Battle for Ozzfest explained

Genre:Reality television
Director:Lisa Caruso
Rick Telles
Judges:Ozzy Osbourne
Opentheme:"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" by Dimmu Borgir
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:12
Company:So Divine Productions
MTV Networks
Channel:MTV

Battle for Ozzfest is a reality TV show that aired during autumn 2004 on MTV, where eight bands 'battle' it out in a series of challenges to win a spot on the stage of the metal festival Ozzfest, which is a primarily heavy metal-subgenre based music festival.[1] The series lasted 12 episodes, the winner being decided by online voters.[2]

Cast

Contestants
Band MemberBandFinish[3]
Marc SerranoA Dozen FuriesWinner
Adair CobleyManntis[4] 6th eliminated
Ryan CampCynder[5] (later known as Curse Your Name)Runner Up
Ahmad AlkurabiBeyond All Reason5th eliminated
Chelsea MuckermanFinal Drive4th eliminated
Brittany Paige BouckGuilt by Association3rd eliminated
Kelly AbeSicks Deep2nd eliminated
Jesse PrestonTrauma Concept1st eliminated

Notes and References

  1. News: Ozzy Osbourne gets real with MTV rock band show.. Dean . Goodman . . 23 October 2004 . 4 Apr 2010. .
  2. News: Cynder Loses All But its Cool; MTV Voters Bounce Piedmont Band From Reality Show, But Its Members Relish The Exposure. . TRIAD . B1 . Greensboro News & Record. 11 January 2005 .
  3. Web site: Battle for Ozzfest - Cast, Crew and Credits . TV.com . . 2017-07-14.
  4. News: Manntis // Eight bands share path to OZZfest; one will arrive . Richard K. . De ATLEY . SHOWTIME . C13 . . 25 October 2004 . 4 Apr 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819113439/http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Ent_manntis25.a1cbf.html . 19 August 2011 . dead .
  5. News: Triad Band Included in new MTV Reality Show. Jeffrey . Hahne . LIFE . D1 . . 8 November 2004 .