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August 1st, 1999 Metal Crusade '99

NWOBHM 20th Anniversary Festival

The bands on the bill were Samson, Trespass, Tank & Praying Mantis. Samson played second on the bill after Trespass and before Tank. Thunderstick dutifully trashed his cage and escaped at the end of the show. The crowd was about 4000 people and the show finished with a jam led by Paul Samson.

The October issue of Classic Rock magazine had a feature on SAMSON with a report from the festival.

Chris & Paul live To the left, Chris Aylmer and Paul Samson live on stage at the Hibiya open air theatre, Tokyo, on 1st August 1999.

To the right, A view from inside Thundersticks cage on the NWOBHM 20th Anniversary Festival in Japan.

The set consisted of the following:
Big Brother
Six foot under
Turn out the lights
Tomorrow or Yesterday
Mr Rock & Roll
Vice versa
Grime crime
Earth mother
Ridin' with the Angels.
Thunderstick

Metal Crusade 99

The live CD

The show was recorded and has been released on CD in Japan. It has about 35 minutes of music of each of the four bands on the bill.

The pics to the right; front cover and centerfold