In 1999 Motörhead made a tour of the states between 20 April and 2

In 1999 Motörhead made a tour of the states between 20 April and 2 June, before going to Karo Studios in Brackel , Germany to record their next album, We Are Motörhead , which was released in May the following year. During the time the album sessions took place, the band played at venues around Europe, the first of which was at Fila Forum in Assago , near Milan , where Metallica’s James Hetfield joined the band on-stage to play “Overkill”. In October and early November, the band toured the states with Nashville Pussy . Throughout the rest of November, the band conducted their European “Monsters of the Millennium” tour with Manowar , Dio and Lion’s Share , ending the Millennium with two shows at the London Astoria. The two shows were billed under the Kerrang! “X-Fest” banner and at the first show were supported by Backyard Babies and during the second show guest vocals were provided by Skin from Skunk Anansie and Nina C. Alice from Skew Siskin for “Born to Raise Hell”, and Ace from Skunk Anansie played “Overkill” with the band.