If you like heavy music, Black Christmas is for you

By Lee DeVito

Dec 27, 2023 at 11:15 am

Image: A scene from Black Christmas 2014.

A scene from Black Christmas 2014. Metro Times archives

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Into that dark void between Christmas and New Year’s Eve comes Black Christmas, an annual takeover of punk, hardcore, metal, and all kinds of other heavy music at Detroit’s Majestic Theatre complex. This year’s fest features more than 30 acts, including Mustard Plug, Koffin Kats, Earthmover, and the Boreouts, a new band featuring Ko Melina (the Dirtbombs), Jay Navarro (Suicide Machines), John Bunkley (Gangster Fun, Atomic Fireballs), and Rob Paul, among plenty of others.

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Lee DeVito

Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City. He once asked porn star Stormy Daniels to spank him with an issue of Metro Times. She obliged.

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