The last day of KNAC took place on February 15, 1995, and James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica appeared as guests to show their support. The last song to be played on KNAC was Metallica's "Fade to Black" (which was played during the first hour of the metal format 9 years earlier). At 1:59 p.m., KNAC went off the air with a short farewell message from general manager Gary Price: "This is KNAC Long Beach-Los Angeles. KNAC's Pure Rock is now signing off. Thanks for your support. You have been the greatest." This was followed by seconds of silence before playing Mariachi Sol de Mexico's "Guadalajara".