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                  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA METALLICA NEWSLETTER
                          ISSUE #71, 29 Dec 1999
                         http://www.encycmet.com/
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EDITORIAL. Metallica has spent the 3 latest days rehearsing for their new
short tour, see info and tourdates below. There are a lot of stuff
happening at http://www.encycmet.com, and don't forget to enter the quiz
to win the prize

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





==== RIDE THE LIGHTNING GOLD DISC =================================
Ride the Lighnting will be released as a limited edition 24K Gold CD
coming out February 1, 2000.

The gold disc format is to give the album a better sound. A new good
looking package will also be included with all original artwork, images
and lyrics. The prize will be US$25 - 29 which it is well worth.

Master of Puppets was released as a gold disc earlier this year




==== TOUR INFO ====================================================
Metallica has spent the last 3 days rehearsing and should have the setlist
for the short tour finished soon. Here are the tourdates 
     Dec 29 St.Petersburg, FL, USA 
     Dec 31 Detroit, MI, USA 
     Jan 1 Cleveland, OH, USA 
     Jan 3 Milwaukee, WI, USA 
     Jan 4 Chicago, IL, USA 
     Jan 5 Chicago, IL, USA 
     Jan 7 Minneapolis, MN, USA 
     Jan 9 Minneapolis, MN, USA 
     Jan 10 Minneapolis, MN, USA 

If you have tickets to any of these shows, feel free to send us a gig
report for the newspage and for the website at http://www.encycmet.com.
The address is still http://www.encycmet.com




==== S&M VIDEO WORLDWIDE RELEASE INFO =============================
I have received many questions and mails about the new video. The full
concert has been aired on several TV stations worldwide and the video will
be released the 26th of January. 
Packaged with the concert video, while stocks last, is an exclusive
Metallica S & M dog tag. In addition, there is also a limited edition
Collectors Pack that includes an exclusive documentary featuring behind
the scenes footage of the whole S & M project. 

The disc will be released on both DVD and VHS 

Details: 
  VIDEO TITLE: S & M (Collectors Edition) / S & M 
  RELEASE DATE: 24 January / 24 January 
  RUNNING TIME: 189 minutes / 149 minutes 
  SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE (UK): £19.99 / £15.99 
  CATALOGUE No. 8536-40221-3 / 8536-40218-3 




==== MOST POPULAR RECORDINGS ======================================
Weekly charts for the nation's recorded music as they appear in the Dec.
25, 1999 issue of Billboard magazine. 

Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and
provided by SoundScan
   1. "Born Again" The Notorious B.I.G.
   2. "All The Way... A Decade Of Song" Celine Dion 
   3. "Millennium" Backstreet Boys.
   4. "...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears
   5. "Supernatural" Santana
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   13. "S&M" Metallica
   
Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data
Systems
   1. "Higher" Creed
   2. "No Leaf Clover" METALLICA
   3. "Learn To Fly" Foo Fighters
   4. "The Chemicals Between Us" Bush
   5. "Take A Picture" Filter




==== WEEKLY VOTE ==================================================
The question were Which is your favourite -Human or No Leaf Clover? and
the results after 6520 votes:
   No Leaf Clover: 70.38%
   -Human: 16.49%
   Same: 11.13%
   Dont know: 1.99%

Go to http://www.encycmet.com to pick up the new question




==== CYBERGOLD MP3 SWEEPSTAKES ====================================
Hey, a site I can recomend, follow the link below and enter to win a new
portable MP3 player
http://www.websponsors.com/cgi-bin/ad_click.cgi?userid=5295&offerid=555




==== HAPPY BIRTHDAY LARS ==========================================
December 26 Lars Ulrich of Metallica is 36! 



Now, please go to my site at http://www.encycmet.com



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