Ira Black at “Bowl for Ronnie” fundraising bowling tournament

Ira Black is interviewed by Ivonna Cadaver from Macabre Theatre on the red carpet for the Emmreport at the “Bowl for Ronnie” event.

Ira Black (born March 23, 1971) is an American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. Black has played in over 60 bands since the early 1980s and is best known for his work with I Am Morbid, Westfield Massacre, Metal Church, Vicious Rumors, Heathen, Lizzy Borden and Dokken.

Black has been a strict vegan for 20 years. While in LA County jail in 2009 on a traffic violation, Black garnered national media attention by going on a 10-day hunger strike when he was refused vegan meals.^[1]

Black was featured on the cover of Rockdetector’s A to Z Thrash Metal book, banging his head at the Bang Your Head Festival in Germany 2001 showcasing Black’s thrashing metal presence. Follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/irablack website: irablackattack.com

“Bowl for Ronnie,” is a fundraising bowling tournament curated by the Ronnie James Dio Stand up and Shout Cancer Fund to support research and education that furthers early detection, prevention and treatment of prostate, colon and stomach cancers. … Dio died in 2010 from stomach cancer. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable fund dedicated to support research and education that furthers early detection, prevention and treatment of prostate, colon and stomach cancers. For more info, go to https://www.diocancerfund.org/

Photo courtesy of Ira Black