Battle for Ozzfest

Battle for Ozzfest
Genre	Reality television
Directed by	Lisa Caruso Rick Telles
Judges	Ozzy Osbourne
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	25 October 2004 – 10 January 2005

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]

Contestants

• A Dozen Furies
• Cynder^[3] (now known as Curse Your Name)
• Manntis^[4]
• Final Drive
• Beyond All Reason
• Guilt by Association
• Sicks Deep
• Trauma Concept

A Dozen Furies won the spot on the 10th anniversary of Ozzfest, and got $65,000 in cash, gear from Gibson guitars, and a record deal from Sanctuary Records.

After the show

• A Dozen Furies, Cynder and Manntis played the Battle for Ozzfest tour which was selected by being one of the top three finalists.^[5]
• Manntis got signed by Century Media Records following the conclusion of the show but have since become unsigned once again.
• A Dozen Furies went on numerous tours with acts such as Gwar and Disturbed but have since broken up.
• Curse Your Name released a self-titled LP in 2008, and most recently released the album Better Off Dead in December 2011, while vocalist and show contestant Ryan started a solo project.
• Final Drive are still active and unsigned. Chelsea (contestant and representative for Final Drive) is no longer in the group.
• Beyond All Reason are recording a new album
• Jesse (contestant and representative for Trauma Concept) is no longer in the group. He has since formed a new band, Impressions In Flesh, and they are currently in studio recording their first album.
• Guilt By Association are still active and unsigned.
• Sicks Deep are still active and unsigned
• Big Dave still tours with Ozzy and the Ozzfest.

References

1. Goodman, Dean (23 October 2004). "Ozzy Osbourne gets real with MTV rock band show.". Houston Chronicle. Reuters. Retrieved 4 Apr 2010.
2. "Cynder Loses All But its Cool ; MTV Voters Bounce Piedmont Band From Reality Show, But Its Members Relish The Exposure.". TRIAD. Greensboro News & Record. 11 January 2005. p. B1.
3. Hahne, Jeffrey (8 November 2004). "Triad Band Included in new MTV Reality Show". LIFE. Greensboro News & Record. p. D1.
4. De ATLEY, Richard K. (25 October 2004). "Manntis // Eight bands share path to OZZfest; one will arrive". SHOWTIME. The Press-Enterprise. p. C13. Retrieved 4 Apr 2010.
5. Zaleski, Annie (23 April 2005). "MUSIC REVIEW; Click your heels and mosh! You're in Ozz". THE EDGE. Boston Herald. p. 29.