OZZFEST 99 ~The Last Supper~

Black Sabbath To Make Final Bow On Fourth Annual Ozzfest

The invitations are sealed. The table is set. The event of the millenium is being staged once and for all. The last supper for Black Sabbath. This winter's sensational Reunion tour saw frontman Ozzy Osbourne return to the fold for the original band's first full tour in twenty years. In response to SRO crowds across the country and overwhelming fan demand, Sabbath are returning for one final swing as the main attraction of this year's Ozzfest. The legendary band's 1999 winter jaunt solidified their status as the kings of heavy music, and served as a powerful reminder of the vitality of their timeless music. The Sabs will headline the perennially top-grossing (per show, '97 and '98) Ozzfest, beginning May 27 in West Palm Beach, Fla., in the company of the best of their progeny and disciples, from the dark theatrics of Rob Zombie to Deftones' blistering emotional fury to the total abandon of Slayer. Also appearing on the main stage: veteran originalists Primus and stories-in-the-making Godsmack and System of a Down. This year's second stage boasts cyber-core heavies Fear Factory in the top spot with a supporting cast of hungry, heavy upstarts including Slipknot, Puya, hed(pe), Pushmonkey, Drain, Static-X, and, for the first time on the Ozzfest, unsigned bands: Los Angeles-based Flashpoint and England's Apartment 26. In addition to the two stages of music, Never Never Land, the circus-like concourse of attractions, exhibitors, and exhibitionists, will once again return with its diversions for the restless. The day promises to be an explosive juggernaut of apocalyptic rock and roll fever.

This is it-the Last Supper. Come one, come all. Observe the Sabbath.

Check the ~TOURDATES~ at www.ozzfest.com to see current Ozzfest '99 tourdates and ticket on-sale dates.

"IN THE SPOTLIGHT"

"METALLICA NEWS"

1999 41ST GRAMMY AWARDS

The 41st Annual Grammy Award winners were announced Wednesday,February 24, 1999. Winner for "BEST METAL PERFORMANCE" Better Than You, Metallica, from Reload [Electra Records].

OPENING ACTS

Sepultura and Rob Zombie will be opening acts for Metallica on the upcoming South America tour. The opening act for Euro '99 tour will be Rammstein. Check back for more info about the upcoming world tour.

NEXT SINGLE

Lars Ulrich was on Rock Line, a radio show played on a bunch of stations here in the US. I thought you may be interested to know that "It's Electric" is going to be the next single (After the Whiskey single),and according to Lars, he and Hetfield are going to start writing for the next album in October.

BOX SET

A new Garage Inc. box set will soon be released. It will include the Vertigo version of the double CD as well as a hat, a double sided shirt and a badge. All this will come in a garage style box for around $125. This will be a very limited edition.

LOST METALLICA SONGS

We've all heard the wild stories of the "missing" Metallica songs. It's finally been revealed that there are indeed TWO "lost" songs Metallica has recorded. During the Master Of Puppets recording sessions, Metallica recorded two covers songs: Diamond Head's "The Prince", which was later re-recorded during the AJFA sessions for a b-side and is now available again on Garage Inc, the second song was Fang's "The Money Rolls Right In."
Source: www.intersandman.com/

"OTHER METAL NEWS"

SIX FEET UNDER will enter Criteria Studios in Miami on February 18th to record the highly anticipated follow up to the mega successful "Warpath" album. The record will be called Maximum Violence and will be once again produced by Brian Slagel and the band. It will contain the following songs:"Bonesaw","Victim Of The Paranoid","This graveyard Earth","Torture Killer" and "Feasting On The Blood Of The Insane". The first 20,000 U.S. versions will contain an extra disc with the following cover tracks KISS-War Machine, NAZARETH-Hair Of The Dog and RUNNING WILD-Black Demon. Maximum Violence will be out in June and marks the recording debut of guitarist Steve Swanson(ex-Massacre). Look for a massive world tour to follow soon after.

MERCYFUL FATE will enter Nomad Recording Studios in February with producer Sterling Winfield once again producing the follow up to last years critically acclaimed Dead Again opus. Watch for a release sometime this summer.

ANCIENT finally has their new lineup together. The new female vocalist is Deadly Kristin. Mainman Aphazel will handle lead vocals as well as guitars. Other members are Jesus Christ! on keyboards, Scorpios on bass and Krigse on drums. They will soon begin recording their next release in Italy.

"THE HOME OF THE METAL NATION"

"Live Radio News"

You've heard the music, now you have a place to talk about it. "SnakeNet Active Radio" is pleased to announce completion of the first phase of our update to our web site. Included in the update is our new chat room located at www.snakenet.com. Once at the site, click interact, then Chat. There is also a new URL for our live Metal broadcast which can be found by selecting "Shows" from the main menu. Then to listen, just click the Tune In button. Thanks for listening and hope to see you soon....SNAKE (Snake@Snakenet.com)

Information provided by: Joey Severance "Metal Blade Records", Sam Hadland "Encyclopedia Metallica",Snake "SnakeNet Active Radio", Jake Haegele, & Metallica. Please visit their websites.