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                  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA METALLICA NEWSLETTER
                          ISSUE #26, 6 Feb 1999
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EDITORIAL. It's been almost two weeks between the previeous newsletter and
this one. Hope it is not to slow. Don't forget to visit my site for the
latest updates at http://www.encycmet.com

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




==== WOODSTOCK AND METALLICA COMES TO EUROPE =====================
Metallica are among the acts performing at a European Woodstock Festival
in Austria in July. The original 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel,
upstate New York, was one of the defining moments of flower power culture.
Now 100 acts have been booked to appear at a 30th anniversary festival at
Weiner-Neustadt, near Vienna, from 16-18 July. A week later the show will
reopen in its original home in the US. 

Organisers say both events will bring together acts from across the world
with the idea of celebrating peace and music under the motto "one world".  

Production designer Mark Fisher - who has worked on shows for the Rolling
Stones, U2 and Pink Floyd - has been commissioned to draw up plans for the
Austrian site, which is expected to attract 250,000 fans. 

"We are not going back to the past but hope to re-energize the spirit of
Woodstock as the millennium draws to a close." Lang was involved in the
orginal 1969 event, as well as a 25th anniversary event in 1994 where
Metallica played as well. 

Work will begin at Weiner-Neustadt in March on building the site, which
organisers say will be "a temporary city the size of Bonn 




==== OPENNING ACTS ===============================================
Sepultura and Rob Zombie will be openning acts for Metallica on the
upcoming South America tour. The openning act for Euro '99 tour will be
Rammstein. Check out the road section for more infos about the upcoming
world tour.
     Source:www.metxxxpage.com/




==== NEXT SINGLE =================================================
Lars Ulrich was on Rock Line, a radio show played on a bunch of stations
here in the US, last night.  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.
       Thanks to:Julia Plummer




==== THE DIAMOND AWARD ===========================================
The Recording Industry Association of America will be giving out Diamond
awards to AC/DC, The Eagles, and Metallica. The Diamond award goes to
single titles that sell 10 million or more copies. The awards will be
presented at a special ceremony in New York on March 16, 1999. The titles
being awarded are:

    Metallica - Metallica 
    The Eagles - Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-75
    AC/DC - Back in Black 
    (Source: www.metxxxpage.com/)




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