-hardcore. They were the Cleveland hardcore band that really embraced metal. Integrity and Ringworm were always exploring metal influences, but Ascension really took the metal ball and ran with it." — Dwid Hellion (Integrity)
- Members:
  - Big Metal Dave — bass
  - Chris Wood — vocals
  - Craig Ramsey — drums
  - Matt DeVries — guitar
- Links:
  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ascensionclevo/
  - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1V6Lzb8ILDVvbVK9GwA5pb
  - Bandcamp: https://ascensionclevo.bandcamp.com/

### Skipline
- Hometown: Cleveland, OH
- Formed: 1995
- Genre: Hardcore
- About: Skipline formed in Cleveland in 1995. Friends barely out of school, playing 90's hardcore in small rooms to crowds that showed up because something was happening, not because anyone told them to. The shows were physical. The rooms were packed. The set was short and it landed hard. No polished version, no industry angle, no plan beyond the next show — just a band figuring out what it was in real time, in front of people who were figuring out the same thing.
- Members:
  - Craig Esper — vocals
  - Mark Hunter — guitar / vocals
  - Ed Gandolf — guitar
  - Jim LaMarca — bass
  - Ben Schigel — drums
- Links:
  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skipline_cle/
  - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I52vv5XbozY4R1C0zSdC0

### Vicar Blood
- Hometown: Cleveland, OH
- Formed: 2025
- Genre: Death metal
- About: Formed in 2025, Vicar Blood is a death metal band from the Cleveland, OH area mixing modern death metal with classic elements. Founding members Vieda Boss and Dan Gates aim to bring heavy brutality, powerful melodic death, lots of chugs and explosive vocals with the heaviness of crushing, brutal guitar riffs influenced by classic death metal bands.
- Members:
  - Vieda Boss — vocals
  - Dan Gates — guitars
  - Charlie Winters — drums
  - Will Bolduc — guitar / bass
  - Steve Fernandez — guitar / bass
- Links:
  - Site: https://www.vicarblood.com/
  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicarblood/
  - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/44tSqgLGsIQw1XbiPqbmFx

### Special Guest TBA
- To be announced.

## Venue

- Globe Iron — Cleveland, Ohio
- Site: https://globeironcle.com

## Follow

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b2b4tb/
- Mailing list: sign-up form on the homepage at https://b2b4tb.com

## Credits

- Poster artwork: okpants — https://www.okpants.design/