Metallibash 2001

And you'd think Metallica gets bashed enough these days.

Four members of the fan club of the rock band Metallica have taken the words of frontman James Hetfield to heart: There will be a fan convention when there are dolls.

Read the entire press release:

METALLICA FANS BAND TOGETHER FOR METALLIBASH 2001!: (Press Release) BY the fans, OF the fans, FOR the fans

Pittsburgh; June 25 2001 -- Four members of the fan club of the rock band Metallica have taken the words of frontman James Hetfield to heart:There will be a fan convention when there are dolls.

The dolls, a set of action figures created by noted toy manufacturer McFarlane Toys, will be released in October, but these Metallica Club members are wasting no time.

The four: a technical recruiter from San Jose, California; a senior technical recruiter from Southern California; a medical transcriptionist from Houston, Texas; and a writer/editor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have never met in person, yet their love of the band and its music has inspired them to create the first-ever MetalliBash for members of the Metallica Fan Club.

MetalliBash 2001 will be held September 1, 2001 in San Francisco's Maritime Hall. Such acts as the Rollins Band and Dio, among many others, have played the Maritime. Although this event is NOT sanctioned by the Metallica Club, event organizers are hopeful of a cameo appearance by the band members.

Six hundred tickets are available ONLY to Metallica Club members and their guests, and will be sold only until August 1. A waiting list will be drawn up once ticket sales exceed 600. Any profit from the event will be donated to a charity to be determined at a later date.

The 18-and-over show will feature such standbys of any Metallica gathering as bootleg trading, a chance for local chapters of the Metallica Club to strut their stuff, and a commemorative t-shirt designed by two Club members. The standouts of the night will be the raffle of Metallica goodies -- including the new action figures and original art by artist Mark DeVito -- and a night-capping performance,
including a special musical set, by Southern California's premiere Metallica tribute band, Creeping Death.

Tampa Bay rock radio station WXTB has also joined forces for MetalliBash-related promotions, and more sponsors and companies are lining up quickly.

Hotel information, airline links, and up-to-the-minute updates are available at

http://homepages.about.com/metallibash/websites/ or
http://members.fortunecity.com/metallicaconvention/

Inquiries to metallibash@about.com

Source: Electric Basement