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                  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA METALLICA NEWSLETTER
                         ISSUE #22, 18. Dec 1998
                         http://www.encycmet.com/
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EDITORIAL. Christmas is here soon. So what? Here's the latest Metallica
update

                                           Sem Hadland (Editor)
                                           http://www.encycmet.com
                                           

==== GARAGE INC. TOPS CHARTS IN EUROPE ===========================
Metallica's Garage Inc. tops the album charts in 4 European countries: 

 #1 in Germany
 #1 in Finland
 #1 in Norway 
 #1 in Sweden
 #3 in Austria
 #8 in Holland
 #9 in France
 #10 in Switzerland.
 #2 on Billboard

It's debuting in Top 20 in almost every country in the world!
       Source: www.metxxxpage.person.dk/



==== PLANS 'TILL THE YEAR 2000 ===================================
In an Wall Of Sound interview Jason said that Metallica is off 'till April
'99. In April there's a special thing happening. It involves about 100
musicians + Metallica, and it'll be done in Metallica's home town. 
Then they're gonna start World Tour in Central America, around the last
day of April in Panama City. Then they move on to eight shows in South
America. Then it's time for bunch of cool European Festivals through the
summer, and maybe come to the States for a couple of things (it's not
sure). 
Then Metallica will start working on new record by the end of the year,
hopefully.

Metallica is gonna do a big New Year 2000 show in Michigan. Big
pyrotechnics and everything. They are gonna blow a hole right in the
middle of Michigan! 
      Source: http://wallofsound.go.com/      



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==== NEW SHOWS ====================================================
Metallica will headline the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Mierlo, Holland.
Dynamo Open Air festival will be held on May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. 



==== WEEKLY VOTE =================================================
The question this week is 'Which track should be the next single from
Garage Inc?. Go to the page (http://www.encycmet.com) and make your voice
heard. The results so far is:

Whiskey in the jar: 23.91%
Die die my darling: 23.65%
Astronomy:          14.13%
Sabra Cadabra:      12.68%
Tuesdays gone:       7.53%
Loverman:            6.08%
Merciful fate:       5.55%
Its electric:        2.91%
The more I see:      1.98%
Free speech:         1.59%






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