Last year Derek Kerswill and Unearth parted ways due to "creative differences". The band then tapped drummer Branden Morgan of Misery Signals for their live shows.

The benefit will feature a performance by another one of Rover's former bands, No Choice, as well as sets by Screams Of Erida and Gasket. All proceeds will go directly to the Rybicki family. Comment the guys from Unearth:

"In an effort to keep the focus on recording our new album and to show everyone that we are still indeed friends with our former drummer Derek Kerswill and that our split was solely because of 'creative differences,' we have decided that he is the best fit to play drums for us at Roverfest this Saturday night.

Chris “Rover” Rybicki was riding a scooter in Salem, Massachusetts on August 28, 2010 when it collided with a 2008 Volkswagen Passat driven by an allegedly drunk woman. Rybicki passed away on September 20, 2010 from injuries sustained in the accident.

The woman driving the car, Beth MacGillivary, failed two field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of .17, more than twice the legal limit, police said.