BAPTIZED X FIRE (featuring TWISTED SISTER frontman's son Jesse Blaze Snider on vocals) and New Jersey's SEVERED HAND (featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums) are among the bands confirmed to take part in the second annual MS Music Fest for the Montel Williams MS Foundation this Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Staten Island Trotters MC Clubhouse (1601 South Avenue) in Staten Island, New York.

In addition to this concert, MS Music Fest, Crooked Halo Productions, Frizzy Hair Designs, and Sonicbids.com will be debuting three brand new compilation CDs featuring artists from around the world to help raise money for multiple sclerosis and The Montel Williams MS Foundation. (Last year's first compilation CD included appearances by Blues Saraceno and THE HIWATTS featuring Kevin Martin and is still for sale through www.montelms.org and www.msmusicfest.com.) Among the artists involved on these CDs are FENIXDOWN (featuring Vernon Reid of LIVING COLOUR), BAPTIZED X FIRE, SEVERED HAND, and DIRTY RIG (featuring Kory Clarke of WARRIOR SOUL), among many other artists.

Sunday's event starts at noon and lasts until 7:00 p.m. It is a $10 donation at the gate; kids under 12 get in free. Donation gets you free beer, free soda, free bbq, free food, and live music all day!!

For more information, go to www.myspace.com/msmusicfest.