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                  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA METALLICA NEWSLETTER
                          ISSUE #28, 25 Feb 1999
                         http://www.encycmet.com/
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EDITORIAL. Metallica won the Grammy Award again, and a new chat room is
added to my site at http://www.encycmet.com, so read on


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



==== GRAMMY AWARD =================================================
Partial list of 41st annual Grammy Award winners announced Wednesday:
   BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: 
Better Than You,'' Metallica.




==== BIRTHDAY =====================================================
March 4: Jason Newsted is 36




==== MOST POPULAR VIDEOS ==========================================
By The Associated Press Top Music Video Sales Top Video Rentals Top Video
Sales 

Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in the
Feb. 27, 1999 issue of Billboard magazine. Used with permission:

     1. "'N The Mix With 'N Sync," 'N Sync. 
     2. "All Access Video" Backstreet Boys. 
     3. "Night Out With The Backstreet Boys" Backstreet Boys. 
     4. "Singing In My Soul" Various Artists. 
     5. "Cunning Stunts" Metallica. 




==== WEEKLY SURVEY ================================================
Last weeks question was "Which was the first Metallica album you bought?"
and the results are below. A new survey is up and running so make your
pick at http://www.encycmet.com

     The Black album: 32.32%
     And justice for all: 14.60%
     Master of puppets: 12.66%
     Load: 10.77%
     Ride the lightning: 9.75%
     Kill em all: 8.76%
     Re-load: 7.89%
     Garage Inc: 3.25%




==== WEEKLY CHARTS ================================================
Weekly charts for the nation's most popular recorded music as they appear
in the Feb. 27, 1999 issue of Billboard magazine.
Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data
Sytems)

     1. "Heavy" Collective Soul. 
     2. "What It's Like" Everlast. Tommy Boy.
     3. "One" Creed. Wind-up.
     4. "Turn The Page" Metallica. 
     5. "Whiskey In The Jar" Metallica. 




==== NEW METALLICA CHAT ROOM ======================================
You asked for it, and you got it. You will now find a new Metallica chat
room on my site. Go there to meet Metalli-friends, discuss favourite
topics and a lot more. The URL to our site is still http://www.encycmet.com



==== LARS' RECORD LABEL UPDATE ====================================
Lars has signed two bands. One of them is called "DDT" and it sound like a
more accessible version of Faith No More with two lead singers. DDT's
debut album is expected to be out in April.
The second band is called "Gaudie". They are from Texas and they sound
like a poppier Radiohead.
     Source:www.metxxxpage.com/



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