# Battle for Ozzfest

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2004 American TV series or program

Battle for Ozzfest Genre Reality television Directed by Lisa Caruso Rick Telles Judges Ozzy Osbourne Opening theme "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" by Dimmu Borgir Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 12 Production Production companies So Divine Productions MTV Networks Original release Network MTV Release October 25, 2004 (2004-10-25) – 10 January 2005 (2005-01-10)

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

## Cast

Contestants Band Member Band Finish[3] Marc Serrano A Dozen Furies Winner Adair Cobley Manntis[4] 6th eliminated Ryan Camp Cynder[5] (later known as Curse Your Name) Runner Up Ahmad Alkurabi Beyond All Reason 5th eliminated Chelsea Muckerman Final Drive 4th eliminated Brittany Paige Bouck Guilt by Association 3rd eliminated Kelly Abe Sicks Deep 2nd eliminated Jesse Preston Trauma Concept 1st eliminated

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Goodman, Dean (October 23, 2004). ["Ozzy Osbourne gets real with MTV rock band show"](http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/2861356.html). *[Houston Chronicle](/source/Houston_Chronicle)*. [Reuters](/source/Reuters). Retrieved April 4, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-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](/source/Greensboro_News_%26_Record)*. January 11, 2005. p. B1.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-finish_3-0)** ["Battle for Ozzfest - Cast, Crew and Credits"](http://www.tv.com/shows/battle-for-ozzfest/cast/). *TV.com*. [CBS Interactive Inc.](/source/CBS_Interactive_Inc.) Retrieved July 14, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** De ATLEY, Richard K. (October 25, 2004). ["Manntis // Eight bands share path to OZZfest; one will arrive"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110819113439/http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Ent_manntis25.a1cbf.html). SHOWTIME. *[The Press-Enterprise](/source/The_Press-Enterprise)*. p. C13. Archived from [the original](http://pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Ent_manntis25.a1cbf.html) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Hahne, Jeffrey (November 8, 2004). "Triad Band Included in new MTV Reality Show". LIFE. *[Greensboro News & Record](/source/Greensboro_News_%26_Record)*. p. D1.

## External links

[*Battle for Ozzfest*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428092/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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