Sweden introduced the world to Abba, the blowtorch and an awful lot of adult movies. Now, for one night only, we?re giving them Metallica, The Cult and The Hives. Oh, and during the day, we?ll throw in Primal Scream, Anthrax, Lamb of God, Machine Head and Mastodon. Seems like a fair deal.

Sonisphere heaves, screams and judders into town after sound blasting Barcelona and the surrounding area last week. Apparently traffic wardens, tourists and even the local tramps are still sporting earplugs. Team Sonisphere is not quite sure what to expect this time around. Some people argue that Sweden can be a bit dull. We disagree ? after all it was a Swede that invented dynamite.

Hultsfred Folkets Park may not be a household name in the international sense that Knebworth is, but it still has a pretty impressive lineage when it comes to heavyweights acts, having played host to Black Sabbath, The Ramones, Slayer and Motorhead over the years. Team Sonisphere is fairly sure this weekend?s show will knock the others into the nearby water.