HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- fuse and Fangoria Entertainment, have announced that Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park, Jada Pinkett Smith and her band Wicked Wisdom, "Saw I, II & III's" Tobin Bell, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson of "The Girls Next Door", Jenna Jameson, Sum 41, Samaire Armstrong from the upcoming horror release "Rise," Talan Torriero of "Laguna Beach" fame, "Scary Movie 1-5's" Regina Hall, Brande Roderick from "Hood of Horror", Arielle Kebbel from "The Grudge II", Danny Trejo from "The Devil's Rejects," Emanuelle Vaugier from "Saw II," Andrew Bryniarski (Leatherface) from "Texas Chain Saw Massacre," Neurosonic, and The Vincent Black Shadow will join host Jamie Kennedy as well as previously announced presenters and performers Rob Zombie and his wife Sheri Moon Zombie, The Used, Slipknot, Fall Out Boy, KORN's Jonathan Davis, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, 30 Seconds to Mars and Avenged Sevenfold at this year's Halloween-season fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

Spotlighting the best in horror-themed cinema, music and television, the fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards will premiere exclusively on fuse Sunday, October 22nd at 10pm ET/7pm PT. Tickets for the Sunday, October 15th Los Angeles taping of the fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are available through http://www.ticketmaster.com/.

Performers nominated in the music categories include My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds to Mars, Gnarls Barkley, AFI, Fall Out Boy, Evanescence and Red Hot Chili Peppers. fuse viewers and horror fans alike will have the chance to help determine the winners by voting online at http://www.fuse.tv/ between September 1st and, naturally, Friday, October 13th. A press release with the complete list of nominees can be found at http://www.fuse.tv/press.

This year's fright-fest, will feature a "black carpet" pre-show at 9:30pm ET with a critique of the fashions of the arriving star nominees and presenters, live performances by some of the biggest names in pop, rock and hip-hop as well as a "Gala of Gore" post-show, an after-party attended by music and film A-listers. Cyber-savvy music and horror fans can follow the action and get many extras by heading to http://www.fuse.tv/ and http://www.fangoria.com/, before, during and after the telecast.

About fuse

fuse is the nation's only viewer-influenced, music television network, featuring music videos, exclusive artist interviews, live concerts, series and specials. fuse reflects the rapidly changing interests and attitudes of its 12-34 year-old audience by uniting the media platforms at the center of their communication and entertainment -- TV, Web, mobile technologies and interactive gaming and by incorporating their opinions and suggestions into the network's on-air and online programming. More information about fuse is available at http://www.fuse.tv/.

About Fangoria:

Fangoria Entertainment owns and operates the renowned monthly horror publication Fangoria Magazine and the horror genre's #1 online destination Fangoria.com. Fangoria Entertainment also produces the popular weekly 3-hour live radio show FANGORIA RADIO airing Friday nights on Sirius Satellite Radio, hosted by renowned heavy metal frontman for Twisted Sister and horror film producer-actor Dee Snider with celebrated Scream Queen and radio veteran Debbie Rochon serving as Snider's sidekick. Established in May 1979, Fangoria Magazine and Website rank as America's #1 source for horror news and entertainment. Both the magazine and the website remain the most sought-after source of movies, videogames, television series, books and toys that comprise the burgeoning world of horror entertainment. Fangoria TV produced acclaimed High Definition broadcasts of the NY Village Halloween Parade in 2004 & 2005. Fangoria Entertainment is also a prime producer of horror conventions held throughout the year in major cities nationwide. In addition, the Fangoria video label is home to a collection of contemporary horror film titles in distribution on DVD and VHS.

About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC

A leader in the entertainment industry, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. Rainbow creates and manages some of the country's most compelling and dynamic programming with linear networks including national networks -- AMC, fuse, IFC (The Independent Film Channel) and WE: Women's Entertainment; its regional programming service -- Rainbow Sports Networks; on-demand networks including Mag Rack and sportskool; and the largest suite of high definition channels available anywhere -- the VOOM HD Networks. Rainbow's other businesses include its film distribution, production and exhibition division -- IFC Entertainment; in addition to its advertising sales division -- Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation -- and its full service network programming origination and distribution company -- Rainbow Network Communications.

CONTACT: Heather Lewandoski, +1-310-854-8147,
hlewandoski@rogersandcowan.com, or Jessica Erskine, +1-310-854-8129,
jerskine@rogersandcowan.com, both of Rogers & Cowan, for fuse and Fangoria
Entertainment; or Sal Cataldi of Cataldi PR, +1-212-244-9797,
sal@cataldipr.com, for fuse and Fangoria Entertainment; or Neel Khairzada,
+1-212-324-3454, neel@fuse.tv, or Amy Lynn, +1-212-324-3444, alynn@fuse.tv,
both of fuse; or Steve Syatt of Fangoria Entertainment, +1-818-501-0700,
Ssyatt@ssapr.com

Web site: http://www.ticketmaster.com/

Web site: http://www.fuse.tv/press

Web site: http://www.fangoria.com/

Web site: http://www.fuse.tv/