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                  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA METALLICA NEWSLETTER
                          ISSUE #24, 8 Jan 1998
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==== TOP CONCERT MONEY-EARNERS OF 1998 ===========================
The top money-earners on the 1998 concert circuit, according to the
industry trade publication Pollstar: 
     1. Elton John - $46.2 million. 
     2. Dave Matthews Band - $40.1 million. 
     3. Celine Dion - $38.1 million. 
     4. Yanni - $37.4 million. 
     5. Garth Brooks - $37.2 million. 
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     16. Metallica - $24.7 million.  




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==== GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ==========================================
Metallica is nominated for the following Grammy awards:

Best Hard Rock Performance
     Metallica - "Fuel"
     Kiss - "Psycho Circus"
     Marilyn Manson - "The Dope Show"
     Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - "Most High"
     Pearl Jam - "Do The Evolution"

Best Metal Performance (For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.):
     Metallica - "Better Than You"
     Judas Priest - "Bullet Train"
     Nashville Pussy - "Fried Chicken and Coffee"
     Rage Against The Machine - "No Shelter"
     Rammstein - "Du Hast"

The eligibility date ran from October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998,
therefore Garage Inc. nor any of it's singles were not up for nomination. 
The 41st annual Grammy Awards will be held Wednesday, February 24, 1999 in
Los Angeles, CA at the Shrine Auditorium. 




==== METALLICA TO TEAM UP WITH SF SYMPHONY =======================
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Metallica, one of the world's premier hard rock
bands, will collaborate with the San Francisco Symphony on a musical
project to be performed next year, organizers announced Wednesday. 

"Ground breaking, Grammy-winning rock icons Metallica have always
challenged themselves and their audience to expand musical and cultural
boundaries," promoter Bill Graham Presents said in a news release. 

Grammy and Oscar-winning composer and arranger Michael Kamen will also be
involved in the project, details of which will be announced at a news
conference on Jan. 6. 

Metallica, whose four members live in the San Francisco area, last month
issued 
Garage Inc.,'' a double album of cover songs in which they pay
homage to the likes of Thin Lizzy and the Anti Nowhere League. 

The San Francisco Symphony has previously collaborated with members of
another legendary San Francisco rock band, the Grateful Dead. 
 
On April 21 and 22 at Berkeley's Community Theater, Metallica will
accompany Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony for the entire
performance of Metallica songs. It will be a full set with the list of
songs to play currently at 23. Some of the songs they'll play are:

      Fight Fire With Fire
      The Call of Ktulu
      Devil's Dance
      Hero Of The Day
      Nothing Else Matters
      The Thing That Should Not Be
      Master Of Puppets.

They'll play a wide variety of their songs. Everything from the fast stuff
to the slow stuff, old and new... The band will play at full amplification.
Tickets for the shows go on sale Sunday (Jan. 10) at 10 a.m. at all BASS
ticket outlets, including the Wherehouse and Tower Record stores, or they
can be purchased online at www.basstickets.net. Tickets are $40. 
     Source: Reuters/Variety 




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==== NEW SINGLE - WHISKEY IN THE JAR =============================
Metallica recorded their second Garage Inc. video on November 22, 1998
with director Jonas Akerlund who also recorded Turn The Page video. The
video was recorded at a house in Brooklyn, NY and centers around the band
performing. Whiskey in the Jar video and singles will be released on
January 25th, 1999. Source:www.metxxxpage.com/

Here's the tracklist:
CD 1  
   Whiskey In The Jar
   Last Caress/Green Hell (live)
   Whiskey In The Jar (live)  

CD 2   
   Whiskey In The Jar
   Small Hours (live)
   Killing Time (live)  

CD 3  
   Whiskey In The Jar
   The Prince (live)
   Blitzkreig (live)




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==== SPACED OUT - UFO TRIBUTE ====================================
Although details around this project appear suspect looking at the big
names involved, Spaced Out is the title of the forthcoming UFO Tribute. No
label has been mentioned, but sources say that these acts (tracks) are set
to appear: 
   MEGADETH 'Lights Out'
   BRUCE DICKINSON 'Natural Thing'
   EIDOLON 'Too Hot To Handle'
   SCORPIONS 'Shoot Shoot'
   DIO 'Mother Mary'
   METALLICA 'Letting Go'
   JUDAS PRIEST 'Rock Bottom'
   SAXON 'Cherry'
   SAVAGE 'Hot N' Ready'
   UDO 'Let It Roll'
   GRAVE DIGGER 'Doctor Doctor'
   ICED EARTH 'Out In The Street'
   IRON MAIDEN 'Gettin' Ready'
   ANVIL 'We Belong To The Night'
   OVERKILL 'Pushed To The Limit'
   ANTHRAX 'Only You Can Rock Me' 
   NAZARETH 'Between The Walls'
Bonus tracks for Germany/Japan include:
   RIOT 'One More For The Rodeo'
   JAG PANZER 'Pack It Up (And Go)
   YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 'You Don't Fool Me'
   NEVERMORE 'Self Made Man'
        Source: www.hardradio.com




==== TOUR DATES ==================================================
April 21 & 22 "Symphony Gigs" - San Francisco, CA, USA
May 21-22-23 "Dynamo Open Air" - Meirlo, Holland
June 21-22-23 "Rock Am Ring" - Germany
June 25-26-27 "Glastonbury Festival" - Glastonbury, UK
July 1 "Roskilde Festival" - Roskilde, Denmark
December 31 "Whiplash Bash" - Detroit, MI, USA




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