Love-metallers HIM are flying in from Finland to make their Knebworth debut at Sonisphere this summer with an exclusive one-off festival performance. "We, the merry men of HIM, will bring our socially dysfunctional selves to Sonisphere UK. We are like a bad tasting, but nutritious grandma biscuit yo ...

Anthrax have played more Sonisphere festivals around Europe than any other band and have featured at Knebworth for every Sonisphere UK. But this summer, they are going one better, but performing not once, but twice at Knebworth. Not content with already performing on the Apollo stage on the Saturday ...

Iron Maiden's Trooper beer is the official ale of Sonisphere, with a special batch being brewed especially for the festival that will be cellar fresh, filtered and served chilled. " Pints of Trooper at Sonisphere will be pretty special because of just how fresh they will be!" says Iron Maiden front ...

No doubt you have all heard the news today that Metallica are to appear at this year's Glastonbury Festival. It was only  last week  that the band were officially asked to headline the legendary Pyramid Stage and, in turn, they immediately asked Team Sonisphere what we thought about releasing them f ...

People who attend Sonisphere stick their tongues out a lot (or at least they do at our photographers). Here are 10 tongues that would give Gene Simmons a run for his money. 1. One Of The World's Longest Tongues This guy actually ran up to us, asked: "Do you want to take a photo of something really ...

Sick of travelling to a festival with a backpack, a tent, a silly outfit for each day, a load of booze, the kitchen sink and a zillion other things you thought it was a good idea to bring before you left home? Well, this year at Sonisphere you can take the tent out of the equation by ordering a tent ...

It's always refreshing to find a band who don't take themselves too seriously and when it comes to photo opportunities, Mastodon certainly fall into that category. No moody poses or broody gazes into the distance for the Atlanta four-piece. Think Borat! Think Barney! Think about a band having fun! T ...