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BLACKRAIN To Headline Sweden's REST IN SLEAZE Festival

June 27, 2009

French glam rockers BLACKRAIN will headline this year's edition of the Rest In Sleaze festival, set to take place July 25, 2009 at Kärrgruveparken / Norbergs Folkpark in Norberg, Sweden.

The festival billing is as follows:

BLACKRAIN
FATAL SMILE
SISTER
MAMA KIN
GASOLINE QUEEN
DAMAGED DOLLS
VANITY BLVD.
DANGER
WACKY VAMPS
LEADED FUEL
44 CALIBER
CRIMSON OUTLAWS
BREAKDOWN
PANZER PRINCESS
ZNAKESKIN
SPEED PARADE
MAJOR SCANDALS

Rest In Sleaze was launched in 2007 as a tribute to former CRASHDIET singer David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard),who committed suicide in January 2006.

Hellman was found dead on January 20, 2006 at his apartment in the Swedish city of Uppsala, north of Stockholm. It was reported in several places that he hanged himself, although this was never officially confirmed.

CRASHDIET is a Stockholm, Sweden-based Eighties hard rock-style band whose debut album, "Rest in Sleaze", entered the Swedish national album chart at position No. 12.

For more information on Dave's passing, click here.

More details on the Rest In Sleaze festival can be found at this location.

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