The Northern winds are blowing in and the leaves have changed colors, which can only mean one thing… It’s that time of the year again for the best Rock And Shock show in New England. The Seventh Annual Rock And Shock convention will be held Friday October 15, Saturday October 16 and Sunday October 17 at the DCU Center, DCU Convention Center and The Palladium in Worcester, MA. Wait to you see the all-star line up that they have for this year.

MUSIC : The Rock shows planned for the weekend will be in the Palladium and DCU Center. Here is the line up.

OCTOBER 15 @ THE PALLADIUM – Suffocation with Suicide Silence, MyChildren MyBride, The Faceless, Dawn Of Ashes, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Decrepit Birth, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Molotov Solution, Conducting From The Grave, Stick To Your Guns, As Blood Runs Black, Attila, For The Fallen Dreams and Close Your Eyes

OCTOBER 16, 2010 @ DCU CENTER – The Halloween Hootenanny Tour featuring Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie with special guest The Murderdolls.

October 16, 2010 @ The Palladium – Gwar with Nevermore, The Casualties, Black Veil Brides, William Control, Motionless In White, Warbringer, Blackguard, Hatesphere, Infernaeon and Mobile Death Camp

OCTOBER 17 @ THE PALLADIUM – Twistid with ABK, Crimson Bile, Kryptik, Rick Whispers, Duece Bug and ill e. gal

And what is a horror convention with out the killer actors and actresses that we love! Plus this year’s convention has authors, horor personalities and artist.  Here are the scheduled guest for this year’s Rock and Shock:

ACTORS & ACTRESSES

DANNY TREJO :
Machete, Predators, The Devil’s Rejects, From Dusk Til Dawn, Desperado, Rob Zombie’s Halloween)

GEORGE ROMERO :
Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, Survival Of the Dead, Creepshow, The Crazies

ADRIENNE BARBEAU :
The Fog, Escape From New York, Swamp Thing, Creepshow, Carnivale

BILL MOSELEY :
The Devil’s Rejects, HO1KC, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, RZ’s Halloween, Repo! the Genetic Opera

ALEX WINTER :
The Lost Boys, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Freaked, The Gate 2010

ADAM GREEN :
Hatchet 1 & 2, Frozen, Spiral, Grace

DOUG BRADLEY :
Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Book Of Blood, The Prophecy: Uprising

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER : (SATURDAY ONLY)
Feast 1&2, The Wrestler, American Splendor, 30 Rock, How to Beat up Anybody

DEE WALLACE STONE :
Cujo, ET, The Howling, The Frighteners

SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON :
Rob Zombies Halloween 1 & 2, The Runaways, April Fool’s Day

DANIELLE HARRIS :
Rob Zombies Halloween 1 & 2, Hatchet 2, Halloween 4 & 5, Prank

RUGGERO DEODATO :
Cannibal Holocaust, House On The Edge Of The Park, Hostel 2

JULIAN SANDS :
Warlock, Boxing Helena, 24, The Phantom Of The Opera, Rose Red

JAKE BUSEY :
The Frighteners, Starship Troopers, Contact, Enemy Of The State

ZOE BELL :
Death Proof, Bitch Slap, Lost, Whip It, Gamer

MEG FOSTER :
They Live, Masters Of The Universe, Leviathan

DAVID HESS :
Last House On The Left, Swamp Thing, Smash Cut

KRISTINA KLEBE :
Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Beg, Zone Of The Dead

TERRANCE ZDUNICH :
Repo! The Genetic Opera, The Molting

OGRE :
Repo! The Genetic Opera, Skinny Puppy

WILLIAM KATT :
House, Carrie, Greatest American Hero

BRIAN STEELE :
Predators, Underworld Trilogy, Hellboy 1 & 2

ASHLEY C WILLIAMS : (SATURDAY ONLY)
The Human Centipede

ASHLYNN YENNIE :
The Human Centipede

AKIHIRO KITAMURA :
The Human Centipede

SHARON CECCATTI-HILL :
Dawn Of The Dead, Knightriders, Hellraiser 3, Kenny

MELISSA COWAN :
The Walking Dead

THOM MATTHEWS : (SATURDAY / SUNDAY ONLY)
Return Of The Living Dead, Friday The 13th Part 6

BEVERLY RANDOLPH :
Return Of The Living Dead

AMELIA KINKADE :
Night Of The Demons

EILEEN DIETZ :
The Exorcist, Creepshow 3, The Queen Of Screams, Rob Zombies Halloween 2, Helter Skelter

CHARLES BAND ROAD SHOW
PERFORMING SATURDAY ONLY

SCARLET SALEM :
Killer Biker Chicks, Strip Club Slasher, Opposite Blood, In Harm’s Way, Terror Overload

DARIAN CAINE :
Bat Babe, Warriors Of The Apocalypse, Fist Of The Vampire

RUBY LAROCCA :
Flesh For The Beast, Lustful Addiction, Bone Sickness

AUTHORS

JACK KETCHUM :
Off Season, Hide And Seek, Cover, The Girl Next Door, Joyride

JOE KNETTER :
Twisted Loneliness, Zombie Bukkake, Trapdoor, Vile Beauty

DUSTIN LAVALLEY :
Lowlife Underdogs, A Child’s Guide to Death, Sing My Soul to Sleep, Terror Overload, Party Girl

HORROR PERSONALITIES

STEVE GONSALVES
Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters Academy

BRIAN HARNOIS
Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International

STEVE “UNCLE CREEPY” BARTON
Survival Of The Dead, Hatchet II, Area 51

PENNY DREADFUL
ShillingShockers.com

ARTISTS

PAUL ROMANO
Fine Artist for bands like Mastodon, Chiodos, The Acacia Strain and many others
workhardened.com

HORROR ARTIST JOEL ROBINSON
artpusher.net, HorrorHound Magazine

JEFF ZORNOW
Horror & Comic Artist, Fright-Rags, Demons 3, Halloween Comics, Day Of The Dead: Desertion, Moon Lake, Gene Simmons House Of Horrors

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FOR MORE INFO ON : ROCK AND SHOCK – www.rockandshock.com

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Watch for more to stories from your favorite artist in our Special Halloween Edition of Musician Photo Journal.

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